Playing with the vaction flag up?

bluelake99

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07 Oct 07

bluelake99

Joined: 07 Apr 07
Moves: 10899

07 Oct 07

Is it right for somebody to make moves when they set the VAC flag?

huckleberryhound

Devout Agnostic.

DZ-015

Joined: 12 Oct 05
Moves: 42584

07 Oct 07

We pay for that privilege 😛

Nordlys

The sky

Joined: 05 Apr 05
Moves: 10385

07 Oct 07

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Yes. In fact, it may be the only way to avoid to be timed out when you come back.

Edit: Also, people often put up their vacation flag when they don't know how much internet access they will have or when they know they won't be able to handle all their games. Allowing them to still make some moves means that fewer opponents will have to wait until they are fully back.

pawnhandler

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Joined: 01 May 07
Moves: 27860

07 Oct 07

1 edit

Also, the flag is set to UK time. A person may be back but the date hasn't changed in the UK yet. I had my flag up when I had computer problems. When I had computer access once again, I resumed play although my flag would remain showing until it was the next day in the UK.

Phlabibit

Mystic Meg

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Joined: 27 Mar 03
Moves: 17242

07 Oct 07

If it wasn't right, we wouldn't be able to do it.

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huckleberryhound

Devout Agnostic.

DZ-015

Joined: 12 Oct 05
Moves: 42584

07 Oct 07

What i hate is, setting a challenge with someone rated 1350, then having them timeout loads of games and me getting beaten by a 1000 rated player 😛

Sunburnt

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Some other realm

Joined: 03 Aug 06
Moves: 25534

08 Oct 07

Some people put it up when they are just being lazy 😛.

Ice Cold

Joined: 30 Aug 06
Moves: 28651

08 Oct 07

I do it just to piss people off, is that a problem? 😠

Phlabibit

Mystic Meg

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Joined: 27 Mar 03
Moves: 17242

08 Oct 07

Hey, I'm the original "Vacationing for the Lulz" guy!

😠

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Ice Cold

Joined: 30 Aug 06
Moves: 28651

08 Oct 07

You're also the Original Retro Football Avatar guy.

Ponderable

chemist

Linkenheim

Joined: 22 Apr 05
Moves: 673256

08 Oct 07

Actually after booking vacations you cannot put it down 🙂

Dr Strangelove

Joined: 22 Aug 05
Moves: 26450

08 Oct 07

wrong

eamon o

the highway to hell

Joined: 23 Aug 06
Moves: 24531

08 Oct 07

right. -as the horny redneck said to the chicken 😕

Dr Strangelove

Joined: 22 Aug 05
Moves: 26450

08 Oct 07

Subscribers are allowed this unfairness in games; the only way to avoid it is to not play anyone who takes unfair advantage.....works for me. 😏

king creole

Joined: 20 Oct 05
Moves: 81687

08 Oct 07

The other side to is it is there are internet cafes where people can make a few moves if they are away.I'd guess that they don't know the full facilities until they reach where they are going to.