[bearmum]

Frosty, on Feb 21 2004, 07:02 PM, said:

It can be hard for new or unknown players to get a seat in the Main Club - I've seen this happen - because so many tables require permission.  Once or twice being denied is enough to discourage one to avoid all tables that require permission.  It's possible that this is aggravated when new table hosts inherits settings of which they are unaware. 

I'm not a computer wizz so don't know if it's possible for the system to revert to the NEW table owner's options (ie IF playing in Main club you are happy to have open table) then IF you become the default owner THOSE settings apply

[blackest_k]

inquiry, on Feb 21 2004, 11:17 AM, said:

blackest_k, on Feb 20 2004, 01:28 PM, said:

I do like the suggestion of allowin an opponent to choose their partner could be even more fun if they could remove their partner too

John,

Not to split hairs but this "fun" is unnecessary and its availability would create frequent violations of the rules of the site, and the partner of the table captain could throw someone off his own table.

The ability to discard a partner sounds like a vindictive thing (my partner is not good enough to play with me...) especially with the implication that would be fun.

It wasn't meant as a serious suggestion.

In fact I have removed myself from a table for my own poor play my partner deserved better and once due to the intolerablely rude behaviour of an op to their partner.

The ability for a table "captain" to delegate the responsibility of choosing an ops partner to the remaining op was a serious suggestion although the abilty to remove should remain with the table host (preferably consulting the other players first).

john

[inquiry]

blackest_k, on Feb 24 2004, 11:09 AM, said:

It wasn't meant as a serious suggestion.

Hi John,

Ok, your suggestion wasn't serious. But let me point out to you that this forum, the one you posted it in, is entitled suggestions for BBO software.

Fred and uday read this threat, and if you make a suggestion, they will consider it. I think, however, their reply would have been similiar to mine (but who knows?).

Any way, if you read this group from the beginning you will see that a lot of suggestions made here have been implimented. For instance, early on a user recommended an option that the lobby be sortable by "country", and as you know it now is...

http://bridgebase.lunarpages.com/~bridge2/...findpost&p=6470

The ability to have a non-captain (captain's opponent) to be able to select his own partner is worthy.. this is usually done by reserving a seat for a name that doesn't exist and having you hunt for that player and then tell the captain whose name to type in. To have a software option for this, while useful, creates other potential problems. Say a captain really doesn't want an enemy at the table, he would not have the right for this restriction. I am sure as an option, a captain granting the permission over to one opponent for his partner would be a good thing, but I rather see howell tournment movements first. :-)

Ben