03 Mar 06
Originally posted by Aiko20 games is 20 games, no matter how many ongoing games you have...
Because subscribers usually have more than six games, and because they pay for a time based subscription (and usually don't have big gaps between games), there activity is larger than non-subscribers. Hence, the subscribers have a shorter period of being provisional.
04 Mar 06
Originally posted by wormwoodYes, but I think Aiko is still right that the percentage of subscribers who are provisional is lower than the percentage of non-subscribers. One reason is that many people don't subscribe right away, so they may never be provisional as subscribers. Another reason is that I would expect that subscribers stay longer on average.
20 games is 20 games, no matter how many ongoing games you have...
04 Mar 06
Originally posted by AikoInteresting statistics, but they would tell us more if you'd add how many subs and non-subs you have played, and how many of the games against subs were outside clan challenges, leagues, tournaments, or sieges.
I can tell you it is by far not even. I am collecting skulls since a year. I have 53 skulls. Out of these 53 I have 6 games against subscriber, of which four games are pairs (clan challenge), leaving four subscibing members and 47 non subscribers.
04 Mar 06
Originally posted by jkdrummerSubscribers are also less likely the follow the extremely rude and obnoxious practice of accepting an open invite and then deleting the game! I have have never had a subscriber do this to me but several nonsubscribers have.
In the open invites I sometimes see, "Subscribers only" Why is that? Are they more serious than the non-subscribers? Reliable?
That being said, I still do not limit my open invitations to subscribers only. Most nonsubscribers that I have played are generally good sports and having them on the site contributes to the variety of competition. Also, I have played against some nonsubscribers who eventually became subscribers themselves.
I will also generally accept games with provisional rated players because everyone has to start somewhere. The quality of this site continues to improve because more people decide to become subscribers. Being polite to nonsubscribers is a good way to convince them to join this site.
04 Mar 06
Originally posted by Sicilian SmaugDid he make a move without answering your query? Maybe he posted the invite with the intention of coming back later.
I did this half an hour ago, accepted an open invite, playing white so i said hello how you doing, and the mo fo didnt answer so i deleted immediately, he was waving the star spangled banner so it's not like he didnt understand me.
IMHO, deleting someone else's posted open invite after accepting is the equivalent to going into a chess club, setting down at someone's table, and then overturning their board because you don't like their manner of play.
Also, I did not realize that chatting while playing on RHP is mandatory.
That being said, if someone greets me at the start of the game, I consider it the polite and proper thing to reply in kind. It is good sportsmanship.
04 Mar 06
Originally posted by Sicilian SmaugBut did he make a move without answering? Maybe he was away from his computer for awhile. After all, this is correspondence chess, not blitz. If you want quick response, go to ICC or FICS or one of the other live chess servers where you can play blitz or quick games.
Well without wanting to soung arrogant, he was rated 700 less than me and i thought id give him the opportunity to play someone better then he, he didnt answer to me when i made my move so i thought, 'sod off!' and i deleted. It's not mandatory to speak, but to not answer is rude, so that cancels out any possible rudeness about deleting an open invite.
Also, rudeness is not a good excuse to accept and delete someone else's posted game. If you accepted the game by mistake, notify the opponent (with your reason) and then request that they delete the game. If they refuse, then delete it yourself.
04 Mar 06
Originally posted by Sicilian SmaugWhen I started to play here, I didn't know how to chat during a game, and the first time someone said something to me in a game, I simply didn't see it. I know it sounds stupid, but I have found out later that I am not the only one to be so blind. I also sometimes want to write a message, but then I absent-mindedly click the move button after making my move without having written the message. In other words, if someone doesn't reply, it's not necessarily because he/she is an impolite git.
I did this half an hour ago, accepted an open invite, playing white so i said hello how you doing, and the mo fo didnt answer so i deleted immediately, he was waving the star spangled banner so it's not like he didnt understand me.
