I think Hardcore Tournaments (0/21 time controls) should operate as "No Vacation" tournaments. Other sites organise tournaments with this facility. On chess.com you are required to confirm that you know it is a no-vacation tournament before they will allow you to enter.
Given the number of threads showing dissatisfaction with the way many people manipulate their vacation status, having a no-vacation tournament option could help to ease widespread frustration. Clearly, it doesn't bother everyone, but it does bother a significant number of people.
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Originally posted by KewpieThis should be a given for the 1/0 tournies in my opinion
I think Hardcore Tournaments (0/21 time controls) should operate as "No Vacation" tournaments. Other sites organise tournaments with this facility. On chess.com you are required to confirm that you know it is a no-vacation tournament before they will allow you to enter.
Given the number of threads showing dissatisfaction with the way many people manipula ...[text shortened]... n. Clearly, it doesn't bother everyone, but it does bother a significant number of people.
the idea of these tournies (1/0 i'm talking about) is that its meant to be a quicker tournament with shorter time controls
Originally posted by KewpieI would gladly enter such a tournament.
I think Hardcore Tournaments (0/21 time controls) should operate as "No Vacation" tournaments. Other sites organise tournaments with this facility. On chess.com you are required to confirm that you know it is a no-vacation tournament before they will allow you to enter.
Given the number of threads showing dissatisfaction with the way many people manipula ...[text shortened]... n. Clearly, it doesn't bother everyone, but it does bother a significant number of people.
Originally posted by KewpieDoing away with vacation time solves everything.
I think Hardcore Tournaments (0/21 time controls) should operate as "No Vacation" tournaments. Other sites organise tournaments with this facility. On chess.com you are required to confirm that you know it is a no-vacation tournament before they will allow you to enter.
Given the number of threads showing dissatisfaction with the way many people manipula ...[text shortened]... n. Clearly, it doesn't bother everyone, but it does bother a significant number of people.
Originally posted by KewpieWhy should a 0/21 Hardcore tournament be treated any different from any other format?
Yes, but that's throwing the baby out with the bathwater. There must be better solutions out there.
We get people moaning that person xyz is holding up a tournament by using vacation time, to delay their games, avoid timeout etc etc.
As the addition of vacation time is the cause of so many threads, the easiest way to eliminate these threads is to remove the cause, vacation time.
Originally posted by SilverstrikerWhy not make the same for 3/0 tournies, or 3/3?
This should be a given for the 1/0 tournies in my opinion
the idea of these tournies (1/0 i'm talking about) is that its meant to be a quicker tournament with shorter time controls
All tournies have time limits where you expect the opponent to move within a specific period of time. Vacation time only screws that up when someone puts up the little, "you can't time me out ha ha flag"
Originally posted by adramforallYou MUST take the BAD with the GOOD.
Why not make the same for 3/0 tournies, or 3/3?
All tournies have time limits where you expect the opponent to move within a specific period of time. Vacation time only screws that up when someone puts up the little, "you can't time me out ha ha flag"
Vacations are needed for vacations, & emergency.
-Removed-Hi Dive, its no inconvenience to me. If its my move in a game, I move, if its not I wait till it is.
The problem is that people on here want the benefits of vacation time when it suits them. They either have to suffer the inconvenience, for want of a better word, of an opponent taking longer to make their move in the games or accept vacation time for what it is, a way to delay a game.
As for fast games, the next thing people will complain about is how fast people are moving in the 1/0 game. If the player decides to wait for 23 hours and 59 minutes before making their move they will get told they are holding the games up, even though they are moving in the agreed timescale.
This complaint has arisen before when players take the full time to make their moves and others who have finished their games want to get onto the next round, complain that other players aren't moving fast enough.
Too many people expect instant respones to moves, forgetting that we are a global community, and while they are moving their opponents are sleeping/working etc.
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Originally posted by adramforallAccepted - how about people cant use flags in these tournies and also cant sign up for these tournies if they have the flag up?
Why not make the same for 3/0 tournies, or 3/3?
All tournies have time limits where you expect the opponent to move within a specific period of time. Vacation time only screws that up when someone puts up the little, "you can't time me out ha ha flag"
Originally posted by SilverstrikerI think the idea of a no flag tourney is great. As for signing up when on holiday I see no reason why not, after all the tourney will be no flag and as such having the flag already flying will be meaningless to that tourney.
Accepted - how about people cant use flags in these tournies and also cant sign up for these tournies if they have the flag up?