Pedro Martínez: I like it too. Of course there are going to be those who are confused, (LOL) and don't understand the implications of the difference.

I wonder what a good name for these ponds would be? People could post suggestions for that too.

grenv: There is no need for your final comment. Keep stuff like that off this board.

Of course, the other thing to think about Brainking, is you also have the # points match option. In this option, draws in individual games can count towards the score. (1/2 points). In a #wins match, draws don't count for anything. The game didn't even happen. I found this out when an opponent and I were trying out a game, didn't want to continue and figured we would offer draws to end it early. Wasn't working! lol.

talen314: But that can be accomplished by declaring the match a # wins match. The point is, it doesn't work that way here, so if you don't want to run into that, don't use a # games match. If your intention is to have a "5 game match", and work the way you want it to work, just create a "3 wins match". Then, it would be a max a 5 games, but would end at the proper time.

grenv: When created, if it is categorized as a 3 win match, then yes, it ends when someone gets 3 wins. However, when it is categorized as a # game match, it is handled literally, and it is a # game match. This of course brings on Draws, and and games that are not "necessary" for declaring a winner. I've never understood having the "# game matches". . Some people must like it that way. The "# win matches" make much more sense to me. I think sometimes people don't think about the difference when they make them.

grenv: Hmm as one of those co-second placers, I think I'd have to agree! LOL..

Imsoaddicted: On site tournaments there is already a place to choose "all games - or choose more at the bottom". On fellowship tournaments, at the very top of the drop box it says "all games". Or am I confused?

Vikings: I think that depends on the browser. On Firefox that definitely works. When I use IE, everything is "updated", when using the back button. (As far as the red "new" tags)

Though maybe there is a "setting" that can be changed on the browser?

gogul: When I go to the Music board, I lower the posts per page, to the number of new posts that are there.

I check all boards, so I visit a different board before that board, and put the # closest to whatever the red number is, in the "Messages per page" box, before going to the music board.

Not a perfect solution, but it helps.

Teachme2play: This is a fine place to post about it, or on the Line 4 discussion board. Fencer does read this board, but can't possibly implement everyone's suggestions.

"GERRY": Generally on something like that, I think it is best left up to the moderators of that board.

It should definitely not be argued about on that board, though. It should be dealt with by PM, and if that doesn't resolve it to your satisfaction, then you should go to the Global Moderators.

martes: Let's say I just chose A1, B2, C3, D4 and E6, but I meant to choose E5. I simply hit the back arrow on my browser, and I then choose E5.

Honest, try it, LOL, your computer won't explode!

martes: No, I use my back button in that situation all the time. If I'm on my 5th shot of Battleboats plus, and I want to take it back, I just use "back" and I can simply make my 5th shot again.

MadMonkey: I think that would be a really fun change to Behemoth chess!!! I'm horrible at regular chess, so adding a bit of luck to the game is great. But Behemoth just seems TOO reliant on luck, and I got bored with it. Making it 10x10 with 3 kings would be cool, I think.

Pedro Martínez:

"# If a Moderator or member of BrainKing Staff consider a subject or post to be off-topic or irrelevant, it may be removed. Should you be asked personally to cease a subject or remove a post, this must be done immediately. Please respect the wishes of a Moderator or member of BrainKing Staff, whether you agree with it or not. Failure to adhere to this may result in you being banned from the Discussion Board, or possibly, banned from posting on all Public Discussion Boards."

I have to go for a while, so this board is now on Approval only.

I will put this board on all posts needing approval, if necessary. The only other option is to start banning if the specific name keeps showing up.

Pedro Martínez: Because it would turn into bashing of one person, and it is not necessary when it comes to the issue at hand. Fencer knows the person that is being pointed out, and this person cannot join new tournaments anymore anyways.

I don't encourage anyone to do it, at the risk of being banned. Thank you!

Undertaker.: Specific people should not be brought up when it comes to this issue. The general issue is of course fine to discuss. Thank you.

"GERRY": Also, at the top of your list of games, click on the column "Time Left". If it then lists them as Most time left to least time left, click the column again, and it will be from Least time left to most time left.

grenv: I think you are missing the point. No one is complaining about the change. People just want it announced, when it happens, so they know not to play that way. It is a major change.

grenv: No, that is how it was intended.

grenv: Pawns were not allowed in ponds. If someone became a pawn, part way through a game, then they stopped being able to bid. It was a known strategy that if you saw someone become a pawn, you knew they couldn't bid anymore, so it was safe to bid one point above that player.

The point is, to make sure people realize that this strategy would no longer work, because pawns would now be able to bid.

AbigailII: I don't know if it will help you, but I had a similar issue. If I lowered the size of everything (Ctrl and scroll), just slightly, it fixed the issue.

coan.net: Personally, I'm not big on the speed rating idea. BUT, I think it would be SO innovative as I think we would probably be the only turn based site with such a thing. (At least the only one I know of) So, it might be worth the programming time.

(V): Or, a limit to how many times in one year that you can "renew", in order to get more vacation days. I think having vacation days "re-upped" once in a year is plenty! There are people who have done it 2 or 3 times throughout the year, in order to get more vacation days.

AbigailII: Interesting. Why should recent activity matter? Do you mean because for many games, people get better at them as time goes on? To me, that would gradually start to show as time goes on. I imagine that's probably not it. Probably something I'm not thinking of. (Imagine that! )

MadMonkey: I wasn't saying he didn't have a point. I was just pointing out that with so few games played, his BKR isn't nearly as accurate as it will be after twice as many are played. Especially at the number he is at now. That's all.

