Carpe Diem: well said .. i agree

Bernice: I assumed she would be able to read it; nothing I said was meant to be a slam at her. I mean, I mentioned the resignation thing because I think if she comes back and this happens again, she should finish her games out rather than resigning them all. It's not a huge deal, and of course she's within her rights to do what she did, I just think it's not the best approach. That's all. My apologies to her if my comment came across as overly negative, as it wasn't my intent.

I disagree about banning people who transfer their membership. A pawn membership is free, so by transferring their paid membership, there's no reason they shouldn't have the right to go back to the pawn level. I mean, they could just create a new account anyway; I think it's better for all if such members continue on with their existing accounts. 

And I meant it when I said I was sorry to see her go; I'd be happy to see her renew some day.

Bernice: She offered her subscription to someone and she left, that's all. For me, there’s nothing else to add.

Carpe Diem: you must remember that she can see it all....just becuase she resigned her games and gave her membership to someone doesnt mean she isnt here lapping up all the lovely things people are saying....When people do this, as she has done, when Fencer transfers the membership to someone else he should also put a ban on her joining again....just saying...not trying to start an argument.

Crosseyed Mary: Again? I recall you did the same thing last spring (2018). It's a shame, because I think a lot of people would prefer you played the games out rather than have a bunch of resignations. 

Regardless, sorry to see you go.

Clandestine 1: 'Brainpawn' ;-) Love it!

I have not been happy about certain things in this site for a long time. This is a good site to play games in, there is no doubt about it.
I have been surprised how much Fencer has been in the site since he lost interest in this site.
But I have strong principles and I have to stand by them.
Thank you for your kind words too.

Crosseyed Mary: it would be great if the good people that frequent this site stay and play. It would make it even more attractive and fun to be a part of if everyone just stayed.  However,  I understand that we are all paying for a service and our expectations are high due to the services we have received in the past.  I for one have accepted the fact that “service” will basically mean essential services only and anything above that likely won’t be considered or dealt with. Brainking is more like Brainpawn now but still allows people to get together to play and have fun. 

Okay thanks. I will look for you there. I use the same ID name in there as here.

Crosseyed Mary:
Maybe I’ll see you in Goldtoken. I have some very active clubs there. Word, poker, chess and checkers of course. With lots of chess variants. And some others. If you are interested contact me there.

There are some problems there but plenty of games and players.

beach: Thank you beach for your kind words.

Universal Eyes: My mind is made up. There are other things too that have made me come to this decision.

Universal Eyes:  I told her the same thing, she is a great person and friends to many on this site, I wish she would stay too

Crosseyed Mary: stay here your only mad,it will get better.
I wan't you to play here.
your a good friend to this site.

ketchuplover: Thank you ketchuplover.

Crosseyed Mary:

Wishing you all the best going forward

Hrqls: I am leaving as soon as I resign all my games so I don't hold up tournaments.

this site isnt perfect but, in my opinion it offers the best with the least bugs/glitches

this site is especially great for chess types and its many variants

its a problem though that its becoming less active, which causes people to leave, making it even less active

persoanlly i loved this site, and it was definetly my #1
although for backgammong alone dailygammon is slightly better

personally i have achieved most of what i wanted on this siite, so far, and dont see any progress in the unachieved goals .... plus i wanted to play other games on a more active site, so i moved on to jijbent which is the dutch version of yourturnmyturn

if anyone doesnt like playing on this site anymore, i suggest them to move on to another site .... if they still do want to play on this site, then try to make it work better by motivating other players in a positive way

Crosseyed Mary: i know you paid for a membership for UE

Doris: crossed mary didnt mention that it was for a rook membership so i assumed th 10 days was according to the membership description and the she just complained about 10 being too little

All sites have issues and problems. I don’t think any of them are perfect and we all choose the ones we want to patronise. This seems like it could be a great site. But just not very active. Thanks for the discussion everyone.

Crosseyed Mary:

Lol

Nice works: Thanks Nice works.

Hrqls: The membership I paid for was not for myself. If you read further down the page you will see that I have been appalled about it.

