Wow, this new option in rankings or I'm blind?

AbigailII: personally i do need the weekend days ... most of my playing i do from work (mostly in my breaks :)) .. in the weekends i will be busy and might not be able to come online

during the working days (mon till fri) i might be a fast player, but in the weekends i am quite slow

then again i dont mind slow games .. i just would miss it to be able to join tournaments with 3 days per move .. without weekend days thats not possible for me

Fencer: i agree, the simpler the system the better

adjustable weekenddays give me some extra vacation days per year (by setting them the most profitable when i leave) .. although i agree thats a bit of an abuse of the weekend days :)

the problem i had today though is that i didnt change anything in the settings (neither calendar or any other) .. i just viewed them to see if i could set my weekend back to sat & sun again .. i didnt change anything .. but now most of my games will try to timeout while i am asleep (i will use an extra vacation day to prevent that so i wont worry :))

i dont know what other could have caused it than me viewing the calendar settings

another funny thing is that every hour (i think) each game which was in the negative became 2 days less negative .. so i started at -16 days .. an hour later some were -14 .. and hour later some were -12 .. and now most are within 1 day or even positive

sat & sun for the weekend is best for me .. but thats just me personally of course

Fencer: Even simpler would be to get rid of weekends. Which, IMO, are a bit silly - if you need them you can always pick a time pace that allows not playing in weekends. But weekends prevent you from picking a time pace that forces "fast games" -- with weekends, you cannot play a game where you have to move at least once a day; it becomes 5 times a week. (Currently, you can pick a time pace that says "no vacation days, no weekends" and "no vacation, but weekends", but "no weekends, allow vacation" isn't available. The latter would have been my pick).

Hrqls: The system is to be rewritten anyway, so I would not take it as a big issue. However, it can make problems if someone changes the weekend days because the system does not remember previous settings, of course.

I think the main problem is that the vacation system is already too complicated, as a result of attempts to satisfy all requests of improvements in the past (and some of them had been kind of ridiculous, so to speak). The system is planned to be a little easier in the future - for instance, it is not absolutely necessary to make the weekend days adjustable, so they will be probably set to Saturday and Sunday for everyone.

ok i have the problem as well

i just came back from my vacation .. i have today set as a vacation day .. i logged in and noticed some games had a few hours left .. the rest more than a day .. i made my moves in the game which had less than a day time left ..

everything is fine ... all my games have more than 1 day left and tomorrow (when i am awake) i can make the rest of the moves

i then went to my calendar settings ... i did change nothing .. i went back to the main page .. and now quite some games have -16 days time left

this looks weird .. and scared me a bit .. i will see what happens .. i have 23 vacation days left for the rest of the year and automatic vacation days on .. so if i have 22 vacation days tomorrow .. then 1 was taken away automatically by these negative times (although today was already set as a vacation day)

Fencer: Mine also is the same.It get's very slow around 4 to 6 PM our time here.But when it is working it is very fast on this site.Could be due to my wireless connection

ughaibu: CHROME is a Browser released by Google.

It is getting quite popular, and is pretty fast (like Safari lol) but will never be as versatile as FF. I use it for playing Farm Town on Facebook lol

I am looking into the BrainKing site problem, as in relation to Firefox 3.5 as i do not think it is only site

MadMonkey: It's just this site. I've got to admit, I dont understand how Chrome works. I'll ask my wife to translate it.

Fencer: It happens to me with an older version of firefox as well. Although it usually takes a few days to get there (faster if there's flash involved). It typically means it's consuming (and using) lots of memory which will not get swapped out.

Fencer: Would this have something to do with logging me out on Facebook.

I normall have 2 Tabs open on Facebook, sometimes when i go there, the chat box says i timed out and have to Login again, other times it just logs me out straight away or when i refresh the page

I do not get that here though, but then rarley do i use a Browser to access BrainKing now

I will have a look on the Mozilla blog and see if anything is mentioned

MadMonkey: I am afraid there is something strange with Firefox 3.5 because it happens to me too. No matter which web sites I visit, after a couple of hours the browser starts to consume 50% (or more) CPU even if it is idle. A Firefox restart usually helps, until it starts again.
It never happened with previous versions of Firefox.

ughaibu: Is it just not brainking you are having problems with ?

