10 Aug '06 16:58>
With regards to VACATION, I would like to make a suggestion,as the present vacation doesn't seem to be fair for either player,if you have the option of winning a game you are losing then why not take it?...i saw this game where the guy,who,went on vacation had 10 or so pieces on the board the other guy had only his king!...the guy with the lonesome king has'nt made a claim....which is good of him,so why not resign,if he is not going to claim?...the other guy with the 10 pieces...could offer him a draw...but why should he ,after all he is winning!...but then he can lose?!...so what do you do...win,lose or draw?...answer....quite simple...change the rule.....my suggestion is....you're allowed two short holidays, 7days for each holiday or one long holiday of 14 days...in this time your vacation sign comes up after you make a move and your time holiday time counts down say 7days,your opponent's time will count down as normal until he makes a move then his time will also stop for the 7days...if the player claiming the hoilday comes back say within the 7days he can make a move but the time won't count down until the 7days is used up,this is incase the other player doesn't check his game as he thinks his opponent is away for 7days...if though, the 2nd player replies then the game continues as normal,the player who clamed the 7days hoilday...even if he only uses a day will have used up one of his holidays.....thats my suggestion,i think this would be a vast improvment,to the VACATION rule.