How rude is rude?

[Kaitlyn S]

I would say that the denominator does matter. Speaking from personal experience, I have never personally encountered a rogue 7N bidder at my table, where I might gain 20 IMPs, and I can't remember noticing it happening at a neighbouring table, where I might gain 1 or 2 IMPs.

I have probably played far fewer deals on BBO than any of the other posters (maybe a thousand?). I have encountered two different opponents doing this at my table.

[mycroft]

Okay, I apologize. I have to admit I didn't think of *opponents* doing this - or at least about the opponents of these people being upset about it. I'd ask when dummy came down if they wanted a redeal, were I host, I'd kick (and mark enemy) the offender, and go on.

 

I was just thinking of the randomness when one of the other tables did it, or when my partner decided to.

 

I admit that it's never happened to me, either, but as I said, I don't tend to play with randoms (as partners or opponents). When I did, because we were playing weirdo-Precision, the kinds of people who would 7NT partners who did something they didn't like tended to disappear after *we* did something they didn't like (like open anything but 1 or 2M).

[Vampyr]

I have probably played far fewer deals on BBO than any of the other posters (maybe a thousand?).

 

Probably not -- some posters don't play much online. I have played fewer than ten deals on BBO.

[helene_t]

I would not be interested to play more than once with someone who gives no feedback.

Yu can always ask for feedback. A good partner will give feedback if (but probably only if) you ask for it.