FWIW, F2F, I put short suits in middle and low cards at outside. But if a pro, I would not sort my cards at all. I think it is ethical to notice where cards come from. And ethical to fool opps by their placement! But not ethical for P to notice where cards come from.
If wifi, maybe interference. Try to use 5ghz band if you can - or use wired. You can troubleshoot, maybe change channels via "wifi analyzer" app or program
Many displays - Tables, Tourneys, Friends - don't update as things change underneath. You can force update by leaving the list display, eg, go from People to Messages to People.
Why not an available "Advanced Search" with fields for ID: _____________________ Real Name: _____________________ Country/Region: _____________________ Other: _____________________ Notes by me: _____________________ Skill level: Private/Novice/Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced/Expert/World Class Prime Yes/No Friend/Ignored/Neutral Compatibility: 1 2 3 4 5 (tho this seems to have been abandoned by BBO) Personal Convention Cards: _____________________ - CC Partner: _____________________ BBO could even support regular expressions Does BBO use Soundex for rough matches? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daitch%E2%80%93Mokotoff_Soundex Ideally, BBI could add fields for languages, too.
All tourneys are "chicago" in vul/dealer assignments. You can get permission to start a "tourney" Try setting boards in multiples of 4 & limit players to 4! Individuals or in pairs. You can limit who can enter, friends, or on a list. For guidance see http://Bit.Ly/GlobalClubDirecting & https://blog.bridgebase.com/2020/04/02/the-virtual-club-manager-manual/
Voice is good for tables - more sociable. But would be good for postmortems, other discussions, too! Please add a Voice button to Profiles. Disallow when player is playing at a table. Players get a prompt to accept or decline.For TDs/Hosts: Allow them to click on Voice button and talk to the entire table