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HI Mark: I like the screenplay :P if you can add some more, i might send it to hollywood... he he

It's nice to hear everyone's funny stories here! Slothy's was really hysterical, i witnessed it! And lollll Mark! "final resluts??" he he.... Great idea about the wine Mike, but since it's a bit too early in the day for that, i offer a cup of coffee whilst i tell you another funny one (well it was for me) :P I was directing yet another turney the other evening, and one player kept sending me private messages about her partner " whats wrong with my p?" duhhhh I said to myself "self, stay in control", " what do you mean?" i replied... " is my p really foggy or what?" she repeated... i was still puzzled, so decided to go to her table, and noticed her partner's nick was "foggy"(with some number after it) of course, i thought she was being funny, and complimented her for her sense of humor with a "ROFL" lo and behold, the woman was seriously angry, and told me she didnt like to play with partners who had no idea about the game..mind you, this was not an indy, and they must have chosen each other, could have been random, but as TD, she wanted me to tell him to play better... i counted til 10..or else i could have been rude and told her that wasnt my job... when i got to 11, i left the table, and stopped answering her messages, which earlier, i was patiently doing! This is very much like your "my partner doesnt know how to take finesse" story Gweny LOLL Can't wait to hear some more funnies! Good luck all you TD's out there :D

:D I have seen many couples (husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend) playing bridge together, and still managing a healthy relationship. From my own analysis, i have found that when the parntership is at equal skill level there tend to be more problems, and arguments, because most of the time one thinks they know more than the other (and its usually the male B) ).. On the other hand, when a partnership is not formed that way, but more of a mentor/student level, and the mentor has a diplomatic way of explaining his/her partner's mistakes, then I don't see how any comment can be taken in a demeaning way... i.e no capps when angry B) no why???? no exclamation marks!!!! :) Some good words of encouragement, like a "wdp" or even "vvvvvvwdp" could do a lot of good :D In return, the lesser skilled player (student) should trust his/her mentor, and not take advantage of their "couple" relationship by dismissing their explanation, and taking every comment as an insult :D I think a couple is lucky to have an extra hobby they are able to share together..they should both use self control, and discipline in the way they react to each other during the game, and try to discuss things in a manner which will improve their bridge... and not in a manner which will destroy their relationship.. B) My mentor has a lot of self control, and is very passionate about the game.... i just don't look at his face when i make a mistake, and avoid looking at him when he gets angry at himself (which is worse than when he is angry at me).. There is nothing wrong in saying "sorry" either :P Moral of the day: Couples CAN play bridge together..

Just in case you were wondering... tast=task (he he)

Good day you guys! Loll Aramesh was with me when all this was going on, and he patiently listened to me and my nagging about this and that... at some point we were in such a dilemna about one players request for an adjustment (which could only be done by ESP).. i asked several certified TD's what they would have done in our place, and they all agreed there should be no adjustment.... opponents failed to alert a 2 diamond bid, and thus got a favorible lead, making 6clubs... of course, we were asked to fix it, because leader said, he would definitely have led a diamond had it been alerted... of course, how can we be sure of that??? There should be a warning for bids which are not alerted, and a penalty also, probably second time around, the only problem was, this was on board 5, and the complaint was received by us whilst they were playing board 9, going on board 10... we were frantic, we didnt want anyone to be harmed by this, but, hey, i think if players have a problem, they should come out with it as soon as possible! Actually, that was funny too, i could just imagine aramesh looking at his screen, waiting for me to make a decision, and i was doing the same on my end :)) Borko left us with the tast of making a decision, and we did! At least we had a good time! and some nice feedback. See you all later :unsure: Aisha

I am having fun, otherwise wouldnt have started this thread! But its not much fun during the turney....after it's over (like 6 to 7 hours later, my tranquilizers, a glass of wine) i can sit here and laugh about it :)

1eyedjack, is apstro similar to astro? It seems a bit familiar to me. How do you all feel about Brozel? I think after all these conventions, my brain might explode, I may need an Aspro :) Regards to all Aisha

