23 Jan '08 18:59>1 edit
Originally posted by Phlabibit
It has been talked about before and having 'Game Refs' really isn't much of an option for a site that generates hundreds of games a day. We're at the mercy of the software to decide when a game has gone 3 rep or 50 move rule.
We also are at the mercy of users to accept a draw in a game with inadequate mating material. If we have a problem with a user who won't accept, we can add them to our ignore list and not worry about playing them anymore. That's as close to a solution we can get I am afraid.
If I had gotten another 15 rating points in the 40th game I played here at RHP, would my rating be any different than it is now? Not by much, I am sure. I would have just lost more points in the next lost game, or gained fewer in the next won game. Rating is there to show others what level we play at, it's not a trophy.
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You misunderstood me. I am not in favour of refs. I personally don't care much about if someone makes me play the game out to the bitter end. And if I gain a few point less, or loose a few more, I don't care.
I only meant to say that English Tal reaction is a little bit too much. Necojones didn't need punishment as English Tal suggest, because he did not do anything wrong.
He just needs to learn to have a little bit of patient with these kind of chess players at RHP that use these tactics.
It has been talked about before and having 'Game Refs' really isn't much of an option for a site that generates hundreds of games a day. We're at the mercy of the software to decide when a game has gone 3 rep or 50 move rule.
We also are at the mercy of users to accept a draw in a game with inadequate mating material. If we have a problem with a user who won't accept, we can add them to our ignore list and not worry about playing them anymore. That's as close to a solution we can get I am afraid.
If I had gotten another 15 rating points in the 40th game I played here at RHP, would my rating be any different than it is now? Not by much, I am sure. I would have just lost more points in the next lost game, or gained fewer in the next won game. Rating is there to show others what level we play at, it's not a trophy.
P-
You misunderstood me. I am not in favour of refs. I personally don't care much about if someone makes me play the game out to the bitter end. And if I gain a few point less, or loose a few more, I don't care.
I only meant to say that English Tal reaction is a little bit too much. Necojones didn't need punishment as English Tal suggest, because he did not do anything wrong.
He just needs to learn to have a little bit of patient with these kind of chess players at RHP that use these tactics.