MzoMadness

Thanks to Shintaro and Mgoetze- I realize this was the clear answer to playing with people more at my experience level. Generally, I do have a thick skin IRL and have had experience with morons on the internet, but it was just a bit of a shock to see THAT much attitude right off the bat! I will definitely change my settings to the more relaxed areas of the site, now that I see that this option works.

I am glad I'm not the only one who feels this way! I'm new to the site, and so far I have not been to a table where I have been treated decently. I'm a beginner, and I've listed this on my profile. If I take more than a few seconds to bid, I get harrassed. I bid a little too low once, but before I could finish making my contract (which I was going to do), I was thrown out of the game and berated by the person in charge of the table. Again, this has happened at every single table I've tried, so I'm deleting my username. I have no issue with criticism, because I know I'm not an expert player and have a lot to learn, but I'm not in the business of taking garbage from people. There are other sites to play bridge- this one obviously is full of high-level players and people who don't think twice about saying exactly what's on their minds. I'm sorry I don't play at a high enough level for this website!! I wish I had a solution to the jerk behavior, but I don't see any change as long as one can go anonymously.