11 Aug 07
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Originally posted by ouwe belgYou are allowed to move while on holiday.
If he's on holiday he isn't moving,right?Thus it must be his move.Then how can he flag his oppo?
Unless his oppo went on vacation before him of course.
So you move, and your opponent doesn't and his timenabk runs out.
YOU SKULL THE LOSER!!!!!!!!
11 Aug 07
Originally posted by saffa73Oh,the site lets you move while in vacation mode?Bit strange but ok.Then I have the question of why go in vacaction mode if you have access to the net and are still able to play?
You are allowed to move while on holiday.
So you move, and your opponent doesn't and his timenabk runs out.
YOU SKULL THE LOSER!!!!!!!!
11 Aug 07
Originally posted by ouwe belgMaybe you have 40+ active games and go on holiday. You stop in an Internet cafe, or dial in from your in-laws house (at 1200bps) and perhaps feel like you can make a couple of very easy moves, but can't run through all 40 games.
Oh,the site lets you move while in vacation mode?Bit strange but ok.Then I have the question of why go in vacaction mode if you have access to the net and are still able to play?
11 Aug 07
Originally posted by techsouthMakes sense.
Maybe you have 40+ active games and go on holiday. You stop in an Internet cafe, or dial in from your in-laws house (at 1200bps) and perhaps feel like you can make a couple of very easy moves, but can't run through all 40 games.
Still find it odd you can just carry on.I thought vacation mode would 'freeze' your games and you could do it for 2 weeks every year,or maybe a month.Guess I was wrong 🙂
12 Aug 07
I just had this... I'm beating someone fairly heavily, and then they go on holiday... so I think I'm safe for a bit (though my timebank is running down...) then I get timed out whilst the holiday symbol is still there... I just think that the holiday thing should work both ways.
13 Aug 07
Originally posted by amjs??? Why was your timebank running down??? If it was your move, you should have done so, the vacation flag doesn't prevent you from moving.
I just had this... I'm beating someone fairly heavily, and then they go on holiday... so I think I'm safe for a bit (though my timebank is running down...) then I get timed out whilst the holiday symbol is still there... I just think that the holiday thing should work both ways.
13 Aug 07
Originally posted by Sam The ShamYeah! Even more interesting: why didn't you move as soon as possible, because even when the vacation flag is on the time bank of the other guy goes down, so it's always a good idea to move as soon as possible. If his time bank runs out you just sit and wait for his flag to go off and then kill the guy!
??? Why was your timebank running down??? If it was your move, you should have done so, the vacation flag doesn't prevent you from moving.
13 Aug 07
Originally posted by ouwe belgNope, no freezing. In fact, you continue to lose timebank, you just can't be timed out. Further, I always schedule my RHP holiday one day longer than my actual holiday because I have to move in all of my games before the holiday ends.
Makes sense.
Still find it odd you can just carry on.I thought vacation mode would 'freeze' your games and you could do it for 2 weeks every year,or maybe a month.Guess I was wrong 🙂
15 Aug 07
Originally posted by amjsOne of the main reasons I object to the holiday time.
I just had this... I'm beating someone fairly heavily, and then they go on holiday... so I think I'm safe for a bit (though my timebank is running down...) then I get timed out whilst the holiday symbol is still there... I just think that the holiday thing should work both ways.
While it is your responsibility to manage your games, if you see someone is on holiday for 5 days then I feel it is reasonable to assume that during these 5 days your opponent will not move.
Are people really that desperate to play a few chess moves even when they are meant to be relaxing on holiday or are they just hoping for cheap points?
I think Gameknots idea to have the ability to cancel the vacation immunity where the player is moving is something that should be introduced here.
16 Aug 07
Originally posted by adramforallSo make the games take even longer.
One of the main reasons I object to the holiday time.
While it is your responsibility to manage your games, if you see someone is on holiday for 5 days then I feel it is reasonable to assume that during these 5 days your opponent will not move.
Are people really that desperate to play a few chess moves even when they are meant to be relaxing on hol ...[text shortened]... el the vacation immunity where the player is moving is something that should be introduced here.
Most people complain about people dragging out games when they use their vacation time. This would only cause more games to get lengthened.
I have no problem with people making the occasional moves on vacation. It's not up to the site or anyone to dictate what they are meant to be doing when they are on vacation.
People aren't desperate to play a few chess moves, if they are traveling they might find some time and why shouldn't they be able to do play a few moves?