I have been playing bridge for 50 Years. I have played on-line for at least 10. I taught Bridge in the Schools to children ages 10 t0 13. Sometimes it was an extra-curricular activity and sometimes it replaced one weekly math class. The extra-curricular was so popular we needed to recruit more volunteers and use two classrooms.I have also taught beginning adults. As an avid player, I always try to encourage my friends to play. Many of them have said that bridge players are the rudest people they have ever met. They are right. Your "Rules" indicate that rude behaviour will not be tolerated but it is. This morning, within a 15 minute period, two people called their partners retarded and crazy. I've heard worse. So have you. Why do you allow it? It is impossible to report every incidence. We have all been in situations where our bidding/playing styles were not compatible with our partner. How hard is it to say, Thank you and leave the table without a nasty parting shot? I'm sure that with the sophisticated software programs that you are developing, certain words could alert a moderator. People who cannot control themselves should be automatically booted. BBO has an opportunity to do something about this dreadful situation.
