blackshoe Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 I wonder who decided ten seconds was long enough, and why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 I'm trying not to show disinterest. When people really have a problem, they have all sorts of mannerisms. They fidget, they fold their hand and reopen it, they furrow their brow. They also often do this significantly longer than 10 seconds. 10 seconds is longer than "I have absolutely nothing to think about", but not really as along as "I have a problem". Try to read more carefully. I said that people look at their cards with no mannerisms at all, and I didn’t say “when they are required to pause”: I meant all the time. Perhaps where you live, people engage in the kind of coffeehousing you describe, but it is not common here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 Try to read more carefully. I said that people look at their cards with no mannerisms at all, and I didn’t say “when they are required to pause”: I meant all the time. Perhaps where you live, people engage in the kind of coffeehousing you describe, but it is not common here.99% of the time that's true. But when people go into the tank for a long time, they do all sorts of things. I've seen champions do this while I've been operating vugraph. Of course, if you take the better part of a minute to make a decision, mannerisms on top of this are probably not relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pran Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 I wonder who decided ten seconds was long enough, and why? I (for one) have no idea, but if it was just a guess I would say (from my experience) that it was very successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 I don't disagree, Sven, I'm just curious about the history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pescetom Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 99% of the time that's true. But when people go into the tank for a long time, they do all sorts of things. I've seen champions do this while I've been operating vugraph. Of course, if you take the better part of a minute to make a decision, mannerisms on top of this are probably not relevant. I imagine that champions in vugraph were playing with screens, which should make their mannerisms irrelevant as far as UI is concerned ? Yesterday I had the honour to play against (and the luck to beat) a World Master, and was surprised that he didn't make much attempt to remain inexpressive... but I guess it wasn't the Bermuba Bowl, and he did explain patiently to my partner why she should have ditched the K♣ straight away :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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