Okay, so certain persons will challenge you. When I receive a challenge, I usually take it. And I say, Hello. Most respond with a greeting of some kind. But what is up w/those who challenge you, out of nowhere, and can't even respond w/common courtesy? It's not that I crave a dialogue...it's just courtesy.
When I'm challenged by someone I don't know, and I feel that I can take the game, I do some research of the fellow.
If he has a rating that levels his skill, and not too higher than mine, I usually accept the challenge.
I like some politeness, but I can very well do without it. What I don't like is rudeness.
I used to get blind challenegse, the thing that irked me was that they odten sat there at the bottom of my list of 60-70 games just ticking away unnoticed, so when I did find these random games I would just trash them out of annoyance that they had been there a day or two without my knowledge or that I simply had enough games going and my profile quite clearly says "no blind challenges".
Originally posted by Pigface1my settings/challenge settings/max games = 0.
I used to get blind challenegse, the thing that irked me was that they odten sat there at the bottom of my list of 60-70 games just ticking away unnoticed, so when I did find these random games I would just trash them out of annoyance that they had been there a day or two without my knowledge or that I simply had enough games going and my profile quite clearly says "no blind challenges".
that way people need to pm you and ask for a game, which you can then accept or refuse depending on the situation.
having unlimited challenge settings sort of means that you agree to blind challenges.
Originally posted by wormwoodThanks for the tip, I figured that out after a while but didnt realize it at first.
my settings/challenge settings/max games = 0.
that way people need to pm you and ask for a game, which you can then accept or refuse depending on the situation.
having unlimited challenge settings sort of means that you agree to blind challenges.
Originally posted by Evey HammondI'm with T-Rex, most of my games come from friends (like Matt, timtim, and occassionally the Flying Dutchman (from Ohio))
Okay, so certain persons will challenge you. When I receive a challenge, I usually take it. And I say, Hello. Most respond with a greeting of some kind. But what is up w/those who challenge you, out of nowhere, and can't even respond w/common courtesy? It's not that I crave a dialogue...it's just courtesy.
when random challenges come across, I ask them why they want to play, and usually tell them I'm not interested in games other than those with dialogue (other than with the Flying Dutchman(from Ohio) (since he never* talks) since I'm interested in discussion over the position.
*never=rarely**
**rarely= never with any significance regarding the position
Originally posted by Evey HammondBeware a couple of things when this happens.
Okay, so certain persons will challenge you. When I receive a challenge, I usually take it. And I say, Hello. Most respond with a greeting of some kind. But what is up w/those who challenge you, out of nowhere, and can't even respond w/common courtesy? It's not that I crave a dialogue...it's just courtesy.
1. Skull chasers will often do this. Make sure you check the time limits before accepting. If it's 1 day with no bank, they're after the move timeout.
2. Sandbagers. Look at the profile. If the person was once much higher than you and dropped because of time away, they might challenge you knowing you're much lower than their actual rating. Provisional ratings are the same. A new player that is knowingly higher rated will challenge lower rated players to get the easy wins.
3. Sometimes they're just lonely and want a game.