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O čem je toďten plk: Re: There are genuine cases where people get ill and end up in hospital.
"GERRY":Many life events interfere with our leisure activities. If I book a vacation and there's a cancellation fee, I can't go to the travel agent and ask for a refund because my boss decided to send me on a business trip instead. In most cases it's the same if I'm sick. Games just aren't that important, are they? And how do you measure the inconvenience to other players from granting extra time to the occasional unfortunate? Sometimes, the ball just bounces the wrong way, in games and in life. We're better off learning to deal with this reality than constantly asking for the world to take our burdens off our shoulders.
rod03801:I don't think it's so much a matter of abuse as of thoughtlessness. People should not be subject to criticism for following the rules of the site. The rules can always be changed if they don't suit the majority of users. However, deliberately delaying matches is rudeness, another term for which is unsportsmanlike behavior, and that can legitimately be criticized.
Fencer:Interesting. Looks like the Western US is not well served. I wonder why they didn't include major cities on the West Coast (LA, San Francisco) in their list. Or Las Vegas, for that matter.
Artful Dodger:Keep us posted, if it slows down later. That was my experience with other browsers -- fast at first, then slower as time goes on. I've had to disable all the add-ins in Firefox to make it even usable.
AbigailII: Well, DOS is case insensitive, as is Windows with respect to filenames. Obviously a case insensitive system would not permit you to create two different files named Foo and foo in the first place.
Fencer: Any particular reason? Most applications are case-insensitive with respect to filenames. Although I guess server software is an exception, since I have to be careful about caps in the names of files I upload to my site.
tonyh: Perhaps. but unless it is a Java application or something other than HTML, it still reloads the entire page. That site may be faster for you than this site for a number of reasons.
Czuch: I have to confess I know nothing about ponds or how the BKR system works there. I know that in backgammon large ratings swings are possible, though 500 points would be extreme.
Czuch: Theoretically the players' ratings at the end of a match should be more indicative of their "true" ability than their ratings at the beginning, since being later in time they should reflect a larger statistical sample (i.e. more games played). Remember your own rating will also change during the term of a match. This is just a feature of a turn based site you can't do anything about.
One thing I have noticed that might be fixed is in setting the BKR range for a tournament. Eligibility is based on a player's rating at the time he or she joins the tournament. At the time the tournament starts, his or her rating may be significantly lower than the eligibility threshold. This diminishes the utility of being able to set a minimum BKR for entry. This would not be particularly important if the BKR system for backgammon worked properly, but it does not so this is a major problem.
Is there a page which lists all public albums? When I click on the menu link I get a page that shows my albums and the newest public albums. I can't find a page which shows less recent ones.
Fencer: There's no practical difference in any case, since you are (or believe you are) obligated to collect the tax. As far as I know there is only one kind of VAT in the EU, since the EU regulates it and requires a great deal of conformity throughout. I know rates and taxable items differ from country to country (within a specified range), but the basic structure is probably the same everywhere in the EU.
pauloaguia: I think you're correct that the problem is one of establishing the residence of the customer. My colleague also mentioned that.
I believe that Fencer is incorrect in stating that the tax is imposed on him; in principle it is imposed on the customer, and the business merely collects it. Businesses pay VAT on their own purchases. Presumably Fencer pays VAT on the fees charged to him by the company that hosts the site, for example. He also pays VAT on purchases of computer parts and supplies, etc. This input VAT paid is creditable against the obligation to pay over VAT collected from customers. Hence, the VAT is not (in principle, again) borne by businesses, but ultimately by consumers.
I suppose that customers outside the EU might be able to claim a refund of the VAT they pay, but that would hardly be worth the effort.
Since I work in the international tax department of a major accounting firm, I have some experience with VAT issues even though the US is the only major economy that doesn't have one. The announcement that membership fees would be subject to VAT as of 1 Februrary made me scratch my head a bit. I have a colleague who recently returned from spending several years working in Prague so I put the question to him. He believes that in principle the tax should only be imposed on Czech residents. Obviously there can be a difference between "in principle" and "in practice", but I wonder whether it's worth looking into a bit more closely. My colleague would be willing to refer Fencer to our Prague office if that would be helpful.
Rose: What's unfair about it? No one has a vested right in the time system. It exists to keep the games moving along at a certain pace. At a time of year when many people of all religions pause to relax and reflect, it's entirely appropriate to offer this opportunity. If some games finish a few days later than they otherwise would have, what of it? This site is for leisure, after all.
I have no personal interest in this as I have plenty of vacation days left and don't accept games that don't allow vacation. I just think it would be a nice thing to do.
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