ScarletRose: as I was just informed, and it is the way to set up your vacation days, go to settings, and click on calendar, tick automatic, or choose the particular days on the calendar that are needed..

uptowngirl: "vacation days can someone tell me where i find out how to use them please"

Just call a travel agent.. I am sure they will give you great ideas for vacations..

BuilderQ: Ok, Thanks :-)

Bluefin: As stated on http://brainking.com/en/Help?ht=10:
6) The player who does not make a move before the current round deadline (similar to a timeout), automatically uses the same amount of points as in the previous round. Warning! No days off (weekends, vacations, holidays) are applied in this game.

How would vacation days work with pond games ?
Do you have to put in your bids in advance ? I'm refering to games with 1 day move time.

uptowngirl: happy to have been able to help :o)

Fiona: thanks for that

uptowngirl: go to 'settings' on the main page then choose the calender tab then you will see them - just select which ever box you want as a vacation day

can someone tell me where i find out how to use them
please

rod03801: Maybe an option to see the game DB's only in my language like there is one for fellowships? But then again, I use the portuguese version of the site but would still like to see the english DB's (and maybe a couple more). So maybe an option for favourite languages or something?

And there is no visual hint that those flags are clickable. Everyone that has been here long enough will try to click them to access the DB, but newcomers might not get that idea... the link should be on the numbers, or a small message like "board (click flags)". It's just not very intuitive the way it is now, in my opinion.

Nothing is really wrong with it.. And what paulo said is true.. but I unfortunately don't speak any of those languages, and will never click to see what's on those discussion boards anyways. I wish I could though! lol..

Fencer: Well, probably what rod means is that "With more and more languages being added to the site, it won't look nice to display (4/12/3/8/4/9/2) or similar numbers :-)"

rod03801: What's wrong with that?

Fencer, it seems like that is starting to happen on the game boards now? I notice I am told how many new messages the Czech discussion boards have, when I am playing that game..(at the top of the game board) ..

For example, when playing Backgammon, at the top, it tells me that the Czech Backgammon discussion board has 215 new messages..

Fencer: Is there any chance to get an option to show the "sub" boards listed under the main board - kind of how it was for about 12 hours the other day? I kind of liked that setup, but of course make it an option for the people who do not like that setup.

Fencer: lol Ok. :)

Jules: With more and more languages being added to the site, it wouldn't look nice to display (4/12/3/8/4/9/2) or similar numbers :-)

Hrqls: thanks for helping me understand this..... I certainly can loose without the aid of timing out..... is there a good reason not to "tick" the automatic vacation day box... I did "tick" it, and now hopefully a vacation day may appear in my life somewhere in the future, but this seventy hours a week for the past, oh my, twenty years does take a toll

Fencer: Ahhhh that explains why. Is it possible that it could show that there are messages on any board within that F/s like it use to please :)

Jules: The red number next to the fellowship name shows only new messages in the main fellowship board.

I've got all languages ticked on my settings page so I can see F/s boards that are in other languages as some of the ones I need to read are still in Czech.

Yet, it's not showing that there is a new message on these boards.

thx. fencer, i meant i changed it, and was wondering if i did it right.

ellieoop: There were no changes.

it seems my setting was on last move time but the ascending button was active, now the descending button is, is it supposed to be like that?
thx.

streetrodder: when you set a fixed vacation day (in your settings page) then no game will time out on that day (i think it behaves like a weekend day)

if you have automatic vacation turned on .. then you dont have to set a fixed vacation day .. but in case a game would time out on a certain day .. that game will get 24 hours added to its time .. while 1 vacation day is substracted from your remaining total .. if another game would time out on that day as well .. then it will cost no extra vacation day

i think with fixed vacation days all games will have a day added when their period goves beyond that day ... with automatic vacation days only the games that would time out exactly on that day will get 24 hours extra on that day

so when you are sure you will time out on that day you can best use a fixed vacation day as it will help in your other games as well

only use the automatic vacation days for unsuspected problems

streetrodder: If you click on 'settings' you can choose whether to use that feature or not.

do I understand this correctly, that if you have vacation days listed, that they will be used automactically rather than loosing games by timing out.... simply if you are going to loose by timing out will a vacation day be used as long as they are available.... and can I assume that using one vacation day will stop the time outs of all games for that day.... just a new guy askin probably old questions

Lamby: Yes, you have.
Yo' 'n a 'ep o' trouble bo'!

LOL ooops looks like I've caused war of the grammer & punctuation here! Sorry!

Even I would punish you!!!

It's not proper English, of course. Around here the teacher would punish you for that.

Lamby: lol .. ok .. i will try to use that when i chat with you :)

Hrqls: well I regard it as proper English in the fact that its still spelt correctly (just like Ive just typed its & Ive) lol

Lamby: you mean "youre" is correct english for "you're" ?

hmm it means an extra letter ... and some extra thoughts for a word i now type automtically .. i could try it though :)

Hrqls: lol how about 'youre welcome' then? Still spelt correctly but with out the proper punctuation marks.....I miss out the marks quite often when Im typing on here aswell

If anybody gets unwelcome messages from another member, the first thing to do is place them on your blocked users list. If they continue to contact you through another name, or on public boards, game notes etc - contact a global moderator.

Lamby: lol ... i always type 'your welcome'... but not because its a mistake ... just because i dont like to use ' or other 'special' characters except the dot :)
(and simple smileys)

I also have gotten a message from someone that I have never spoken to...it isnt offensive or anything , but I don't want to have anything to do with said person.

***EDIT*** but I am not on his blocked list

Walter Montego: I think removal is to harsh. Maybe reset a rating or 2. :)

Jules: I have been getting the same treatment to. I'd be willing to bet it's the same person. Perhaps we can contact Fencer and have him check the message logs and then remove said person from the site for violating the membership agreement?

Jules: Put the prankster on block. There's no reason for a mod to put up with that.

BIG BAD WOLF: Oh. Right.

Jules: Actually they are blocked from sending you messages I believe.

But what they do is simplely remove you from their blocked list, send you a message, and then block you again right away.

Cranky Franky: Because they want to. That's why I feel that if someone is blocking you they should in return be blocked from PM'ing. It would then stop a silly practice which can be time consuming. I have to check my inbox to see if something has come up that needs my attention.

Cranky Franky: Miss wet T-shirt? What's that?

Jules: Are you getting messages from someone who is blocking you? Why are they doing that?

Cranky Franky: Yep.

Jules: What duties? Are you a moderator?

Cranky Franky: Slight problem with doing that. My duties on here... and my duties on here lol

Jules: Yes. It would be fair of you to block them too.