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I recently had to abandon a hand I was looking forward to bidding and hopefully playing because the host left and his name was stuck there. The message for him to bid came up after several minutes and then repeated over the next few minutes but did not remove him. No-one else can remove a host and eventually I had to just leave the table. Why was the stuck host not removed as other players are?
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Removing stuck hosts
#2
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Posted 2014-January-28, 10:21
Table hosts are exempt from the slow player removal system. Call a yellow and ask them to remove the host.
There is a system in place for removing stuck hosts, but it takes about 10 minutes to detect them. It works by periodically scanning for tables where there have been lots of people arriving and leaving, but no one bidding or playing.
There is a system in place for removing stuck hosts, but it takes about 10 minutes to detect them. It works by periodically scanning for tables where there have been lots of people arriving and leaving, but no one bidding or playing.
#4
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Posted 2014-January-28, 20:25
Some usernames - our "hosts" - are printed in yellow, and can be accessed directly from the HOSTS tab on the right hand side of your screen.
They're usually friendly fellow players who are willing to give you a hand, or staff.
They're usually friendly fellow players who are willing to give you a hand, or staff.
#5
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Posted 2014-January-29, 01:07
Host is God.
For the sake of the loss of a single hand (you can always leave a stuck table yourself) I would be reluctant to tinker with the powers of God.
For the sake of the loss of a single hand (you can always leave a stuck table yourself) I would be reluctant to tinker with the powers of God.
Psych (pron. saik): A gross and deliberate misstatement of honour strength and/or suit length. Expressly permitted under Law 73E but forbidden contrary to that law by Acol club tourneys.
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
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ing) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.
"Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
str-mnding) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees."Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
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Posted 2014-January-29, 06:30
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Posted 2014-January-29, 12:40
Maybe hosts should be removable by unanimous vote of the other three players.
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Posted 2014-January-29, 15:56
barmar, on 2014-January-28, 10:21, said:
There is a system in place for removing stuck hosts, but it takes about 10 minutes to detect them. It works by periodically scanning for tables where there have been lots of people arriving and leaving, but no one bidding or playing.
Turns out I'm behind the times -- that script was shut down when we implemented the new slow player boot.
So now I'm not sure why hosts aren't being booted when they get stuck.
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