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I think that the option should be there where the players should be able to choose whether only the overall score counts, whether each game counts or whether both count towards ratings.
I think the only time where I would say it was unfair for the higher player not to lose ratings points for losing single matches in a series is with tiemouts but with the vacation feature here I would think that would be unlikely to happen.
Also, there is the danger that high rated players would only play series if the current rules are in place as they know they will proably win overall against lower rated players, making it harder for players to gain ratings points.
Also in the real world, players accept that ratings tend to balance out over a longer period of time with good results balancing bad. As the site on the ratings system says, if you have earned your rating over a greater number of games, the occasional loss should not affect you.
the thing is, if you are going to have a game, you should have the correct rules, they are rules which the majority of sites and players in the world follow.
So we should not have the illegal move, nor should we have draws in rated backgammon matches. I always figure if you are going to do something you may as well do it right :-)
I just logged in tonight and found a new thingy above my game list, its highlighted and green and asks me if I wish to sign up for a particular tournament, is this a new feature, are we going to have lots of these appear on our game sheets, and if so can we choose not to have them, or only have the ones in the games we play? please? :-)
Hi I hope nobody minds me putting this on this board :o) This will be mainly for people living in the UK but ofcourse everyone is welcome!!!
A few of us have decided to meet up at Alton Towers this summer (possibly August) so we can meet in 'real life' :o) Playing & chatting here is great fun & a lovely way to meet new people & make friends. If anyone is interested in joining us for a great day out & to actually meet each other, please message either myself or Paula28. We still have to confirm a date, so once we find out who is interested in coming along we can try & set a date to suit everyone :o)xxx
well blazeinshore sorry if you don't like it but I'm new here and I tried to find the General Chat board but couldn't seem to find it...besides I seee people telling jokes on here and everything else so I don't see why I can't make a comment...if you don't want to see it then don't reply to it...or ignore it...and you don't have to be so rude about...I'm not being mean or mad or anything like that it's just that you could have said it in a nicer way...hi everybody...I'm still in a happy mood :)))))) take care all
Sure are bossy for a newbie-pawn there Blazeinshore..
I don't see a thing wrong with Dakota saying how happy she was on THIS board. Considering all the rhetoric you and a few others have added to these boards in the last few days. It was good to actually read a 'nice' comment as opposed to the negative ones that are filling up these boards of late
I think I'm gonna like this Gothic Chess, though I don't usually play variants...
Great site!...The only thing I don't like is the "last action" for each player being shown. It's kind of like Big Brother letting everyone know where you have been going....Perhaps it can just show when "last seen on site", or "last log in" instead of exactly where on the site you are/were?
That is something I somewhat agree on as well Jet Boy.
I'm not too fond the "last action" info myself. Perhaps if there was the option to turn that feature off as part of the membership package or even change it to show logged on at such an such a time/logged off site at such an such time.
And you are right.. this is an awesome site! Fencer has worked hard for us all and his efforts are clearly showing.
hey lamby thank you I only wish...maybe more of us should be like lamby and see if we can get a gathering more often...she's very,very right at times when people meet in person it makes it alot easier to get along with in the distance thank you lamby...and someday I hope we can meet...all of us
I cant see where Blaze was rude. Earlier on people were complaining about posts here being non-Brain King material and she pointed out the general chat room. I see after she even supplied the link to get there, nothing antagonising was said and no rude language used...she even gave a smiley face:) No reason to attack based on that...lets live and let live and enjoy the games.
I think some people are getting confused between a Chat Room & A Games Site ----- This is a Games Site !!!!!
People come here to play games, meet people & make friends (hopefully).
Fencer has given people a board that they can chat on to there hearts content & not disturb what this site is here for.
Lets all just be happy & have fun....
M.M.
I agree MadMonkey. This area is for questions or comments about the GAME SITE, not for bad mouthing each other. That is why there is a general chat area. You know there is enough bad stuff going around in the world right now, why does it have to be here too??
Well, I see a bunch of griping and moaning and groaning and complaining and I just want to agree with MM (I'm MM too) This is the best site that I have ever found and the Only one that I have given any of my hard earned money too. Thank you Fencer. Everyone else, drink some coffee, eat some chocolate and Play Some Game and HAVE FUN!
every link i click on comes up a white page, I then have to click refresh to get the page up...also I have noticed the site has suddenly become very slow...similar to what it did about a month ago :(
Bernice: There are a few problems like that at the moment, Fencer is aware of them. I seem to get the problem more when more people are on line or if i try to get to my Friends page etc....
It happens on PC's as well as webtv, so you are not alone ;-)
M.M.
although it was quite funny to watch 'my' well known backstabbers
from iyt instantly starting to spin in the background after my first post here,
(exchanging messages means calling the other one's profile ) :D
actually I don't want either that opponents know which
games I review to get some tips about their usual tactics ...
the big-brother objection is also understandable.
maybe a more general display would do it like
'viewing games' - 'viewing profile' - 'playing' - 'inactiv'
and so on. inactive could cover the automatic refreshing,
if there's no action appearantly for half an hour. ~*~
I had it happen this morning and after going into the panic..OMG all my games are going to time out, I had a double espresso, calmed down, trashed the brainking cookies and got in here right away...LOL
Guess changing the subject doesnt help, Dano's let it go...c'mon you can do it..try try try. BTW I dont view nor need a last action feature to know you live on these sites, Ive a REAL life to tend to...sorry to rub it in.
