respect vacation flags

irontigran

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24 Jan 09 06:24

irontigran

Joined: 26 Jun 06
Moves: 59283

24 Jan 09 06:24

ive been here long enough to know most of the stuff you need to know, but i still dont get this: people in their profile say they respect vacation flags. dont you not have a choice? you cant time them out whether you like it or not.. am i missing something?

MissOleum

Joined: 31 Jan 07
Moves: 93899

24 Jan 09 07:49

just means they haven't updated their profile for yonks, since the days when it was an honour system and you could time them out if you were nasty enough.

FabianFnas

Joined: 11 Nov 05
Moves: 43938

24 Jan 09 07:51

Originally posted by irontigran
ive been here long enough to know most of the stuff you need to know, but i still dont get this: people in their profile say they respect vacation flags. dont you not have a choice? you cant time them out whether you like it or not.. am i missing something?

Historical reasons.
There were times when the flag was only a sign why you didn't move for a while, and he wasn't immune for any time out. By pleading 'respect my vacation flag' they hope for the good sportmanship of the opponents.
Now, you're right, it doesn't matter for the opponent. It's just information that he cannot be skulled.