I can't bring myself to time someone out

Originally posted by Charles Johnston
When that skull comes up it means the person has no regard for you or your time and is saying, you wait for me and I'll play when I'm good and ready. You DON'T count. It's all me me me me me......When the skull comes up, look out, I'm clicking you out.. It,s time to show me some consideration

Did it ever occur to you, and the rest of you TO-happy people, that the person might have real life issues that enable them to get online?

I'm not criticizing your choice to time out, I'm just sayin'....

Originally posted by Dies Irae
I'm in a losing position. He's lower rated than I am. I've had three chances to time this guy out. I can't click the skull. I have hardly any chance of winning. And yet, I can't click.... someone post something so I can click the skull

Mmmmmmmmmmm... ..skulls! Crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. Deeeeeeelicious. I love those things. 😛

Originally posted by Dies Irae
I'm in a losing position. He's lower rated than I am. I've had three chances to time this guy out. I can't click the skull. I have hardly any chance of winning. And yet, I can't click.... someone post something so I can click the skull

Tell you what, give me your details, log out, and I'll time him out for you. The mods needn't know, this post is invisible.

Originally posted by Raven69
Did it ever occur to you, and the rest of you TO-happy people, that the person might have real life issues that enable them to get online?

I'm not criticizing your choice to time out, I'm just sayin'....

tough luck. That's what the timebank is for. Also, you have vacation settings. And if your connection is consistently bad, whos fault is it?

Originally posted by Raven69
Did it ever occur to you, and the rest of you TO-happy people, that the person might have real life issues that enable them to get online?

I'm not criticizing your choice to time out, I'm just sayin'....

So what?

Originally posted by mrjonesvich321
Game 3083926
I'm a little ashamed of this game. I played horribly, like really really really horribly, and he was so much lower rated than me, so when I got the chance I timed him out.

doo00OOOD that win by timeout was awesome, I'd a had an orgasm clicking on the skull in that position.

Originally posted by mrjonesvich321
Game 3083926
I'm a little ashamed of this game. I played horribly, like really really really horribly, and he was so much lower rated than me, so when I got the chance I timed him out.

Wow. Collecting that skull must have been a rush. I envy you.

Originally posted by adramforall
PM me your password and I will do the deed for you.

😉

Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap!!!

Originally posted by mrjonesvich321
Game 3083926
I'm a little ashamed of this game. I played horribly, like really really really horribly, and he was so much lower rated than me, so when I got the chance I timed him out.

That should have been a awarded as a draw, not a win to White, according to the FIDE rules of chess

6.10

Except where Articles 5.1 or one of the Articles 5.2 (a), (b) and (c) apply, if a player does not complete the prescribed number of moves in the allotted time, the game is lost by the player. However, the game is drawn, if the position is such that the opponent cannot checkmate the player`s king by any possible series of legal moves, even with the most unskilled counterplay.

Originally posted by DeepThought
Fair point - personally I find my brain switches off when I've won the first time. I won't take back moves myself either - I used to and I'm sure I'm a worse player for it.

Absolutely - when you have won, its really hard to recover from suddenly having to win it again. Post game analysis is hard enough!

Originally posted by azalin76
Boo on timing people out. What's there to learn from it if you just time em' out?

Surely your opponent learns something from being timed out - to play within the time limits.

Originally posted by Dies Irae
I'm in a losing position. He's lower rated than I am. I've had three chances to time this guy out. I can't click the skull. I have hardly any chance of winning. And yet, I can't click.... someone post something so I can click the skull

I only click skulls in tournaments and clan games. The other games are purely for fun. Plus I won't timeout if they had the opportunity to do it to me and I had the opportunity to do it to them and neither of use will take it.

Originally posted by Siskin
That should have been a awarded as a draw, not a win to White, according to the FIDE rules of chess

6.10

Except where Articles 5.1 or one of the Articles 5.2 (a), (b) and (c) apply, if a player does not complete the prescribed number of moves in the allotted time, the game is lost by the player. However, the game is drawn, if the position is such that ...[text shortened]... e player`s king by any possible series of legal moves, even with the most unskilled counterplay.

The thing is there is no prescribed number of moves so that rule can't apply in this instance.

😛

Originally posted by adramforall
The thing is there is no prescribed number of moves so that rule can't apply in this instance.

😛

The prescribed number of moves in this instance would be the remaining moves of the game within the allowed time control. He is right, it should have been a draw.

Originally posted by Zander 88
tough luck. That's what the timebank is for. Also, you have vacation settings. And if your connection is consistently bad, whos fault is it?

Time bank can run out, non-sub scum don't have the vacation option, and many things can cause a bad connection, 'tis not the persons fault...