It is always indicative of one who has little to say when he relies upon remarks of the nature "I have a Life." It is usually uttered by those who are not good at soemthing and are jealous of those who are.
anyone who is alive has a "life." oh, and TTJazzberry, maybe you didn't hear, but the personal insults and snide remarks were moved to the general chat board.
Dmitri King: Thanks for adding that. I did add a message earlier trying to remind people that we are here to play games, have fun & make friends.
Fencer has been good enough to give them a board to play on if that is what they are here for :-)
Grow up TTJazzberry. your childish insults are pathetic. by the way, using the first three letters of my name to spell DIM--Wow! Brilliant! that has only been done by a few dozen simpletons before, and now you cna add your name to the list. Congratulations. Anyway, shall we continue discussing this on the general chat board? This discussion was supposed to be about the "last action" feature, which you used instead to slam danoschek. We all seem to agree that the feature is not needed, albeit for different reasons.
I've looked at the petty comments on the board and very seldom comment.I left another game site because of negative things and thought this would be different.Not because of poor customer service, but because of rude remarks and just ugly behavior. It seems to be wherever you are.Such a pity, but in these trying times, I want my money to go where my tax dollars will help our troops...Buy American and America works...Who cares if you win a tourney or not as long as we're free.....
I definatly agree and sorry that I got caught up replying to their barbs on this board and wont again.
I'm Canadian too and really appreciate my freedom and quality of life even more when I see whats going on over in Iraq. Its sad to see their people going through that and hopefully life for all will be much better when the bombing campaign is over and Saddam is gone for good.
Hate to hear about that helicopter going down, lets hope this isnt a sign of things to come:( We want our troops back home and with their families when this is over. Horrible price some pay for our freedom but I couldnt feel more grateful.
ha ha ha ha! TTJazzberry should do stand up comedy! I have to laugh out loud when I am called "DIM" by him, given his 1 win and NINE losses. That, and his inability to find the general chat board as he continues to post here instead. TTJazzberry, why don't we continue this eithr in private or on the general chat board?
By the way, to answer your question: "Ever wonder WHY a few dozen spell it that way?? and he calls ME the simpleton.."
No, I don't wonder why; I know why. They spell it that way because it the best "insult" their limited intellect allows them to come up. It usually comes from those who have no gaming skills and no debating skills, such as yourself. Maybe when you get your second Big win you can come tell me about how DIM I am again; meanwhile, maybe you want to check my 27-3 record before implying I am dimwitted, just to save yourself future embarassment! Hey, I am just trying to help you out!
<regarding him as evident malfunction here, in my humble opinion only
created as loser-ID to advance the stats of his main opponent, blazeinshore,
probably an alter-ego anyway - canadian my butt! - therefore merely out for notorious trouble, including the danger of being revoked. who'd care ?
the successor-ID will be recognized by lowlife obsession again.
been there - seen that ...
even if I should be wrong, much better yet
as his kind of providing old and refuted hoaxes
I shall quit speculating though - it's not my problem and, I'm not Sherlock Humbug.
actually I've got a life you know ... >8)
moral - distracting top-players by background noise as kown not just since
the Alekhine/Capablanca - Huebner/Petrosjan matches isn't always successful ~*~
You know there's enough bad stuff going around in the world right now, why does it have to be here too?? [Quote from Iris, 20 March 12:59]
So if you’re going to put a downer on someone’s day...DON'T...we all at one time or another use this board to relieve a little tension, so it’s nice just to read someone’s comments outside the same topic, even if it’s off base. [Define off base?] Besides, there are some of us who cannot use the chat board because of the type of system we have. As for D S she can be as happy as she wants to be anytime! Come on people, now! Stop being rude at this dark time. We need all the positive energy we can get!! How about a little leeway for now??!! Edward John Davidson [19 March 22:26]
Fencer 19. March 2003, 00:42:40
I really have no time to ask everyone to be nice on discussion boards. I am overloaded with my work on BK and I have to sleep sometimes. Please, use the General Chat board.
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I really have no time to ask everyone to be nice on discussion boards.
I am overloaded with my work on BK and I have to sleep sometimes.
Please, use the General Chat board.
Come on people, now!
Stop being rude at this dark time.
We need all the positive energy we can get!
There's enough bad stuff going around
In the world right now, you know
Why does it have to be here too??
Come on people, now!
Stop being rude at this dark time.
We need all the positive energy we can get!
Have no time to ask everyone
Be nice on discussion boards
Overloaded with work on BK
Have to sleep sometimes
Use the General Chat board