thomas c Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 why are so many listing their skill rating as "private"? and yes i know there are many many pseudo experts etc but i really dont get the private rating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 why are so many listing their skill rating as "private"? and yes i know there are many many pseudo experts etc but i really dont get the private rating. My skill rating is "private". I just don't care to rate myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Maybe they're in the army 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I list my skill level as Private, but I really don't play that well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Mine's private because, well, this isn't a ranking for "depending on days ending with Y". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevahound Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Thomas, can I ask you a question? Why do you give self selected ratings any validity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhm Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Thomas, can I ask you a question? Why do you give self selected ratings any validity?Trevahound can I ask a question?You play opposite somebody on BBO you do not know. If somebody called himself an expert and somebody else rated himself as beginner or novice, might that not influence your bidding and play? Rainer Herrmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 If somebody called himself an expert and somebody else rated himself as beginner or novice, might that not influence your bidding and play?Absolutely, you are more likely to be able to trust the Beginner. I do not trust any Expert rating until seeing them play for a few boards. I can count the number of players I have played against on BBO and consider to be genuinely expert on one hand. In truth, I tend to check the monthly average for anyone that sits at our table, which is a far better indicator than their assigned rating. Without anything better to go on, everyone is Intermediate until their play shows otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 This was discussed most recently in this thread: http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/57115-skill-level/page__view__findpost__p__687538__hl__%2Bprivate+%2Brating__fromsearch__1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 If you dislike being the butt of gratuitous invective, then put "Novice" or "Private" on your profile; :) But it still won't save you from being booted by a "World Class" host who learnt bridge that morning or an "Expert" who learnt Bridge that afternoon :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Absolutely, you are more likely to be able to trust the Beginner. I do not trust any Expert rating until seeing them play for a few boards. I can count the number of players I have played against on BBO and consider to be genuinely expert on one hand. In truth, I tend to check the monthly average for anyone that sits at our table, which is a far better indicator than their assigned rating. Without anything better to go on, everyone is Intermediate until their play shows otherwise. I look at it slightly different than you For example when i see "expert" i also check the country of the player. It is very rare from some countries to see an "expert" self rating and if you see it you can rely on their rating...Well...even if they are not "expert" (whatever this exactly means) they are at least decent players. On the other hand, when i see "expert" self rating from some other well known countries, i know for a fact that it is exaggerated (to put it politely) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Maybe they're in the army Perhaps there should be a rating "Rating" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 If you dislike being the butt of gratuitous invective, then put "Novice" or "Private" on your profile; :) But it still won't save you from being booted by a "World Class" host who learnt bridge that morning or an "Expert" who learnt Bridge that afternoon :(I think you have those backwards :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas c Posted April 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 i really think a self rating is better than no rating. i play more golf than bridge and i hate playing with beginners OR with players who just think they are good. i suspect this excessive use of private ratings is because some of the great players decided to rat themselves this way. anyhow thanx for the answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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