BB will never be a truly viable site as long as it is unable to have a regulated and sophisticated system of awarding colored points, at least to the silver level, and combine a rating system with ACBL ofline play. There needs to be a value to the money spent online, and no penalties for playing there. Colored points earned can be calculated very easily with the promotion in value of Gold, Red, and Silver points, and the devaluation of Black and Uncolored online points. The rating system if developed should be in addition to the current online rating. Opting in or out should not exist. BBO doing a terrible job at evaluating the quality of players. For those of us who need colored points, without an ability to enter games with correctly rated players for self improvement, BBO has nothing for me. I'll save my money and take up knitting.