HAHAHA.i write Limericks, but most of them are slightly on the "cant put on the board" side LOL, I also write poetry, and have been published and won prizes for same :) *showing off*

take no offense,please,we should all not take ourselves to seriously & have the ability to laugh at ourselves.it shows character.I have several close friends who are blonde or redhead,all are bright & fun to lick at backgammon[wink].
check out:
http://www.funny-blonde-jokes.com
http://www.cs.utah.edu/~scook/html/blonde.htm
http://www.redheadjokes.com
and here is some men jokes,to be fair:
http://www.aarons-jokes.com/men-jokeshome.swipenet.se/~37418/menjokes.html
http://www.deeplake.com/men/jokes/index
PS there is also a hilarious book"jokes men won't laugh at".
hey anyone know any good limmericks?

Ratings can change from a draw, if one player in considerably higher rated than the other :-)
(they won't change as much as a win-loss, though)

Yes but do you see what I mean, it could be one person using two memberships. But as you say, if someone really wants to cheat so badly they'll find a way, but they're only cheating themselves at the end of the day. What happened to just having fun in an honest way? It makes you feel so much better!

Yellowlab and myself were wondering about Draws I told him I had a draw and I didnt think points changed, was I wrong or right.

not sure how iyt.com can tell what IP address using but they can !!
You each have your own id & all rules for each membership still apply. Don't think we will ever stop ppl cheating whatever system is used.

Dream Bear, wouldn't that encourage cheating? Some people may not use it honestly like you and your wife.
It just gives the paying member opportunity to play double the amount of games (if they chose knight membership) and tournaments. Or have I got that idea wrong somehow?!

Yes what a good idea dream bear :)

On iyt.com it is policy that if you have a paid membership for yourself,you may also have another free membership using same IP address for your partner or such. This I know as is the situation with my partner & I. Maybe we can do it on here then encourage the free member to purchase a membership at a later time ??

Thanks Fencer for letting me know, was not sure if it was at my end or yours :)

dream,I agree,mult-ID uers are cheating.
www.itsyourturn.com is an example of a bad policy choice tho.I am a member,I use/and have friends that have no home PC,so must use - a public use computer at schools,libraries,community centers.
many young adults & computer newbies start off at at such places.
so you find the situation were many users who dont even know each other,are using the same IP address.
IYT has a policy of allowing one user per IP address.so it creates a problem for public users.usually they end up emailing the help area of IYT,explaining the situation.IYT then makes allowance.
but in many cases,people just give up on IYT.
this is not a good policy for business,as it discourages people from using the site.
I wrote to IYT about it,suggesting,maybe they think about a better solution.brainking is my fav site,if they decide on a policy re multi-users,I hope it is done in a way that will not discourage users.

Fencer is anything is place to prevent people from playing under multi ids? It seems to be the commonest form of cheating at other sites and can affect the best players list a lot.

when i click on the 'who is on-line' i don't get a black screen, however, it is just a blank page.

Nikki: Just take them as your personal regular vacation days, nothing more.
MadMonkey: Try it now.

Fencer..Do the weekend days go by our individual time?

MadMonkey: Damn it! Give me several hours ;-)
jenny wren: Yes, it is caused by a database driver. I will replace it ASAP.

Hi fencer, wondered if you could help everytime i click on whose on-line, my screen goes black, also wondered if anyone else had same problem

Fencer: Guess who ?? LOL take a look at that board now, i seem to have about 40 pieces ROFL ;-)

Fencer, you're a STAR!! Cheers!! :o)))

hrlqns: I've just deleted her. Try to change your username.

Hi Fencer, how long are unused usernames kept for?
I want to change my name to harley (easier for people to say!!), but someone has signed up using that name already :o(
Thing is, they joined December 19th, and haven't been back since, no games in progress or anything. It seems to be a 'stale' name and I wondered if you ever delete them so somebody else can use them? And what kind of time this would be?

Fencer: Thanks, your a hero :)

MadMonkey: It should be fixed. The problem was in 16 pieces on one pip - classic Backgammon model does not expect something like that ;-)

LOL...How about everyone,A Joke a Day keeps the BLUE'S Away...Thanks C-H it made mine.

juste pour rire
old backgammoners never die,they just get blotted out.
blondes like backgammon because it has a bar & they get hit on.
(just kidding,I'm no chauvinist.most of the blondes here are sharp,sly.anyone who has ever played backgammon against them here knows this)

Fencer: Thanks, i thought it was better you saw the problem rather than just delete the game :-)

MadMonkey: Please hold on. I will look at it and fix it ASAP. Give me a day or two.

Fencer: alley oop has tried to make her move & it has done exactly the same :-(
shall i just delete the game ?

Okay, I will try to pass it through BKR engine again.

His is 1523, mine 1630. Not so much difference in rating.

Christine: It is probably because of low opponent's BKR [compared to yours].

My opponent ran out of time in a tournament game. It surprised me that it didn't change my rating. I couldn't find anything the reason for it on FAQ. We performed 12 moves.

Is there going to be any fellowship tournaments taking place on here ?
If so maybe we should concider creating an award system to show what teams have won !! Or has this been discussed already ???

Fencer: Thanks alot , i have moved & all looks ok now, cheers :-)

MadMonkey: I've just deleted the problematic move. Please try it again.

Fencer: have u had a chance to look at this crowded backgammon game yet (note 22nd Feb 1.34). It keeps showing as my next game to move in, but until the problem is fixed i dont know if u want it left so you can see the problem or shall i just delete it. Thanks :-)

BIGGGGGG Happy Birthday to ravioli ruby - have a good one honey :-Þ

Gřřð évéñiñg..ߣřřð £i†é åñ¥řñé?..héhé!

MadMonkey, it did seem to be sorted, but its definitely the same problem I had in a game that was down to a bug. Maybe its not completely right yet?

Hi MadMonkey! :-)

Love it!!! LOL

Only started it Friday evening - i thought the bug was sorted ??

MadMonkey, I think that could be the bug. When did you start the game? I had a game going we had to call a draw because loads of pieces disappeared, but only on line 19!
It might be worth starting again, we did after the bug was fixed and its working fine (up to now!).

here's a birthday wish for ellie. hope you have a wonderful day!

Fencer, could you have a look at our Crowded Backgammon game against alley oop. Between moves 20 & 21 nearly all the pieces have just vanished LOL... :-)

Fencer, I don't get these ratings. I know how they work, but can't understand how they're calculated. For example, I won a game against an opponent with a rating of 2545, whilst mine was 2094. When the ratings adjusted, they lost around 100 points, yet I only gained 20. Please can you explain, thanx.

hi fencer..ty again for creating my idea for crowded backgammon..frankly,I'm blown away.had another idea for an original variation.undecided as to whether it was playable,we tried it on a real board.it was fun,really interesting strategy.ok,so here's the idea.reverse backgammon(or maybe othello backgammon).board is set up like original backgammon.when you hit a blot,its color is converted to the color of the opposing player.we tried playing it 2 ways from this point :
1-the blot changes color then remains were it is.
2-the blot changes color and is sent to the bar to start.
both work,could be 2 variations.
we found that this is a quick win if one player is much better than his opponent.or it can be a struggle for 2 good players.what do you think?
steve

Love it lOL...gotta pass that one along

very good!

Please readit carefully when u go there - its not as it seems ;-)

http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

because i dont really understand this game and my partner hasnt played in 30 years, it got too confusing....i offered a draw and told her...she couldnt see it and offered me a draw...I couldnt see it...I have since offered her another draw...
Q is...there isnt an accept button for a draw...can you help???