badderzboy Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Hi all, Would there be any value in having some intermediates able to ask questions to the commentators in the commentary on Vugraph. I believe the commentators do a sterling job but I imagine there are times when 20 watching intermediates would love to ask --- How would the bidding in SAYC go...How would the bidding in ACOL go... I would lead the A♠ from the bidding - why did the player lead the 3♣ Was that a count signal... Why not finesse... That sort of possibly dumb question? Any thoughts? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Your point is definitely valid Steve. That would never be possible in real life bridge with voice commentary, but it is not out of the question on the internet. There is a slight problem though: Commentators usually don't have time for that! A commentator must first of all stay focused on the game: bidding, play and defence, and if he/she gets distracted by having to respond to private chat messages, it is impossible for most people to do what they are there for: commentate! Trust me, we get loads of private chat messages as it is, and we simply can't respond to all of them. I think it's great that you show interest in all the aspects you mention in your post, and we certainly don't intend to offend anybody if they don't get a reply. I wish there would time for everything, but there is not. I sincerely don't think there is a sensible solution at this point, but I and the other commentators are obviously open to suggestions. Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Roland, maybe you could have special "question answerers" designated or something (that don't actually commentate, they just answer questions). Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badderzboy Posted April 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 I suppose what I really mean is for an intermediate/other to act as a filter for such questions and then post common questions in the commentary itself. Then for one of the commentators as JLALL says to focus on answering those generic questions within the commentary. I appreciate there is the question of timing and whether it would be practical in realtime or pushing the excellent services the commentators provide It perhaps gives a little scope for us mere mortals to give something back to BBO and the excellent Vugraph service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uday Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 I'm sure that someday we'll have multiple "channels" of commentary to deal w/this. The channel concept has been raised a few times. I think it is a good way to match commentators and the audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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