So what is the formula(s) that are used in the code here to figure out ratings.

THIS PLACE is where you normally point people, but that mostly talks about games within a tournament. So like that site, does this also have 2 different formulas? (1 for people under 8 games total, and 1 for people over 8 games). That site also talks about Wins & Loses. Is that TOTAL all games win & lose for that game type, or just in that tournament?

Anyway, the whole reason I'm asking is that for the life of me, I can't figure out what is going on with the Dark Battleboats & Battleboats plus ratings. EVERY game that I finish seems to be a rating flex of 40 or more points, even after complete 100+ games. (usually by now the change is a lot smaller). And for the life of me I can't reproduce the math for the ratings of these 2 game types.

It's almost like something in the site code is pointing to the wrong "game total" value or something, which then calculates each rating wrong. (But if I can figure out exactly how the ratings are calculated on this site, hopefully I can figure it out.)

anyone else expeiencing slow game loads?

I'm not...webtv again??

I was earlier, not webtv

after 3 tries...I cant get a game to fully load!!

I had one that wouldnt let me choose my pieces even though my turn, then it disapeared from my game list

Tons of problems... thought it was WebTv again.... slow loading..."incomplete loading"...

Hmmm.. I'm webtv, and having NO problems at all... But I also didn't have any problems a few days ago when other webtv-ers were having problems..

other sites are working fine!!

it's been freezing up on me too, and very very slow. :o(

I got a upgrade this morning, thought maybe that was the reason. Seems everytime i get one i have trouble.

It's slow here too.

where did "five in line" go on "Ratings" page?

itsyourturn is acting up too. Doing the same thing there as here.

I'm not having trouble on either site!

Our logs show no unusual activity. It must have been on client side or somewhere on the network.

Fencer is *definitely* a communications guru. Our motto: blame the other guys! lol

There is no pleasing some people.

lol -- very true. Also a commo motto. :D

Besides... you know you wouldn't feel appreciated if we didn't razz you continually. ;)

I remember Fencer saying 350 members'd been on, I reckon at least 150 have me on their enemies list.

I have a PC and never have slow playing games

Just took me forever to get on here. All white screens. I tried through a different route than normal, and got to the visitors page. It had my name and login, but still took me to a white screen. I finally tried to enter in the guest mode, and it took me right to my main page? hmmm...
I came right here, and havent tried to play any games yet. Shall see if there are any other problems like yesterday :)
Ug... I have you on my friends list, maybe that tells you something...LOL

What is love? I've been lost in dreams.

When I had webtv. last year and I got white screens It always helped me to hit move and stay here, then click on Main Page, then click my next game.... It seemed to work good after I did it three times in a row, then I went back to normal playing

I had trouble getting on for a couple of days. It happens to me every once in a while. By the way, where did the backgammom ratings go from thew ratings lists?

I just checked and I see the Backgammom ratings, I just clicked on ratings right below winners on my home page

Oh, I see it now. Thanks.

Anytime :o)

Thanks sun... Now that I am here again, it seems all is well :)

Im up for renewal beginning SEpt.
can some one please tell me the safe SAFE way to pay....I dont have paypal and have never heard of Moneybookers???? is that correct?
Im dubious...WhisperzQ can you advise?..or anybody else for that matter?

Bernice, if you go to Brainking.info, there is a list of representatives that can help you with payments. Choose the one in your country and send them a message or email.

Bernice: Do you have a VISA or Mastercard?

sometimes I simply don't want to be forced to making any moves on my
weekend days, no big calculating which games expire nonetheless. - i.e. imho
at clock midnight, b4 weekend days, 24 hours should be added, without mucking. ~*~

I mean of course only the games that have less than 24 hours time left,
at the beginning of a weekend day ... e.g. today noonish bk was down, and
I had even to come back in the evening to save seven games running out else ... ~*~

Maybe if you dont leave your games that long before your weekend days? Or perhaps play games with longer limits, say more than 7 days, so that you wouldnt even have to make a move per week. No games would ever be below 24 hours by your weekend.
Good Luck!

Does anyone know when your holidays get renewed to the full amount of 30 days? Is it by calendar year or some other moethod Fencer?

On January 1st of each year, everyone's vacation days get reset. I asked Fencer at the end of last year :-)

Kevin.... are the vacation days then prorated when you pay for a new membership?

No - all rooks always have 30 vacation days at the beginning of each year, and knights always have 20. Unused days are not carried over to the next year.

I have VISA card.

Bernice: Then you can pay with your VISA card through Moneybookers, it's simple and safe.
Danoschek: If you give me some time, I will add an auto-vacation feature.

OK:) will do it now :)

what happens if you dont have a mobile phone??????

and also i object to giving out phone numbers, as we all know there are idiots around.

***I cancelled the order, what do I do now?***

Unfortunatelly you cannot us it without a mobile phone.
WhisperzQ, as the Australian representative, might help you.

thank you Fencer....I have messaged WhisperzQ...so we will see...

I can send you a post office money order if i know your address....but would you get it in time and would my membership be as a pawn until you received it or would I retain my status?

This isnt really very satisfactory :(

Harley?? could I send you the money and if so How?

Bernice: It's much safer to send an American Express money order [see payment options].

Thanks Filip :)
am confused at the moment sorry :(

will wait and see what responses i get from WhispersQ and Harley

might even borrow mobile phone number...I will see what happens....still have 12? days

So if your membership begins in decmber, you can vacation the whole month and then start with 30 morein january, for example?

seems like only one person on the site is having payment problems?
I haven't seen any others. If any others are in fact having payment problems, let us all know so we can be aware of it. If not, then yet again it is obviously just an isolated case.

longjohn why do you try and pull people down all the time ...do you feel better for it ?