baa-lamb

I appreciate your position - you register as a sub and would like a "always on top" window to tell you when you are required. (Am I right?) This appears to be a software constraint and I do feel that after offering to act maybe you should be readily available. I agree with the suggestions made by others that it would be good for subs to be able to see the state of the tournament - how many rounds to go etc. I did take exception to your use of expletive in your comment on the actions of "Anything Goes" TDs, maybe it would help you understand the reasons behind the rules that we make. Please understand that many offer to sub and when asked various actions are reported. Playing elsewhere Kibitzing at table ## Not online Refused As a sub you will be unaware that there are nearly always a number of subs enrolled and if the TD attempts to sub for a missing player it often happens that the TD will "block ask" so that the first available on the list gets invited. As a sub you will also be unaware that it is often a matter of urgency to save the losing of a full table that a vacant seat be filled before the end of the round. There is nothing more disappointing for a TD than to invite a sub who accepts 30 secs before round end - sits - realises that the systems played are incompatible, and leaves creating an incomplete table when there is no time to correct. Three keen players are now excused from the event. Uday has developed software that allows the partner of a missing player to choose the sub he would like to invite. This is a magnificent addition to the already excellent facility offered to players and as TDs RayUK and I are encouraging players to learn how to do it - and to take advantage of the facility offered. RayUK and I DO blacken the names of players who refuse to call for their own subs. This is not bullXXXX . We DO NOT black players that fail to get a sub of course. We check there are subs available, and often a player will tell us, when they have been instructed to choose a sub, that they WILL NOT call a sub - they are waiting for their partner to return. This is not acceptable - The rules of our "Anything Goes" events need to be read, if only because we have regulated out the need to alert, say quite clearly that players MUST call their own subs. Players are asked to read the rules before entering - invited to ask questions before the off - and reminded during the first round. Players who do not comply with the instructions of the TD may have action taken against them. What more do you expect? I hope this helps you with your unrest, and look forward to seeing you in our events again soon :rolleyes: baa-lamb