Fencer: LOL...I should have read this!

Fencer: WTG!
That was quick. You guys are on the ball, and I thank you.

Kipling: "You guys are on the ball" sounds funny when I translate it to Czech exactly, word by word.

Fencer:

Fencer: LOL....I'll keep that in mind!

thank you both, that helped:)

Have they changed, or'd something happen to my computer?

Walter Montego: No, they haven't changed. If you have a scroll mouse, try holding down 'Ctrl' and scroll up or down, that will change the size of the text.

harley: That indeed does it. I didn't know that was possible. I must've hit both at the same time and didn't realize it. Thanks

is game time suspended for ponds too ?

Jason: No.

thanks , glad i checked on that ;)

Since i didn't noticed the warning about the hardware upgrade, i was trying to connect but i couldn't. Since this happens from time to time (BKR recalculations,upgrades etc) and when i try to connect no page appears, and since i usually don't read the announcements, when this happens i don't know the reason and start to think possible causes like if my internet connection is the reason if it's only me etc.

I think that if something like that occurs that would make the site being down for a while, you should have a page that would say site is temporarily unavailable for 2 hours etc.......


Also what is this small dot in the top of the cursor, while i'm writing here....?

Pythagoras: In case of a hardware upgrade there is no server to put such page to.

You are right madPhilip I didn't thought of that......

Fencer: I went to click on the link for your wife's art site, but it takes u to the log in page of Brainking

Princess Alison: Working now.

Fencer: OK, thank you

Marfitalu: Fixed.

The www.brainking.info site could contain the site down message, for people who might think to check that site. I often go there when the site is down to check. (Though nothing has been put there in eons!) :-)

Hey Fencer can you answer my simple question i asked in the Pahtum discussion board ......?
Curious as always......

Harley!!

May the bad girl have one??

Tuesday: Both of us no.

i just got a message saying "the game is a draw" for game #1216857, part of a hyper backgammon match in which my opponent won both games.

first, the messages announcing results should refer to matches as "matches" rather than "games" (there's a difference), and second, why is this thing saying the game *or* the match is a draw? a drawn game is not possible in hyper backgammon, and the match was not a draw, but a rout.

thanks...

plaintiger: This is a side effect of one recent bugfix and affects only older messages.

should be called torus froglet

Luke Skywalker: No, I like sphere.

Fencer: of course you are free to call it anything you like, but I thought you would want to be mathematically correct.

Luke Skywalker: I don't want to have it mathematically correct. There are many people who don't know what a torus is but everyone knows a sphere.

Luke Skywalker: If you call it Taurus Froglet people will be asking where the bulls are. ;-)

Fencer: He is a pawn, he cannot see your winking eye

wellywales: If he uses his eyes only. If he uses his brain too: http://brainking.com/images/smileys/4.gif.

Pythagoras: or by using the right proxomitron filter

There's no hope for the lot :P

Fencer: what about donut froglet then? (where's the donut smiley?)

can unused vacation days be transferred to the next year?

Luke Skywalker: No, on January 1st they start over so you would have 20 again, regardless of how many you have left now.

harley: As a pawn I only have 5. I haven't used them this year and I'd like to set them now for the christmas holidays, but if it was possible to carry them over I'd rather do that to get 10 days next year.

Luke Skywalker: No, it's not possible.

Luke Skywalker: Sorry, I was thinking of the knight memberships that get 20 days per year.

Would it be possible to have a rolling number of vacations days; I find that approaching Xmas, I've nearly used up all mine.

tonyh: What is a rolling number?

Fencer: I always wondered why is it not possible to take vacation days to the new year?

Radiant Aunt: Because it is my rule.

Fencer: LL

Fencer: the 30 days vacation time is renewed at the end of each month (you might have to give us 36 days!! or add on 2 1/2 days).
that way, we need never worry about running out of vacation time towards the end 0f the year. For example, I have 0 days left but will get 30 days in January, when I don't really need them then.

tonyh: Bud.. I would hope to heck he didn't give us that much vacation time, we have plenty..

Some peeps yes.. they need the vacation time.. while other abuse it..

For instance.. someone who starts up lots of games and tournaments.. then goes over to a new account .. and never intends on coming back to the account the games were started on.. if they have a full lot of vacation days.. and they game allows them 14 days to make a move.. it takes at least 45 days to time out when they have full vacation days.. which not only holds up the games and tourneys.. it also restricts those who are playing the game that don't have a membership to have to sit and wait it out.. or suffer the point loss by resigning the game.

even those who start over 200 games and can't keep up with the games..

We get plenty of Vacation Days!

I agree i've still got all 30 left.

furbster: I have 23