If it is everything then it is a problem lol. Is your computer old ?

Is there any chance of doing a System Restore ?

If you have re-installed Firefox AND still having problems logging here, or getting on the web i doubt it is Firefox. East thing to do as Rose say is try another Browser (preferably no IE lol). Chrome is a good choice.

If it is still problems with the web, it is either your connection or the pc. Connection you would have to talk to your provider providing you are sure your end is set up correctly.

PC problems could be endless, if it was ok, and now it is not, then it is case of finding out what. Which is a process of Elimination. IF you have no System Restore point all you can try is the things you should run regually anyway.
First thing to do is make sure all your virus protection is up 2 date, and run that. Run which ever system cleaner you use. Run Scan Disk. Run a Registry cleaner (Eusing do a good FREE one). Lastly Defrag it.

If you had some sort of error message it would be useful

Thanks for the suggestions. Do I take it from this that the problem is not about my computer?

ughaibu: Better still, if you are not worried about Add-ons or anything as such.

Use Prism, by Mozilla. It runs a website as an Application rather than through a browser

Saying that i can not think what is causing your Firefox problem, if it is a Firefox one

ughaibu: Try Google Chrome. Works better and faster for this site. Doesn't work great for all sites but for this one it is very fast and works for me all the time even when FF won't

The site hasn't been letting me in until I hit the log in button 2-4 times, for about some small number of days. I thought this was because I installed a Skype update before closing the Firefox. But I've now thorown away both Skype and Firefox and after retrieving the Firefox I have the same story. Should I throw my computer through a window or should I tolerate a novel log in feature?

Tuesday: LOL LOL Fencer didn't seem as irritated with us.

Its is VERY nostalgic as you say, i think even Filip would say so. The site has come a long way in 7 years, and do you notice, when a post went on the bored he nearly always responded straight away , he just does not get time not. I doubt then he though it would of got so big, and hopefully with the new revamped version, it will get BIGGER & BETTER.

Lots of old names and faces i have been reminded of since going through these. First games asked for were Cribbage & Dominoes . It is amazing how many things that have been asked for have been added since the start. It would be great to see the site code then , compared to now lol

Well, 3,000 posts down, 12,000 to go........or something like that lol *1116^

Tuesday: I was one of the interesting twerps that caused a bit of trouble back then. But the mods changed things. Them, and some serious shock therapy set me right. Today I am a model citizen.

Tuesday: And who can forget eddie spaghetti ? Great guy , i cant believe how many have left us

My great friend Back Soon, has still not returned (as yet lol)

Tuesday: Its a blast from the past, the names PrettyBueEyes, Bubbly, harley etc..etc..

Tuesday: lol, yep

Tuesday: Yes, another of my great ideas, well, myself and harley actually took the idea to Filip.

Then we called it Customer Services lol....... those were the day

It is a funny old world is it not ?

Just a thought as i am working my way through things for Fencer to think about for the new BrainKing. It is amazing since Brainking started how much it has changed. The amount of requests that have already been implemented, all by Filip himself of course.
Some of the names of people that were here in the first few months, along with those of us still here. It sort of bring back happy memories in a strange way.
How odd the site was then, we did not even have Backgammon OR Boats, and how it has grown.

Let us hope, with brainking 3.0 being developed, it can carry on improving & growing

Ian - MM

Tuesday: Banned for what? having an opinion??

Tuesday: I think that's because that right got taken along time ago. that they were banned from posting in fellowship, pming, and quite a few other things and each time saying "I'm sorry, I'm a good guy" ... and ... "I'm the no.1 flamer" don't give rise to much confidence. And that many a 'flamer' (to use a term) and non flamer think this person goes overboard... hence the confusion.

Tuesday: What complaining about complaining!! Rather paradoxical

MadMonkey: if they are paying by card, surely that'll leave a money trail. eg the account name.

