Wack rating changes

My rating is still provisional but i've lost one game & won nine. My rating went from 1200 to 1578 as i won my first few games, reaching 4 - 0. However, I have won my last two games & my rating is being reduced! What? These are against opponents who are sometimes much lower but that is far from a reason to reduce my rating when I win! & that is my only guess as to why this is happening, as until this point I haven't restricted the ratings of my opponents. To conclude: What?

@The-Effect-of-logic

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@the-effect-of-logic said
My rating is still provisional but i've lost one game & won nine. My rating went from 1200 to 1578 as i won my first few games, reaching 4 - 0. However, I have won my last two games & my rating is being reduced! What? These are against opponents who are sometimes much lower but that is far from a reason to reduce my rating when I win! & that is my only guess as to ...[text shortened]... happening, as until this point I haven't restricted the ratings of my opponents. To conclude: What?

This is just how it goes at first. As you play more games, your rating will approach where it really should be relative to the other players' ratings.

@the-effect-of-logic said
My rating is still provisional but i've lost one game & won nine. My rating went from 1200 to 1578 as i won my first few games, reaching 4 - 0. However, I have won my last two games & my rating is being reduced! What? These are against opponents who are sometimes much lower but that is far from a reason to reduce my rating when I win! & that is my only guess as to ...[text shortened]... happening, as until this point I haven't restricted the ratings of my opponents. To conclude: What?

If I am not mistaken here I believe you have to play 20 games to get your true rating or what is considered to be true.

-VR

@caesar-salad said
This is just how it goes at first. As you play more games, your rating will approach where it really should be relative to the other players' ratings.

Correct, this is an old one. Good luck. Watch out for Robots.

@The-Effect-of-logic

The algorithm is designed to prevent a nob from ganging up on 1200 players and winning 20 in a row.

You noticed that your rating can go down from such a practice. But it is equally true, under certain conditions in the provisional stage, that your rating can go up when you feed on a diet of 2000 players.

@The-Effect-of-logic

Play some games with Black, and play a few 1800+ players. Your rating will stabilise in due course.

@moonbus said
@The-Effect-of-logic

Play some games with Black, and play a few 1800+ players. Your rating will stabilise in due course.

@The-Effect-of-logic

and by 'black' he means jack black
and by 1800 players, he means 3800 players

and never play against the rookie
you will get a negative rating, never before seen

@The-Effect-of-logic

rookie54 is the site comedian......at least he tries hard! 😉

-VR

@very-rusty said
@The-Effect-of-logic

rookie54 is the site comedian......at least he tries hard! 😉

-VR

Many call you the biggest joke around 😛

@trev33 said
Many call you the biggest joke around 😛

Sure make me lose more sleep! 😛

-VR

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@hells-caretaker said
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doobies and doughnuts and i'm in

@hells-caretaker said
Gentlemen, gentlemen! 🤷‍♂️🚬 Brandy & Cigars are served in the study...

Of course they would be now that I don't drink or smoke! 😆

-VR