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9. August 2014, 20:26:40
Dice Cheater 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
BGBedlam: Oh yeah, plenty to say about that. As per usual we'll both be heckled for mentioning this elephant in the room but who cares at this stage. My current findings about slow play is what I call 'ghost' players, there are more and more of these here these days (I'm only aware of those who play backgammon). I suspect they are given free membership then start games with a generous time control but only play when they are about to time-out even though they visit the site to make one or two moves every single day. It looks like some matches are being played but the truth is they last forever and that's simply not the way backgammon is played. I'm simply not interested in playing matches that last a year or more. Due to the above this website now feels dead, there's very little dynamism left. Pity.

9. August 2014, 20:49:41
ThunderGr 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
Dice Cheater: Well, I do not know where you find your opponents, but most of my backgammon games go through blazingly fast. To me, the site bustles with life :P.

9. August 2014, 21:17:21
Dice Cheater 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
ThunderGr: Not naming names but I'm currently playing two of these ghosts.

9. August 2014, 21:32:45
ThunderGr 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
Modified by ThunderGr (9. August 2014, 21:35:16)
Dice Cheater: You have just 7 games out of the 20 that is your limit. I am pretty sure you could, if you wanted to, start games with faster players.

10. August 2014, 12:52:10
crosseyed_uk 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
Dice Cheater: You only have 7 games running, so it must seem like an eternity when you are expecting players to make a move and they have not done so. Perhaps if you played more games it would not be so bad for you. There are no rules that say players must make moves when you expect them to. If you can't take the heat you should leave the kitchen as the expression goes.

10. August 2014, 14:05:30
Dice Cheater 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
crosseyed: Why defend slow play? Slow play sucks.

10. August 2014, 14:09:17
moistfinger 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
Dice Cheater: Yep, I second that.

10. August 2014, 14:17:44
El Cid 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
Dice Cheater: So, you can't stand that the other players impose their playing velocity to you, but you want to impose yours to them...
Like it has been said, no one here is forcing you to choose 7 day normal vacation games (in fact you have some games that have smaller time controls). If a player has a time gap to play, (s)he can use it. If it uses more time, it starts losing vacation hours, if even then he uses more time the game will eventually timeout. Yeah, it's kind of frustrating when you see a player with 50 games that connects everyday and it usually has +40 in his turn, but he plays within the time gap he is allowed to, so I can't blame.
Moreover, if you have only 7/20 possible games you can have, it is less likely to have a game in your turn. Like it has been said every time this matter comes up, this is not a realtime game site, so it is expected that the games last. Even so, there are countless time gap controls so that each player can use the ones that best fit his play style.
And this is not defending slow play... it is just remembering that each of us has the possibility to choose which games we want to play, so we got to face the consequences of the opponents we choose (especially if you are not playing tournaments)

10. August 2014, 15:35:08
crosseyed_uk 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
El Cid: Well put again.

10. August 2014, 15:33:12
crosseyed_uk 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
Modified by crosseyed_uk (10. August 2014, 16:32:54)
Dice Cheater: This is what you need

10. August 2014, 23:22:42
crosseyed_uk 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
Dice Cheater: You are acting like a spoilt child because you can't get your own way. I am hoping that a moderator will delete your vile posting.

10. August 2014, 23:33:03
The Col 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
crosseyed: It did seem like an unusually strong reaction to a pretty tame emoticon.

10. August 2014, 23:36:07
crosseyed_uk 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
Modified by crosseyed_uk (10. August 2014, 23:38:21)
The Col: It feel ashamed to think he comes from the UK. I hope he never takes ill and has to have a colostomy. Thankfully I am in good health and do not have colostomy bag.

10. August 2014, 23:37:57
The Col 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
crosseyed: It crossed the line, no question.

11. August 2014, 00:14:29
Marshmud 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
The Col: He got his wish. He is not upset with the game limits but the site and he has to have his way and be rude. He needs to be banned.

11. August 2014, 00:21:50
Marshmud 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
crosseyed: Sorry Mary. That was uncalled for.

11. August 2014, 00:32:39
crosseyed_uk 
Subject: Re: Tumble weed rolls through...
Modified by crosseyed_uk (11. August 2014, 00:34:22)
Marshmud: Thanks but It did not upset me. He has shown his true colours now. I see all his posts have been removed now.

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