Fencer:

It does just show that there are strong feeling about this. If the person in question in banned, lets hope that means banned, and not banned of using that account so go and create another

I do appreciate the problem though, and you have more important things to do than chase people and try to prevent them from doing such things.

I wonder if there is away to track account set-ups. You can only hide so much, from people if they want to find out this sort of information. I was only ready a news article the other day about all the latest Proxy's and get rounds, and even using Proxy's there are some sites like Facebook, Gmail, Twitter that give all this info away

Fencer: Nobody will leave... maybe one or two But come on Fencer. You have mods as Gerry says. You made this a family site and spent much time on that aspect!!

What is going on??

Pedro Martínez: Well If I was really to say everything on a public board in relation to that matter, I'd get banned. As much is such it does not belong on public boards.

Other matters, are common knowledge. So, in respect of those items which do not belong on a public board I gave you "some gibberish."

And with respect if you knew this "some gibberish." you'd find it strange that this person is let back on... even stranger is the nature of the account formation after the fact that the creator is supposed to against this person and making promises over helping this person.

And Roberto Silva last paragraph has much substance. Many people are stopped from entering the UK over using false documents despite previously being denied visas. And can be liable to criminal prosecution as well as immediate deportation.

lol

I only have 2 board's that i read or post on Fencer if this kind of crap is aloud to continue it just show's to me that your are not very concerned about it Why do you even have MOD"S here to end this matter.We all know that this is the best game site on the internet. I feel this is very off topic for this board & would like to see all this crap ended PLEASE & THANK YOU

cd power: If someone doesn't like the guy, put him on block and don't join BG Race tournaments that he's in.

The latter is harder than it sounds. You can only make sure that happens if you're the last person to join a tournament (it's full afterwards), and noone else has joined who is already on their limit of tournaments. Otherwise, such a person can join a tournament after you.

cd power: I don't have anything against anyone either - in fact, I don't recall ever having a problem with any user on this site. I don't even know who the user is/was or the reason for the ban.

My point is: the person was banned, for whatever reason, and has now returned. If Fencer gave that person permission to return, that's fine by me - or rather, I couldn't give a crap about it. If he hasn't, then it's a ban violation.

MadMonkey: If that is really how the site is going to be run now , i think you will find ALOT of people leaving - Ian, pleeeeease! You are a smart guy and you know it is not true.

: I also have never participated in this conversation, but to me, it's simple: If someone doesn't like the guy, put him on block and don't join BG Race tournaments that he's in. Then, just go about your life instead of filling up the discussion board with this nonsense. Let Fencer run this site however he wants to. I doubt anyone will quit over this, because this site is too great, but if they do, then that means I don't have to read their complaining on the discussion boards.

I don't have anything against anybody... only you can choose whether or not something or someone bothers you.

Roberto Silva: I 100% agree with you. If i Ban someone from my local bar for what ever reason, and they come back the next day and say 'Oh , its ok, i am someone else now, everything is going to be ok' i DO NOT think i would let them in.

Pedro: If that is really how the site is going to be run now , i think you will find ALOT of people leaving, Never heard such a crazy idea

And just to add, i have never had anything to do with those involved ion this converstation, and so have nothing against anyone. Madness !!

Roberto Silva: If anything is absurd, it's the very last paragraph of yours.

I would like you to tell me why should a person returning to a site under a new account after having been banned be banned again if they publicly admit that they are the same person and at the same time they make it clear that they are intending to obey the rules of the site. I just don't get it. You would be punishing the person for showing good manners, when they could easily keep creating new and new accounts and acting the same as before?

And I believe you should get used to the fact that "Roberto Silva" is nothing but an account here, as well as "Pedro Martínez", "bumble" or whoever else. If the site owner decides to ban me from here, he is banning "Pedro Martínez", not the real me. He blocks the access of "Pedro Martínez" to BrainKing, he doesn't come to my house and take my computer away. By the way, would you be willing to spend hours or days by considering the evidence on whether two accounts are indeed used by the same person? It is probably not the case of BK, but at some websites the site admin could possibly face a lawsuit if they ban someone without justified reasons.

The bottom line is: you DO ban accounts, not people.