I thought that things sounded a bit gobbledegook....why must people do that...why post and then delete...so childish :(

I think the delete opton should be taken away and just let the moderator delete what he wants :(

How convenient. :/

I saved Bumble..my posts are deleted

I think Bumble is going to tell us to move on. :) So, let's go to the debate club. And those that want to follow it, have to join! woo hoo we'll double the size of the group. :)

I think a disscusion about that too has been at the debate club when the boost a pawn program 1st came up.

(UPDATE: This post is in reply to Andersp post about "everyone can afford to pay since they can afford a computer" post that was deleted by Andersp) -- BBW

Afford to pay vs. able to pay

Almost anyone who visits BK would be able to pay if they had to. BUT can they afford it is a totally different question. They could do without food, or insurance, or shoes, or gas to get to work - and would be ABLE to pay, but possible not actually be able to AFFORD it.

I really can't afford to extend my membership which is why I was waiting until the last minutes before I worried about it. (which until recently, i thought I only had a couple of days... now I found out I have about a month before I worry about it.) I really can't afford it, but since I do enjoy the site so much, I will probable be able to pay.

Just because you can? Didn't say you couldn't, but that doesn't mean everyone can. The computer could have been donated, or could have been purchased in a time when finacial condition was sunnier. Or even.. *gasp* that pawn might play from a library!

I've always understood it to be a pawn winner. That is the point of the tourney (ok, the real point is $ for BK, but the pawn thing is part of the big picture).

Andersp, you have a -lot- to learn about life.

Fund Raiser If you enter this tournament a fee of $5 will be charged once we have enough participants to make it worthwhile. Thank you very much. Prize money will be $50 Each section winner will recieve a 6 months brain knight membership. Enter to win.

Linda: Sorry. I thought I'd seen it in the description. Must have been from one of your early posts somewhere. The point, of course, was that the membership going to pawns was pretty well advertised. :/

I do it for BK. I like giving stuff away. Anyone want an old cat? =^0-0^= (wears glasses)

I have some great news. MORE PRIZES
Each section winner will receive a 6 month brain knight membership. This applies only to pawns.

I'd give it away. :) I just need to find a nice pawn. Winning it is award enuf for me. woo hoo!

I want a recount!! :)

Anders like I said, I said repeatedly all over these boards about the pawns. Here's one example from March 30, any others and you scroll for yourself. :•)
Absolutely nothing has been changed or erased from this tournament. I resent the accusation.

The following is a copied post from this board.

Ask me if I'm tired of writing the above?

A little info on the tournament.
The tournament has started! 100 people are playing. 20 different sections which means 20 pawns will become members with a winner in each section. More if there's a tie.
Fencer was extremely generous there.
I have 99 people down as paid with 4 still having money on it's way for a total of 103 people paid.
No total yet on amount of money collected.

I think this tournament was a huge success. Thanks to everyone that entered or donated to this event.
This ones for you. ((((((hugs))))))
Lot's "O" Luck in the tournament everyone. Have fun. ;•)

Support Tournament Information

I don't think it was ever mentioned that 6 months membership (was only for pawns) in the actually tournament description (putting every single detail in there would make that very long), but it was mentioned in post - plus the announcment on brainking.info (link above)

But then again, if you are a paid member, you could just say "OK, Give me some time to figure out who to give my membership to that I won" - then wait for your own membership to expire, then say "Hey, remember that membership I won, apply that to my now pawn account. Thanks!"

... There are always loopholes! :-)

The "(applies only to pawns)" must have been erased then. :/ It was stated from the beginning of the section winners concept that only pawns were eligible, but others could donate theirs to their favourite pawn.

Anders I have said that very thing all over these boards before this tournament started.

Oh wait... I got a month, and 4 days....!

Here I am trying to get money moved into my PayPal account so I could renew in a hurry... Now I find out I got an extra month to wait until I "hurry and renew" :-)

Where does it say that the winner of a section cant keep the price?

Each section winner will recieve a 6 months brain knight membership. Enter to win.

My membership runs out in 4 days - both of you can donate to me - two 6 month knights = 6 month rook! :-)

Yes that's the way it goes. Overall winner will receive $50. If you win that it's yours to keep. Each section will have a winner or more in case of a tie.

2 sections are now completed with AD & TexasToast each winning their sections. Congratulations to both of you, thanks for playing & good luck towards the $50.
You both will be making 2 pawns very happy for the next 6 months shortly.

The +8 has gone LOL

have you figured who and what it is yet? I havent

Stevie - I also have the +8 for my started games for about a week now.

........nuber 8 for nearly a week now Total number of your started games: 134 + 8 (?)
I guess one of you lot has forgotten to start your tourny after closing it for sign ups :o)
please have a look

Please check out this TOURNY for interesting games and dito opponents.. It'll start May 1rst!

Thanks for joining, goodluck and have fun:


! True to Yourself !

Only two days left to sign up for The beginner tourney Under 1600 rating on all games

Still need ONLY ONE more players to kick this one off.
One more player needed in Reversi 6x6
Should be a nice quick tourney.

3 Day Limit
Will start with 2 groups of 5 when 10 sign up.
This is a members only tourney.

Sarok, you owe me a whoopin' so come and give it to me :)

Yep, it'll let unrated players join if BKR is set to 100 <= BKR <= 100 (just went and checked...)
:-)

If you set both minimum and maximum BKR range to 100 and activate "include unrated players" that may work.
(if the system does not allow it then maybe a maximum of 200 would work).

to set up a tourney for just unrated people to play?

good idea Fencer. I like that.

I also have a tournament that has been running since last august or even before then. it is so annoying that I dont even bother looking at it any more LOLOL

so when do we start beta testing 2.0?

It takes seconds on BK 2.0.

I tend to go to the Games Rules pages to invite people. As you say, the profile page takes an age!

I thought of something simular a while back to remove people from the friends list Aragon. I have about 250 on mine at present, collected over the time here, but alot at the bottom dont even play here anymore, tick boxes to remove them would be a great help LOL.

Not yet.

I have set up a new Tourny (invite only, to weed out the er.....well.....weeds LOL) If i left ya out send me a message :o))

FENCER: is there an easier way to invite people? I find going to their profile takes an age!! Maybe a list of your friends with a tick box? Like when adding additional games?

I plan to add tournaments where no vacation days can be used and no timeouted games will be restored.

Bernice, it can. have a look at the very first tournament, the "official" one that fencer started in the jurassic era. the chess is still in round 2, which started last august. even taking into account the 3 month wipeout of last year, this is impressive.

thanks BBW :)

just wondered what would happen is all LOL

it seemed as tho it could go on forever :(

Bernice - As of right now, Lamby really isn't holding anything up since not very many games in the tournament is complete yet.

Which means in early may (once the vacation time is over), as long as she does not come back and start playing, the games will time out at that time...... and I would almost bet that by that time, you will still have 1 or 2 OTHER games that are still not complete, so my guess is that she will not hold too much up in that tournament.

<I dont know if anybody has seen where Lamby said that she was leaving the site????/

She has holidays set from tomorrow till the end of april>..

I have a 3 day tournament running which means the others in the tournament are kept waiting for (with weekends) many many days for these to time out....is there anyway of removing her from the tournament in question?

it i s backgammon Easter Egg Special...or something LOLOL

One more player needed in anti-chess

8 players - 14 games pro player

No, just sp-line4, but today it is rectified.
Case closed!