Mike Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 Inherited a table host, I experienced funny things when multiple applicants want to get into the same vacancy. A series of application pop ups appear. I had little time to read the profiles, and could not choose even the first applicant when one, not having any permission already gets in. This is quite frustrating, because the seemingly refused applicants may think the host has some apprehesion against them, though it is not the case. Presently, I have no other solution then leave the host function as soon as possible in order to avoid bad feelings. Did anybody have the same problem? ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csdenmark Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 Yes Mike I have had the same bad experience - but now no longer. I have given up completely to restrict anything at all. When I sometimes inheritage a table as host I clear the restrictions as soon as I see my preferences automatically have been changed. The same I need to do when I have kibitzed a table and I open a new one myself. - I really dont understand why my preferences are overruled just because I jump in somewhere for kibitzing. I have also been denied access to a partner who were not host. Nobody understands why but it looks like it is often because the present host at that table dont know the features and often were unable to communicate in english. Rude behavior it is - sure - but they dont know themselves. The solution in those cases were everytime that my partner needed to leave the table and we opened a new one with decent settings. Most tables have no reasons to restrict anything at all. For most players the priority no. 1 is to have a free seat filled up - so inheritage a table with restrictions is really a bad experience. Yours Claus - csdenmark ::( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhutobello Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 agree with you both, and I have had the same exp myself. My suggestion:) All board's are set automatic as unrestricted. In order to have a restricted board, you have to manually do something. If host leave, an automatic message ask "still restricted? Y/N" this before the program allow players to join Today it freez all action so you can't manually put the table unrestricted if a player have asked to join, you have to deal with the permission first, this is wrong since the program allow "all" player to ask, and the host must go true the whole list before (i had 4 or 5) he can do anything else. From my own exp with host that deney me accsess, I know that I never ask agein, and that is a pitty if it is due to the program and not the host. Agein, your software program is the best, but even that can be better!:(:):) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 Inherited a table host, I experienced funny things when multiple applicants want to get into the same vacancy. A series of application pop ups appear. I had little time to read the profiles, and could not choose even the first applicant when one, not having any permission already gets in. This is quite frustrating, because the seemingly refused applicants may think the host has some apprehesion against them, though it is not the case. Presently, I have no other solution then leave the host function as soon as possible in order to avoid bad feelings. Did anybody have the same problem? ;D Eventually we will do something with the softwareto improve this (perhaps making it so that a host canonly receive one permission request at a time). Sorry - I know this part of the program needs work,but you may not see any changes in this area inthe immediate future. We have a lot of stuff onour plates these days... Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie5607 Posted June 1, 2003 Report Share Posted June 1, 2003 Fred, I don’t think multiple requests are the problem - the issue is managing them. Much as I love playing at BBO, I have been quite frustrated by the lack of control a host has over players at table. Specifically, my pard and I would rather play strong opps who are well matched, but there is absolutely no way right now for me to get a sitting opponent involved in the decision of who will be his partner, if he doesn’t already have one lined up. I always require permission to sit at my table, so that I can screen people and try to match them as well as possible, but as has been stated before the system is very difficult to work with, what with multiple requests coming in at once, no way to go back and review profiles if you miss one, and no way to discuss with the sitting opponent who he or she would prefer as a partner, or communicate to the potential candidates that you have had multiple requests and just had to pick one and reject the others more or less randomly. I would like to propose a solution. How about changing the program so that if someone from outside a table which requires permission to sit clicks on a seat, rather than a request going to the table owner, the person is automatically drawn into the table in a non-spec, non-seated mode. That way the person could chat a bit with the host (even to say as little as “may I”) before clicking again on the seat while already at the table, at which point the host gets the request and clicks yes or no. If more than one person clicks on a seat from outside the table, they will all be drawn into the table, and the host can ask the person who needs a pard to make a choice from one of the candidates. After all four seats are filled anybody who remains behind will automatically go into spec mode unless they leave the table. And of course people for whom seats are reserved will go directly to the seat if clicked on from outside the table. I don’t know how hard this would be to implement, but seems to me that it could solve several problems at once, as well as leading to better games and a friendlier atmosphere. Julie :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRG Posted June 1, 2003 Report Share Posted June 1, 2003 You could try my solution. I reserve the seat for "reserved" (hope there is nobody with that Id!!!). Then when seated player chooses a partner, I change the reservation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallway Posted June 1, 2003 Report Share Posted June 1, 2003 Hi Julie, You can kind of do what you suggest now. Set the table for Permission required - but also Under Table options type: Please KIBITZ - THEN request permission to play. ergo IF 8) they do so you have them where the sitting players can 'see' them and if it is the Opps who need a partner s/he can conduct their own 'interview'. While you are doing that do as John does and hold the seat "reserved". Where there is a will there is usually a way ;) Cheers M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cave_Draco Posted June 1, 2003 Report Share Posted June 1, 2003 Get a Social Secretary... Orla is wonderful, @}-'--,--- BUT... reserved, ;D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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