Crosseyed Mary:

It amazes me sometimes how dishonest people can be.

I commend you for your generosity Mary. I also know it is not the only time. Having declined your offer to do the same for me for the reasons I gave you, I agree with Universal eyes.

While others can have fun with the jam they share, you are very honest. Something rare for most.

Hrqls: Under paid membership it states that a Brain Rook should receive 35 vacation days.

Crosseyed Mary: 10 vacation days .. plus the weekend days
you can even switch the weekend days so they fit you best, and change them once in a while so you will have to use less vacation days

Fencer really does take the p*ss, he has only given 10 vacation day for one year membership. What a rip off! And how callous can he be in the sad circumstance.
That is it I have had enough of this site. Fencer will not get anymore money from me.

Bernice: Except it is not so private.

Carnie: not your picture....Marshmud and I have a private joke on the go hahahahaha

So many perfect examples to be found here.

Easy for many in anonymity

Marshmud: That maybe. But this is something he can rectify.

Universal Eyes: I could not find words to comfort you. So this was one way that I could help you through this difficult time as I know you have not always been able to afford membership. I am very disappointed that you have not got the vacation days added on to the account. I sincerely hope that Fencer adds the 35 days to your account so you get full benefits of the Brain Rook membership.
I wish you and your family all the best for the future.

Bernice: Its not the marmalade this time

OMG...I have just seen something that is absolutely hilarious....Funniest thing I have seen in years ROFLMBO

Crosseyed Mary:You are a special Person,they always say what comes around goes around,but your kindness matches an Angel,it's really hard to top that.
You give and you shall receive.
Thank you Mary.

Crosseyed Mary: I can only say that fencer clearly spells it out on the membership page.
https://brainking.com/en/News?ngi=3102

Marshmud I see you have done your home work. It was meant to be anonymous.
Fencer does not have the decency to at least say I will look into it.

Crosseyed Mary: Im sure Mikey is appreciative. Let UE ask him also. Fencer may not be at home to access the site proper.

Marshmud: It was paid for by PayPal and showed on the other person's account immediately, but not the vacation days.
Fencer has read the message as the green box showed it had been read. You and I both know that he DOES ignore messages.

Crosseyed Mary: It should be automated unless done with brains. If fencer read your message, Im sure he will take care of it.

Marshmud: It not my membership. I bought it for someone else.

Here’s my opinion about team tournaments and certainly my message rather replies to the questions of Kookaburra. On my profile, I wrote that team tournaments are my favorite, so I’m ok to join any team that needs a player for a team tournament. However, I must admit that for some games, it can be very frustrating to play in a tournament where the teams aren’t balanced. For example, a team with players with a bkr about 1900-2000 playing with a team with players with a bkr about 1200-1300. The game isn’t interesting : the strong player gets bored, the weak player is disappointed because he has no chance to win. That's why, I usually join the teams on the most popular games, because on these games, the bkr are in the average. And, of course, I’ve my preferences, unfortunately, not the games of checkers, but if a player is missing in a team, so as to join a tournament, tell me, I’ll join the team if it can help.

Crosseyed Mary: It says 35 on your profile

Marshmud: IYT discussion boards got out of hand and Patrick Chu was fed up of the constant complaining.

Marshmud: Yes that was what I though 35 days. I paid for a membership yesterday and there are zero vacation days. So something is wrong somewhere. Fencer could at least acknowledge my message. He has read it I know.

Crosseyed Mary:

A player with Brain Rook membership level can use up to 35 vacation days a year. After some vacation days are used, it is possible (twice a year) to get some extra days (during the same year) if the membership is renewed by another year (or longer period) - 10 after the first renewal and 5 after the second one.

I agree with Carnie...GT is hard to maneuver around. I try to play the same games over and over but recently have started playing tournaments at Monkeys Madhouse...There are certain players I dont like playing against so try to not play them, but apart from that there is nothing wrong with BK except there is nothing new games wise an there dosent seem to be a lot done upkeep wise. I have never had any problems with Fencer answering my queries, but I must be just lucky.