:) I have read many of the suggestions for a better and less frustrating way to direct our tournaments, and keep players, subs, and directors happy! A few problems have already been solved, but there is always room for more improvement. This thread I had to share with all of you, because I had a very frustrating time directing "the climb of the matterhorn" tournament today, and yet now that i look back i cant but laugh! Maybe you all have some incidents you would like to share, some are funnier than others, some could be quite serious.. as a novice director, but getting more confident with the help of gweny and spwdo (mark) i have learned how to deal with a few technicalities, but nobody has taught us how to deal with the different personalities we come across everytime....today was one of those days, where we needed a psychiatrist :) So if you have nothing better to do, please read on: ( i will not mention names, unless i am forced to and am subjected to torture!) 1.) I had one player sending me constant private messages telling me he was switching places all the time. I tried to explain that after every round, this happened to everybody. He insisted, I didnt understand his problem ( he was turkish by the way, and could only communicate with me).. he went on to say that the screen was moving back and forth and he was finding it difficult to play (comment ignored by me, i was still confused) he continued saying his seat kept changing during play and that he was getting dizzy and couldnt play anymore, and was I going to help him, or should he report me.. ( i got scared!) so i replied, that maybe there was something wrong with his screen and he should log of and come back on quickly and his seat would be available. After following my instructions, he still complained of the same problem. Now, i personally have never heard of this, and not being able to help him, explained this was a problem on his end, and had nothing to do with BBO nor the tournament (maybe the fact that he was on the matterhorn had that effect on him :) The messages did not stop, even though i very politely told him i was busy and he was taking up important time away from more important problems... i kept my cool, and told him i would try to understand his problem after the turney and maybe help him out.. he then said there was no point after having been thrown out of the turney (survivor mind you) I never heard from him after that, and i was relieved. 2.) One more player started sending yet again, private messages asking me to remove him from tourney; I of course wanted to know why....did he have an emergency, did he have a valid reason to want to leave.. his answer was that he didnt like his partner, because he was doubling a lot of makeable bids, and that it was unfair to opponents ;) i suggested, that he should stay, as this was not a valid reason, but that i couldnt force him to, but that if i did remove him, he would be banned from other turneys for poor sportsmanship (he stayed) 3.) Another player, again sending private messages complained about the tournament itself! It seems she had asked for MP's and didnt want to play IMP's and why was her request not taken into consideration even though she had asked time and time again.. I told her to read description, and if she didnt enjoy IMP's and was bored from them, to join an MP tournament... she said "i want this one, and i want it to be MP's!!" I told her to take it up with the Boss :) Of course, these people are the minority, the majority, are very appreciative, and can't thank us all enough for having nice tournaments for them to play in, and even sent me private messages, saying they wish they had access to tell the tournament room what a great time they were having, and wanting to show us their support. I hope you enjoyed my little short stories (well not that short lolll) maybe you all have some unusual requests you would like to share, and we can have a good laugh. None of them were insulting though, but just very capricious! If you have any suggestions on how one can deal with such mundane requests, i would love to hear them.. Have a nice weekend to all you BBO TD's

Thank you again for a very clear explanation.... i still have so many questions, about so many different things, but i'll leave that for some other time, whilst i master my capps and donts and meckwells :)

Thank you Mikestar and Free, and hope Slothy reads this too (he being my regular partner) :angry: It makes sense to use DONT against strong NT... this answers my question that both can be used depending on openers NT... we will take Meckwell into consideration, and see if we can make it work for us. I still have not gotten an answer though about my other question: what is the better one to use in balancing position, and does it matter if opener's NT is weak or strong; i have seen players do that, and would like to know the advantages or disatvanges. Good Saturday all :rolleyes:

:rolleyes: Hello all you experts out there! I hope you can help me with my question. I noticed most players prefer CAPP as defensive bidding against NT, some use both, depending on which seat. My regular partner and myself started out with CAPP and then switched to DONT.. DONT ask me why :)) I would really like to know which is relatively the best to use and why, and if one can play both.. is one better against weak NT, than the other? I would appreciate anyone who can give me "expert" advice. Thanks in advance :P