I really hate...

rootworm

Only Chess

05 Oct 07

rootworm

Joined: 14 Sep 07
Moves: 2194

05 Oct 07

Losing because of a timeout =/

Sicilian Smaug

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05 Oct 07

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yo its me

Yo! Its been

Me, all along

Joined: 14 Jan 07
Moves: 64933

05 Oct 07

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😀 😉

rootworm

Joined: 14 Sep 07
Moves: 2194

05 Oct 07

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haha very nicely said... problem is i have limited access to the internet and i wasn't paying attention to the fact that the timeout was 1 day

yo its me

Yo! Its been

Me, all along

Joined: 14 Jan 07
Moves: 64933

05 Oct 07

Originally posted by rootworm
haha very nicely said... problem is i have limited access to the internet and i wasn't paying attention to the fact that the timeout was 1 day

That's happened to me before, but now ya know to check 😉

HolyT

San Diego

Joined: 23 May 07
Moves: 2124

05 Oct 07

Yeah, gotta watch out for those guys who play exclusively 1/0 games (1 day timeout, 0 day time bank) and rack up timeout wins. On the other hand, if you know you'll be able to keep up with the game, you could be playing someone with an inflated ranking--i.e. ranking is higher than true indication of chess skill.

SwissGambit

Caninus Interruptus

2014.05.01

Joined: 11 Apr 07
Moves: 92274

06 Oct 07

Originally posted by HolyT
Yeah, gotta watch out for those guys who play exclusively 1/0 games (1 day timeout, 0 day time bank) and rack up timeout wins. On the other hand, if you know you\'ll be able to keep up with the game, you could be playing someone with an inflated ranking--i.e. ranking is higher than true indication of chess skill.

Yeah! How dare they prey on people who can\'t be bothered to read the conditions of the game they\'re accepting?!

MissOleum

Joined: 31 Jan 07
Moves: 93899

06 Oct 07

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I prefer 1/0 games, but rarely take timeouts, except in the case of people who just can't be bothered - and then I put them on my ignore list. I'm here to play, not to sit and look at 60 games and "0 games waiting" {like I'm doing right now}. I'm also ignoring 2 skulls because those players have advised me they're not available. We're not all ratings-boost cowboys.