Lurpoa

No, we do not begrudge your flags....we just think it is a bad idea.... But maybe a an idea: could we have a Rainbow Flag ? PS: I did put up the Philippines.... because, please, we should not forgot all those people, who still have no houses, or medical care after the storm.

not really usefull.... your systems should be mentionned on your pro, seems more adequate...than all Polish play Polish Club, all Brits play Benji Acol, ... yes the kind of generalisations you get by boxing the people into flag categories... as for the language... really ? some people mention: I only speak Antwerps... that is for sure more useful. No, we really would prefer "pets". Be The HEART with you.

Why do we need flags ? What has bridge to do with flags ? I would suggest we all put up pictures of our favourite pet. Be The ♥ with you.

What Ace said ! Be The Heart with him !

We think 6♣ is best. Be The ♥ with you.

YES ! YOU MUST AGREE ON THOSE KIND OF THINGS WITH YOU PARTNER. We have been trying to say this for years :). But some of the posters do not like to hear that. Glad you agree ! One upvote from us to you. Be The ♥ with you, my dear friend.

Genii all around

Maybe the response is in: "Why didn't he double ?" Be the ♥ with you all.

http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif well I wanted to use this occasion to say I do not like vampires with a waterhead.http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif

Right, I will correct.

Maybe off topic, but can we have real pictures of the TDs ? Not Vampires...

Time to close this with some conclusions: There are a few constructive ideas: hrothgar: use Daily Kos-system... what is it ? Antrax: best is NO rules Vampyr: strange to upvote questions Zelandakh: to enable people who just want to browse threads quickly to find the most important responses quickly. Zelandakh: There is nothing wrong with upvoting an interesting OP bilw: If you genuinely like the post, then voting it up is normal mike777: questions more interesting than the answers mike777: My way to say thank you for posting such a thoughtful, interesting question. aguahombre: upvote the post, not the poster aguahombre: an expression of agreement aguahombre: it valuable to see who upvotes a particular idea Vampyr: I upvote posts I like Lot of Hijacking attempts: diana_eve - a Yellow ! : about my birthday GreenMan: an argument with hrothgar Zelandakh: reponding to not to the point contri by JLogic .... and a lot more And I also want ot mention two unfriendly contributions: JLOGIC: a Pro Csaba Thanks you all, but sorry, not enough input to start something usefull. That is why I will continue to make sure that the upvote system reflects my vision. Be The ♥ with you all, except JLOGIC and Csaba :) one downvote for them. PS: can I get your upvotes please.

Yes, this might be true. Be The Heart with You, Zel !

Some of you might have seen that this Forum has a voting System. The Mods, Barmar & Inquiry, have not always been in agreement with my choices for upvotes. I was even threatened with a denial of access to the Voting System. In the beginning I considered that a little bit too "BigBrother"-like. But I did more thinking about it . It is worth a good discussion. All by all it has something to do with what is called "Sacred Moderation" on some of the threats of this Forum. May I ask your opinion please ? Do we need guidelines for upvoting ? And if so. What do you think is the purpose of the Voting System ? Do you have suggestions for those guidelines ? Be The ♥ with ALL of you. PS: please give lot of upvotes for this one, and sorry, you can not downvote it :).

We would bid 4♠. But as I said in the past, we are Lurpoa.

Very interesting this. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/moronic Be the ♥ with You.

Maybe start by finding a partner ? Or did I get this wrong ? Be The ♥ with you

In public: 3♥ and ..... limit myself to 2♣ Be the ♥ with You .

I for once am convinced 3♥ is the best bid.

Yes, you might be right... But I want to compete for the partscore. ... Be the ♥ with YOU.

Yes and on the overview a sign that on a particular table SOUND IS ON.

Right you are, 2NT is a way out, but no garantee... and anyway, once they start doubling..... I will stand with 2spades, I guess. You need to be at the table :). Still, I go for double.... Saying "partner can balance" is chicken....

Double, cannot expect P to balance. I know, we could land in a 3-3spade fit, but there are ways out if they double....

3♠ if you agreed on fit jumps...

Absoutely, I agree with Rainer. Claro ! and with the points he made :)