Player's poor results adjusted away? Part II

[runewell]

(edit: stuff deleted that allows id of a bbo member not here to defend themselves, nor the director) On board 12 several people made 10 tricks in spades, I was one of the ones who didn't. This person bids up to 5SX and then nothing happens, it's like the person is stalling or something. With 2 min to go the person sits there at 5SX and doesn't even make the final pass after the double. The director assigned some sort of A=+ for the time being.

 

I take a look at the results and the person in question is in the high 30% range. I note to the director that 5SX is going to be more or less a near-bottom result. The director's reply to me was something to the effect of: this person is too inexperienced and I'm going to adjust everything.

 

Next thing I know, that player is sitting at 50% and a lot of other scores have moved. This person definitely made some questionable calls on a few boards but I don't recall seeing the ACBL rule a persons results as unworthy of being included and dismissing them. If the person made a habit of bidding 7NT, OK that's deliberate. But I think this person made some interesting calls and is entitled to try to play bridge and have it count.

 

No response as of yet concerning this conspiracy, we'll give em another day before forward it to the ACBL...

Edited September 16, 2008 by inquiry

[Jacki]

Hello Runewell...

 

This appears to me to be a duplicate post. I have replied to your email that you sent to me about this.

 

Jacki

[runewell]

Thanks Jacki. I've since chatted with the director and emailed Jacki and the folks at BBO a response, some of which I'm putting here:

 

The director was kind enough to explain the situation to me. I thought that was a very nice gesture. I've never been a director, and while this isn't the sort of outcome you would expect at a head-to-head ACBL tournament, it is for the best. Some of the results were half-reasonable but several were insane. It wasn't the same as deliberate 7NTs but it had a similar effect. And even though you takes yer chances in the individual, you expect better than this for your dollar and your hour of time.

 

Don't go as far as to say it will never happen again. You may need to do it again. Maybe then there won't be someone like me making a fuss.

 

Thanks for listening.

 

In retrospect, I think the director did the right thing. Online bridge has its own particular challenges. Adjustments occur thousands of miles away and communication is a challenge. I didn't want to think that adjusting poor results was acceptable practice, but this certainly was an extreme exception and not the rule.

 

And they didn't make me say this.