traintcket Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 I joined this online to learn to play this game. I am now leaving and i would make the following observations1. most players on here lie about their ability - why doesn't bridge have a rating system like chess, so an expert is really that??? how hard can it be2. people on here are 1) aggressive 2) downright nasty I play in line chess and that is much better...Never again with this game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 would answering your questions help you to keep playing bridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Yes, stick to a game that does not require partners, and no partners will ever be rude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wank Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 yes, sad but true, bbo is full of clueless arseholes. i only play with people i know. i think bbo should introduce the option to rate partners, much like customers can rate hotels on comparison sites - a score for their ability and a score for their manner. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcphee Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Sadly we do have some players who have some strange condition that does not allow them to be nice. Self rating methods can not be expected to be 100% honest. Who will be the one to tell Molly she is not an expert? (keep in mind at lest 40 people have pointed out to Molly she lacks knowledge). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 I don't think that there is any way to know for sure, but I suspect that there is a correlation between gender and inflated self-ratings, and an inverse correlation between inflated self-ratings and length of penis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagles123 Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 have just sent a report to abuse about one rude player, hopefully he gets banned but we'll see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbradley62 Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Yes, stick to a game that does not require partners, and no partners will ever be rude.Of course, that doesn't address the subject of rude opponents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Of course, that doesn't address the subject of rude opponents.True. They are the minority of instances, and many such instances are related to disclosure or psychs, again which do not feature in Chess and similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 I can also immagine that chess players don't accuse each other of cheating as often as bridge players do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 This is the internet. There are rude people everywhere. I occasionally play chess on chess.com and there are a lot of rude people there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullve Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 I can also immagine that chess players don't accuse each other of cheating as often as bridge players do.I've actually been accused of cheating (i.e using a chess engine) a couple of times at chess.com. I would have that taken as a compliment if it hadn't come from people who were obviously as clueless as I was (am). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 i think bbo should introduce the option to rate partners, much like customers can rate hotels on comparison sites - a score for their ability and a score for their manner.The option is there - you can write private notes for anyone you care to. If your suggestion is actually for those private ratings to be accessible by others, well that is quite a different thing and sadly very open to abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 So is ebay, Yelp, and Amazon, yet somehow it all works out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenG Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Just imagine how often you'll be marked down for not knowing that 4♣ is always Gerber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 I have but one word: Peeple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Considering the manners people generally show in bridge clubs, and on the internet, you might expect the combination of the two (AKA online bridge) to be little other than an insult contest. Actually it is quite surprising so nice most people are on BBO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Considering the manners people generally show in bridge clubs, and on the internet, you might expect the combination of the two (AKA online bridge) to be little other than an insult contest. Actually it is quite surprising so nice most people are on BBO.Think of the manners people show on internet forums. They make a posting on a forum, then never respond to anything, to show they care a little something for anybody's replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullve Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Someone called me "sissy spineless coward" on chess.com today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Someone called me "sissy spineless coward" on chess.com today.Stop playing the Petrov then? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 I've had some super exciting games in the petroff and also won against someone 500 points above me in the 4 Qe2 line as black. But yes it can be a bit boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackojack Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 I don't think that there is any way to know for sure, but I suspect that there is ................an inverse correlation between inflated self-ratings and length of penis. Where is the evidence? Do you have special inside information from sex workers? Promiscuous gay men? Doctors or nurses? Or are you a team sportsman with "shower" experience or perhaps an academic researcher doing a special study to confirm or otherwise this widely held view? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Blimey, you on something? First off, I have never claimed that the view is widely held. Second off, I explained that it was a mere suspicion (and a joke at that, albeit in poor taste), and evidence is not necessary for a suspicion. I also have a suspicion, a related one but equally nothing more than that, and again absent evidence that would be regarded as objective, that the propensity to overstate self ratings is predominantly the domain of the male membership. Given that BBO is fundamentally anonymous, it is entirely possible to disguise your gender when playing on BBO. I am sure that it happens, but I doubt that it is as widespread as the apparent self-rating inflation problem. That raises the question: if I am correct (and I may not be, as I say it is only a suspicion), then what could be the cause? One cause could be a general feeling of inadequacy in real life, measured against the social norms, or a desire to dominate, which tends to be the preserve of the male. An individual who is well balanced in his (or her) own psyche might lack the motivation to compensate. The "penis" is metaphorical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfish Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 BBO is a great platform, I am a member for 10 years and still keen on using it or hosting team match for different training purpose. When I get the chance, I usually will introduce the software to the people who know bridge[and ask them play with those they know]. The problem for the main lobby however is that, when you sit down and play some hands, opponents with different level just start playing, then one of them may do something strange or cannot be explained for (actually it can be explained if you treat them as beginner but hey I am not able to teach over 10000 people in BBO). With this in view, the players start to become rude to those beginner and the beginner does not know why they are being rude for. If you continue to play, it is just waste of time, If you do not, then you keep changing table all the time. Well, playing with people I know is the only solution, but it also means that most good players will not play in main lobby. I have some suggestions: 1. Got a rating system [ I know , it involves a lot of issue, BBO has the rights and likely is right for not implanted it, that's my personal wish only] 2. When I learnt bridge in yahoo, the standard of the players deviate too. But there is some active groups that have tournament in every day and have rating system inside the group. If you are new, just play in lobby, if you are experienced enough to look for improvement, join the group. I know there is some club in BBO, some are well run [like the BIL], but my suggestion focus on how to facilitate the daily conversation on the group members. so the BBO may try to develop a group function, and the host can include members and have some chat lot [pop window is good] for all group members and for the rest, the host can help develop. John Tsang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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