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Thanks all for the gracious replies. Let me clarify. I've subbed a great deal and most TD's invite and then add. Some, of late, have taken to adding directly. Why is this a problem? =============== After I log in and make myself available as a sub, I may not be invited to join as a sub for a looong while. I may begin playing at a table or may start a bridge lesson. Later, if I intend to join a tourney, I have to remember to make myself unavailable as a sub, at least approximately five minutes before that tourney begins. (It may take that long to get out of a tourney that I've been added into without accepting an invite). l Usually, I rely on my ability to refuse a sub invitation if it is too close to the new tourney start time. Alternately, I may get distracted and may forget to 'unsub' and in that case, if I am added on as a sub directly by a TD, then I might lose the opportunity to join in the tourney I was intending. Of late, the new problem that has emerged is a greater incidence of absolute beginners playing in tourneys. They usually play with no profile (or in one case a 'world class' profile. The quality of play is such that their partner has fled after two boards of say, a 16 board event. Subbing with such a player is no fun and if the subbing takes place without an invite, it is even less so. This is an inherent risk in subbing and I am ok with that; however, if players are required to have a profile, this might diminish somewhat. I keep seeing TDs repeat that subs are very valuable - if so, I hope they will now understand that the practice of adding subs directly makes subbing much less attractive to potential subs like me. Suggestion to TDs: 1. Require every player who joins a tourney to have a profile (beginner, etc). Perhaps this can be a software option avail to TDs, if not already available. 2. Always invite and then add a sub UNLESS you specify in tourney description that your practice is to do otherwise. That way, I know which tourneys to avoid being a sub to. Otherwise, this practice implicitly penalizes the (majority) polite TDs who invite and then add subs, because I and others like me who agree to sub may start shunning all sub opportunities. The idea that it takes too much time for TDs is certainly valid but it must be weighted against the cost that you may deter candidates from subbing, which apparently is an acute (?) problem. Thanks for listening and responding. I must add that TDs do a terrific and thankless job and I am grateful to be able to participate in the tourneys they conduct. Fwiw, let me add that the tourneys I enjoy the most have TDs who tend to have shorter times per board and who finish rounds in the time period promised.

How about providng the number of boards remaining when inviting people tosub? This will allow them to decide better if they want to stay that long, or not before agreeing to sub.

Hi: Often, I am willing to sub in a tourney. But, having been burnt many times, I've learnt to avoid folks who do not post a profile. Of late, I've noticed many instances where some TD's add me directly to the tourney as a sub without giving me the opportunity to evaluate and then accept/decline. This in an incorrect and unjustifiable practice, imho. Will BBO be taking any corrective action to discourage/prevent TDs from engaging in this kind of behavior? One of the TDs I brought this up with felt that his was a quickie tourney and he did not have time to wait for replies... I felt this was not an adequate reply. Any comments?

After the tourney is over, the Tournament Results button is grayed out. This has started happening only after I installed the new version of the s/w a few weeks ago. Just me or...?