Timeouts suspended for 48 hours.

Due to our email queues stalling, we have suspended all timeouts to allow the delayed notifications to be sent. (edit : and for people to respond to the emails)

If you have been making moves today, you may receive notifications for games you have already moved in. This is just a result of the queued up mail not being sent and not a bug to be reported.

I will post an update once all mail queues are clear.

edit : Timeouts will be suspended for 48 hours.

All email queues are now now clear and email is being sent without any further delay.

I will post again here once the suspension has been lifted.

While you are at it why not open your PM's

IF all email que's are now open and running, why not end the time-out suspension NOW???

I agree with Gary, am trying to reduce my game list and if the guys can't commit to there games then they must forfit...

Originally posted by Russ
All email queues are now now clear and email is being sent without any further delay.

I will post again here once the suspension has been lifted.

Lift the suspension please.

Originally posted by Gary Thomas
IF all email que's are now open and running, why not end the time-out suspension NOW???

The logic is - I may have been in a position to make a move but received no notification that it was my turn. I have now gone away for the weekend but come back to a loss as it was a 3/0 game.

Originally posted by Mctayto
The logic is - I may have been in a position to make a move but received no notification that it was my turn. I have now gone away for the weekend but come back to a loss as it was a 3/0 game.

Notification is a courtesy, but should not be necessary.

Originally posted by vlachster
Notification is a courtesy, but should not be necessary.

Correspondence chess is conducted by corresponding via emails - how is that a courtesy? It's the main part of it.

I think everyone will survive some hours, or a day or two, and survive the experience. That's just a guess on my part, however.

He he, I had wondered why I was not getting timed out in one of my games. The vacation is going up tomorrow, which will buy me a few more weeks....

I believe the poster was refering to the 24 hour notification card, which is a courtesy and not required!

I have three skulls ( tournament & clan way overdue )
Unfair, I make my moves on time. If they move in this period I'm back to 14 days a move. At this rate I'll probably expire prior to games end. Unfair!!!!

When, exactly and precisely, can I click those skulls? We should be told in advance the exact time the timeout suspension will be lifted. I make my moves within the time constraints because I check the site regularily, and I don't need email notifications to do so, although it's nice to receive them. Why am I being penalised for following the rules?

Originally posted by AttilaTheHorn
When, exactly and precisely, can I click those skulls? We should be told in advance the exact time the timeout suspension will be lifted. I make my moves within the time constraints because I check the site regularily, and I don't need email notifications to do so, although it's nice to receive them. Why am I being penalised for following the rules?

Didn't you read Russ's first post? It said the timeout suspension will be lifted in *48 hours* He posted that post on the 13th of December. 48 hours is 2 days, obviously, so you should be able to timeout your opponents about 1:21pm on the 15th. Do the math.

We should just be glad that we have someone as dedicated as Russ to fix these problems when they come up.