On Holiday

How do I change my status to on holiday?

Click 'my home', then at the bottom of the menu click 'vacation', then click the box and click 'update'.

Thanks for your help🙂

Originally posted by meh9
Thanks for your help🙂

One other point. Using this feature does not prevent someone from claiming a time-out victory. It only adds an icon by your username as a means to let others know you are on holiday/vacation.

At least that is my understanding of it.

regards, Marc

Might I suggest that when you enable the "on vacation" symbol that there is the (obligitory) field to indicate your return date.

Originally posted by MartinS
Might I suggest that when you enable the "on vacation" symbol that there is the (obligitory) field to indicate your return date.

Why not limit the vacation to 3 weeks a year? and when you're on vacation you can't be timed out?
good idea? bad idea?

I would say more like 6 weeks a year, 3 weeks isnt that much cause someone can only take 3 one week vacations or one 3 week vac,
or maby I'm just saying that cause this summer I'm going to camp for 3 weeks and probly to florida for a week

Originally posted by thire
Why not limit the vacation to 3 weeks a year?

Three weeks paid vacation, and time off in lieu of pay for 150 % of active overtime hours. Note that paid sick days may only be granted with a note from a licensed physician, and unused vacation time does NOT roll over into the following year. 🙂

Originally posted by thire
Why not limit the vacation to 3 weeks a year? and when you're on vacation you can't be timed out?
good idea? bad idea?

I really like this idea.Russ,Chris?

Originally posted by thire
Why not limit the vacation to 3 weeks a year? and when you're on vacation you can't be timed out?
good idea? bad idea?

I don't think Russ and Chris have a Human Resource Department to track the number of days you've been on vacation. Plus, do you have to get your vacation 'approved' in order to take it? 😉

Seriously though, there shouldn't be any 'limits' placed on how long you can be on vacation and there shouldn't be a prohibition on taking a T/O vs. someone on vacation. It complicates things too much and may allow abuses of the system. i.e. People have been claiming about someone in a totally lost position dragging the game out. If the game has a T/O setting of 7 days that's one thing but what if they decide to set their status to vacation? Then you would have to wait 3 weeks before closing the game because even though they went past 7 days, you are prohibited in taking a T/O.

I think what they have is the best solution. If someone takes a T/O against you don't play them again. You also can send them an e-mail with the wonderful new e-mail system to let them know when you are to return.

Just my humble opinion on the matter. 🙂

Russ and Chris... keep up the great work!!! 😀😀😀

Bryan

Originally posted by ChessNut
I don't think Russ and Chris have a Human Resource Department to track the number of days you've been on vacation. Plus, do you have to get your vacation 'approved' in order to take it? 😉

Seriously though, there shouldn't be any 'limits' placed on how long you can be on vacation and there shouldn't be a prohibition on taking a T/O vs. someone ...[text shortened]... humble opinion on the matter. 🙂

Russ and Chris... keep up the great work!!! 😀😀😀

Bryan

just my little opinion:
I like it 😉

I don't think that this would be too much work or too difficult (ther is nothing too dificult for Russ 😵 ).
And vacation status could also be called "out of timeout-status". That's it what is is.

And I'd play again someone who timed me out again: He had the right to do so and he used it. There is nothinmg wrong with that. It's the rules... If I don't want to be timed out, there are three ways to avoid this:
a) don't play correspondence chess
b) just take games with high enough timeouts
c) move fast
If I'm timed out I broke all these three rules 😳

okay, now about the CON's:
the site should stay simple. and all this adding-super-new-easy feature makes it more complicated and turns away from the big succes: CHESS. And timeoutvacationperiods have nothing to do with chess.

It would be nice to impove the existing feature "timeoutvacation" but I think this is not very important.
So far my opinion...
th

Originally posted by thire
And I'd play again someone who timed me out again: He had the right to do so and he used it. There is nothinmg wrong with that. It's the rules...

Maybe there is confusion about what I was saying. I'm saying that it is not right for someone to take a T/O when you have your status on 'vacation' and if they don't have the common courtesy to respect that, then you can excercise your right to not play them again.

T/O in normal play is fine by me. I do it as well. I just respect the player that is nice enough to tell me he is on 'vacation' and I'll let the game go as long as it takes before they move again.

I DON'T think that by setting your status to 'vacation' should make you immune to a T/O. This would allow people to drag out games by setting their status to 'vacation'. I disagree completely with this type of function.

I hope this will clarify what I was trying to state. 🙄

Bryan

Originally posted by ChessNut
I hope this will clarify what I was trying to state. 🙄
Bryan

okay, Bryan...
I think you were always clear enught, but I read faster then I understand and this is a big big mistake! 🙁

you are absolutly right, but I think when Russ limits the "vactactions" to 4 weeks a year, people can drag out your victory (or T/O) - but just for 4 weeks!

Originally posted by thire
but I think when Russ limits the "vactactions" to 4 weeks a year, people can drag out your victory (or T/O) - but just for 4 weeks!

I guess we don't agree then because if you agree with me then there is no reason for a 'limit' on the vacation as you would not be immune to a T/O.

If someone wanted to try to 'drag' out a game for the sole reason of making you mad, and you knew they were still around, you would have the option to take the T/O and walk away even if they 'say' their on vacation.

Or am I misunderstanding what you're saying? 😕

Originally posted by ChessNut
Or am I misunderstanding what you're saying? 😕

perhaps it is not as easy as I thought... 🙄

What do you think of prohibiting moving for people "on vacation".
or perhaps it's too complicated then... 😕
th