Well group 3 is getting near to completion: dgbuckmeister underestimated quite how fast gatecrasher is capable of moving and paid the price for it, he now has to win just one more game to progress to the final.
from group 1 rhprhp has been banned, but probably too late now as sealion looks strong favourite to make it through.
And in group 6.... well, the less said about that the better.
Expecting any more admin action before Round 3 starts, T-chex? The rhprhp banning shows they are on the case. Would love it if they got everything sorted before Round 3 so we could all sit back and watch with pleasure the best players fight it out.
I do hope you are wrong about the Scotsman though. I love seeing an underdog do well & it'd be great if that's exactly what it was.
With rhprhp getting the chop, I'm back in the mix with sealion, formally at least, for Gp 1. Sealion is effectively past the post. But in the event that anything 'unusual' occurs and I win the group, I state now that I will not take up my place in the final round. I realise this declaration doesn't amount to much, given the way things are likely to turn out. But I'm making it clear now, just in case
Originally posted by atticus2Protest? Holiday? CSI Miami marathon?
With rhprhp getting the chop, I'm back in the mix with [b]sealion, formally at least, for Gp 1. Sealion is effectively past the post. But in the event that anything 'unusual' occurs and I win the group, I state now that I will not take up my place in the final round. I realise this declaration doesn't amount to much, given the way things are likely to turn out. But I'm making it clear now, just in case[/b]
Originally posted by atticus2A rather futile gesture. If there are cheats in the final you are just making things easier for them.
With rhprhp getting the chop, I'm back in the mix with [b]sealion, formally at least, for Gp 1. Sealion is effectively past the post. But in the event that anything 'unusual' occurs and I win the group, I state now that I will not take up my place in the final round. I realise this declaration doesn't amount to much, given the way things are likely to turn out. But I'm making it clear now, just in case[/b]
There is a system in place to get cheats investigated and banned.
How many of the potential finalists in this tournament have you or Mr T filled out fair play tickets for?
How many tickets have you submitted in the past and how many resulted in a banning?
A gesture, indeed it would be, were the situation to arise. Futile, not for me at least. It would spare me the thankless task of bashing my head against a silicon wall.
How many tickets have I raised? Several, all to my knowledge succesful. And I could raise several more, especially from my current crop of opponents. But the 'system' here is highly burdensome on the time and goodwill of a handful of mods. It's a joyless and time-consuming exercise ploughing through games for reliable evidence. Personally I'm reluctant to put the mods through it.
But today I tried my own private enforcement. I asked an opponent if he could explain his astonishing rating 'improvement' - from c.1100 in his early months in here to a sharp rise from Nov 08 to 2100+. In Sept 08 he was losing regularly to guys 1200+; by Jan 09, he was trouncing 2200+. But instead of offering an explanation, he stormed off in a tantrum, resigning both games 🙄
So I'm the beneficiary of a swag of unearned cartoon points, and have driven a cheat from the tournament in question. Another 'futile gesture'? Perhaps. But I enjoyed it 🙂
Originally posted by Swiss ToniThat's a lovely sentiment
I do hope you are wrong about the Scotsman though. I love seeing an underdog do well & it'd be great if that's exactly what it was.
Let's hope he doesn't lose his concentration in the final round like he did in this last game he completed against a slightly less fearsome opponent.