Übergeek 바둑이: Honestly, with so few games completed, the ratings/rankings aren't very accurate for you, regardless. The more games you play, the more accurate it will be. So, I really wouldn't look at as "dishonest". Through time, it will "straighten" itself out.

Übergeek 바둑이: Just to add to what Jason said, if the person times out in that period of time that a game can be deleted, it does not affect BKR either. So, while you can delete the game, as he says, you don't actually have to go through that effort. When they time out, you will see no changes in your ratings.

Yes, it is time for this to stop now. Back to what the board is for, please.

pauloaguia: Yes, there should be a limit as to how many times one person can do that in a year. I can see possibly letting someone do it once, but after that it becomes unfair to that person's opponents!

Because of recent changes to the Brain prize tournaments, there are a lot more of those tournaments. It would be great to have "Move and go to next prize tournament game"

Of course, an old request of being able to flag certain games, and having a "Move and go to next flagged game" would solve that!

Vikings: LOL.. near the beginning of May

AbigailII: Personally, whenever I or my opponent guess a square where there isn't a frog, I mark it in Notes. (I started doing this when I realized sometimes I was Guessing the same square multiple times! LOL)

Usually it doesn't need to stay in Notes very long, as something will happen on the board that makes it obvious there can't be a frog in that space anyways.

AlliumCepa: Yeah, I'd like to be able to "flag" certain games, and have an option to "Move and go to next flagged game"

MadMonkey: Yes, I remember you mentioning it.

There of course is the other option of clicking "play later" on an individual game, and it will skip that game when using the "move and go to" menu. That's what I usually do in that situation, as I'm too lazy to go to settings and add the other one to the menu.. lol.

AlliumCepa: Actually, there is already an option for: "go to the next game with offline player"

Or is that not what you mean?

Snoopy: Yes, you are correct. I had forgotten we could do that too. I think he would like to be able to filter the Waiting Game page too. It would be kind of a pain to click on each person in the waiting room to see if they are a pawn or not.

But yeah, at least it is possible to place a game in the waiting room and restrict what level you want to play against. Of course it limits the amount of people that would see your game waiting.

ScorpionOct64: Excuse me? This is not the board for arguments. I'm sorry you took what I said the wrong way, though!

Your request could have been placed without the name calling, is all I was saying.

I know you were frustrated because you couldn't reply to the person since they blocked you, but that doesn't mean the public boards are the place to get your message across to them.

I certainly wasn't trying to offend you. Calm down.

ScorpionOct64: Simply block the person you are concerned about. Why would you want to block an entire membership level? Let's please keep it to requests, and leave out the name calling, please.

coan.net: "All games are "not counted" and "not rated" - that way the system will move the players on to the next round."

Unless I'm misunderstanding, wouldn't that mean the whole tourney would have to be not counted and not rated? I imagine most people wouldn't want to be a part of that.

Hmm.. actually tournaments can't be not counted and not rated, can they?

Maybe I'm just confused.

Jim Dandy: You can use the version of "autopass" used here at brainking. You can turn this on in your settings.

Of course, for it to work, your opponent must have it turned on also.

Czuch: Or Fencer could add "Inverse Filter" like he did for the Main Page where you can filter your games.

MadMonkey: Well, the BKR's listed at the top of the fellowship pages ARE based on team results.

The BKR's I was concerned about are the ones used for the Site-wide Team Tournaments. When you look at the the Table with all the teams in it, the BKR's there are the average of all team members. (The way it was originally) Fencer introduced the BKR's figured by results, shortly after team vs. team challenges were introduced.

I just want them to match. I don't particularly care which method is used. (Though, I like the BKR based on team play results better)

The Usurper: They don't have to be on the team to be in the Stairs. In fact, all you have to do is create the team long enough to create the Stairs, and then you can delete the team.

El Cid: Yes, I would like to see a little "tick" box up there where the filter that says something like "Keep this filter until unticked".

Not only does what you describe happen when clicking "More", but also if you play one of the games and go back to Main Page. There are times when I'll want to see all of a certain game type, and choose individual games of them to play. (Not necessarily ALL of them, or not just ONE of them). I go back and have to filter again. Not a huge deal, but it would be nice to be able to just keep the filter a certain way, until I want it to go back to the regular way.

Well, the one I have asked for 2 or 3 times would help get rid of SOME of the "Move and go to" requests.

Move and go to Next Flagged game, where you have an option in each game to "flag this game".

This would be helpful for games you want to play fast that don't necessarily fall into any of the current categories, or games you are especially interested in, for whatever reason.

Further off topic posts will be removed. Thanks.

Ahh, nice idea. That sort of would tie in from my request 6 or 7 months ago. I would like the ability to flag certain games. Then, have an option added to the "Move and go to...." menu, which would be "Move and go to next flagged game". I personally would like to flag especially interesting games, Fisher clock games and games against pawns. (Well, I guess it wouldn't be necessary for me to flag Fisher clock games since there is already a "Move and go to next Fischer Clock game")

Fencer didn't say no to it back then, but he didn't exactly say yes either! LOL.. so I figure since it could tie in with this request, I would repeat it.

PLEASE, can we now move this non feature request thread to the Computer discussion board ( http://brainking.com/en/Board?bc=52 )where it is definitely now more appropriate. Thanks so much!