It has come to my attention that many of the players in BBO do not have the ability they claim on their profile. Some so called experts play at intermediate or novice level, resulting in a very disappointed partner, and not a pleasant experience. My solution: since BBO keeps track of all hands played, it should be relatively easy for them to determine an individual's success in tournaments as well as bridge rooms. For matchplay, a person's rating would be the average of all his hands, expressed as a percentage. IMP players would have a rating expressed as + or - so many IMPS. A new player would be assigned a no-rating until he has played, say, 10 hands. After that, every time he came on to BBO, an instant rating would appear by his name, possibly expressed as (56%/-2.9). This would make it easier to find a partner of suitable ability, and make the game more enjoyable for all concerned.
