[Vampyr]

barmar, on 2016-May-07, 15:51, said:

Yes, the server can tell the difference. But for the purposes we're using the statistics for, we decided that it wasn't important, so we don't currently record them differently. We don't want to embarass players, just give table and tourney hosts an option to block people who are likely to disappear, for whatever reason.

Anyway if you made a distinction, people wanting to leave the table would just quit by ending their connection.

[barmar]

Vampyr, on 2016-May-07, 16:35, said:

Anyway if you made a distinction, people wanting to leave the table would just quit by ending their connection.

Some might, but probably most would find it too inconvenient to disconnect and re-login every time they wanted to get out of a table.

[661_Pete]

Sometimes the boot is on the other foot. Have a (very) brief glance at this hand, at which I was the 'victim' sitting East:

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I thought for a while before passing. Think about it this way: 7NT is almost certainly a laydown, but not all tables will have bid it (this was indeed the case: nine tables stopped in six, and two even languished in 3NT). But the difference in points between six and seven is so big, that the hand is immediately subject to a huge IMPs swing and there's nothing I can do about it....

So I thought .... should I 'flounce' before passing? There's always a chance that a kibitzer will sit to take my place, forcing the hand to be re-dealt and avoiding the inevitable IMPs loss.

I didn't. I like to think I'm a more honest player than that. I duly passed, made my lead and of course the grand slam was instantly claimed. -9.7 imps and not a lot I can do....

[barmar]

I've got you beat on the honesty bandwagon. Today when I paid for lunch, my change was supposed to be $7, but the cashier gave be a $10 bill instead of the $5 bill. I gave back the extra $5.

[USViking]

661_Pete, on 2016-July-18, 11:37, said:

Sometimes the boot is on the other foot. Have a (very) brief glance at this hand, at which I was the 'victim' sitting East:

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I thought for a while before passing. Think about it this way: 7NT is almost certainly a laydown, but not all tables will have bid it (this was indeed the case: nine tables stopped in six, and two even languished in 3NT). But the difference in points between six and seven is so big, that the hand is immediately subject to a huge IMPs swing and there's nothing I can do about it....So I thought .... should I 'flounce' before passing? There's always a chance that a kibitzer will sit to take my place, forcing the hand to be re-dealt and avoiding the inevitable IMPs loss.I didn't. I like to think I'm a more honest player than that. I duly passed, made my lead and of course the grand slam was instantly claimed. -9.7 imps and not a lot I can do....

I hope you are joking.

Only a real dick would even think about "flouncing" in order to prevent a fairly earned good score by opponents.