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07 Jun 15
Originally posted by coquetteIf a person is going to be absent for a period of time due to circumstance, (s)he can resign their games with an explanation. Its more thoughtful and more honorable then letting the clock run out.
sometimes a player has a serious illness or accident; sometimes a player may be called off to a military posting or a civilian posting in a foreign location where internet access is unavailable for a time. in those instances, it's possible for an otherwise steady player to go through a major time out period. this happened to marko krale - second in all time ...[text shortened]... uld anyone challenge his record of steady play? let's just drop this one in the bin and move on.
My point is that a timeout loss just to avoid resigning is petty and Chess ought not be petty.
27 Jun 15
Instead of playing with ratings, I think it is tournaments that could to be changed. Why not make Consistent Ratings Tournaments, tournaments that can only be entered by players with ratings near or above their rating mean and Inconsistent Ratings Tournaments for all others? I think with these, there would be a very strong drive to consistent ratings as well as a reduction in nefarious inconsistent ratings.
27 Jun 15
Originally posted by JerryHThat punishes people who take on a lot of games, as their rating will fluctuate more than most.
Instead of playing with ratings, I think it is tournaments that could to be changed. Why not make Consistent Ratings Tournaments, tournaments that can only be entered by players with ratings near or above their rating mean and Inconsistent Ratings Tournaments for all others? I think with these, there would be a very strong drive to consistent ratings as well as a reduction in nefarious inconsistent ratings.
28 Jun 15
Originally posted by BigDoggProblemThey can't enter a Consistent Ratings Tournament while their rating is too far below mean but can enter other tournaments. If they remain too far below mean, then mean will move. Otherwise they will be near and above mean most of the time no? The definition of near needs to be pinned down to continue I think. Perhaps one standard deviation? Maybe, or not, an overriding definition of consistent is needed as well or everyone will be inconsistent at their low points?
Because they can't enter a tourney if they're not near enough to their mean rating.