Brandal

needless to say mauro, i couldn't disagree more... and i'm still waiting for a quote showing this attack... you seem to be saying (you can correct me if i'm wrong) that the very fact that someone criticized rain's handling of the situation constitutes an attack on her... there were many errors made on both sides, imo, but pointing that out hardly qualifies as an attack... for the record, the phrase "jimmy drank the beer" is, by definition, an accusation... Justin claims Rain deletes posts as (s)he pleases, he implies Rain doesn't do the job well (like ben and uday). You call it critisize,I call it "attack",so be it,this is not a big deal to me. If you read my first responses,I don't think you can say I accuse Justin of anything,but I think he is wrong(in my opinion)

this isn't the first time someone has accused justin of attacking rain... please show me where this happened or have the decency to retract it Don't accuse me of accusing Justin,show me where I accused him,not this where I stated how I read his post,or have the decency to retract it :rolleyes: sophistry... the phrase "... he attacked rain" is an accusation... If you say so It wasn't meant as an accusation

this isn't the first time someone has accused justin of attacking rain... please show me where this happened or have the decency to retract it Don't accuse me of accusing Justin,show me where I accused him,not this where I stated how I read his post,or have the decency to retract it ;)

Glad you're back,no doubt your contributions in general are much appreciated here Justin :)

I have to disagree again. The problem was Justin's post,not the responses, the way I read it he "attacked" Rain. Then the responses became a "problem".... He received some supportive responses and some "attacked" him,and/or his post. Now,I didn't attack Justin,but clearly my opinion is he is/was wrong on all counts. :)

A bunch of people taking sides,and a few in the middle is getting to the bottom of it? :)

It doesn't matter why he is mad,or what he thinks Rain should or should not do. Rain is a moderator,Justin is not,seems you're saying Justin should have a say here? He is,as far as I could read,still allowed to post here if he wishes. Getting a few posts deleted can't be this big a deal,so I'm guessing the content of this particular post was somewhat controversial. Not respecting the moderator's decision also backs up that notion. Fred is a good sheriff,Rain and the other deputies must be doing one helluva job,because BBO and BBF are fantastic places to be. So.....every once in awhile we should step away from confrontation, to ease their workload. I hope Justin returns,but we all have to respect the moderators decisions.

Yeah....I have no idea whatsoever what this is about, but: If I was ridiculed on some more or less "obscure" blog, I certainly would not like it linked in here,whatever the ridiculing was about. I always ask myself "what if this was me",when facing issues not concerning me directly. I don't want to have an opinion,since I don't know anything about this blog/link. Ultimatums don't work well online Justin,that I do know... There's always two sides,no matter how thin you slice it :)

Hi Fred/Uday It would be helpful if translators could receive an email notification or some other notification when you introduce a substantial new amount of things to be translated before a new version comes to public update. Would be nice to be able to translate before the release. It's not a big deal,just a thought. :o

I didn't know that was an option,will have a look,thx Claus EDIT: Does not work against "flaghoppers"....too bad.

Not sure what the "decent people" comment means, for me people(my friends) changing flags are a practical "problem" for me. In the lobby I have displayed only the countries where I have friends and/or partners I play with. This is a problem,I have a couple of friends who change flags almost every day,and never use their country's flag, so I never see them. :) I do wish some day our friends can be shown regardless of lobby settings.

Hi Todd I've been debating the skill part,or at least think I have,mostly :) I don't play with pickup partners much,but to answer your question, yes that's my efficient system :blink: ----------------- I'm still trying to get my head around the skill system of yours. Will a vote have less weight if the player voting has lower skill level?

Don't you think many players would "worry" about who they partner with,if their rating is at stake? And seriously,are "we" in a position to rate opps after 1 or 2 boards in a tourney? How accurate will that be? Should we be able to rate the same player more than once? If yes,why? Are we wrong the first time? Or if we voted "better than me" the first time,will the other options be greyed out? I don't think BBO is so friendly because of self rating,but because of the absence of other ratingschemes. And I don't think for 1 minute that BBO will become more friendly with peer rating,I really don't. :) I agree with Fred,writing in player notes if this is a player you don't mind playing with or against,or writing that this player is not welcome at your table,is much more efficient,and much more accurate too :D

*Cough*. What exactly did you mean by "for the most part" and "fair indication"? What is that online service called where you are playing? --Sigi I meant that someone who rates himself i.e. advanced, is usually in the neighborhood between advanced/intermediate and advanced/expert....ofcourse your experience in the matter can be something else. Do you think a "poll system" will pinpoint exact levels? The online service I play,is called BBO,and perhaps due to the self rating system,the friendliest I have ever played on. And I like friendly :unsure: alot

I like the way you think,I'm not against a better ratingsystem in principle. I ask questions because that is how I can understand better. And examples are also a nice car,so here is one: You're talking about a weighted system. Player A plays 12 boards tournament with a new partner, new partner gives Player A his rating. Player A then plays a 12 board indy,1 board with 12 different new partners. Question is,will 1 board with 12 partners have same weight as 12 boards with 1 partner? I'm not concerned with bad ratings,I'm concerned with how accurate will this system be? I think Fred landed on self ratings because for the most part,it is a fair indication to level,and because little bad can come from it, except the usual "you???????expert??????????LOL" kinda thing, and that will not go away in any scheme.