0 carbon Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 GIB is nice for exploring the results of plays, but it would be nice to see what the possible making contracts are for hands that have already been played. In tourneys and clubs in the printed record, this is done for every hand, showing the maximum for each declarer and strain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 carbon Posted August 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Hello, is anybody from BBO actually look at the suggestions and make replies? Or does this all go into a black hole............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 I can't speak for BBO. I have periodically thought that this would be a nice feature (and still do). But in this case I wonder whether cost may be a significant disincentive. GIBs (which provide the DD analysis) are rentable for a fee, not (just) to fleece a demand but (also) because they place on BBO a drain on server resources that come at a cost to BBO. On any individual hand that cost would be trivial but I speculate that doing it for every hand may be noticeable as well as perhaps introducing delays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 We take all suggestions seriously. But we generally don't reply, because it's not appropriate to discuss future plans in public. Especially if we say we're working on something, then circumstances make it difficult to implement in the time frame we announced. We put these suggestions on our to-do list, and announce them when we do it. I think you'll find this is how most businesses operate. Companies that announce future plans often get into trouble when it turns out it was "vaporware". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMan Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 I think you'll find this is how most businesses operate. Companies that announce future plans often get into trouble when it turns out it was "vaporware". Yes, and since I've been working for a legal-news provider I've found that this can lead to lawsuits by investors. Best to avoid any mention of future changes until they are certain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Yes, and since I've been working for a legal-news provider I've found that this can lead to lawsuits by investors. Best to avoid any mention of future changes until they are certain.Luckily BBO is privately held, so we're not subject to all the disclosure rules that publicly-traded companies are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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