[onoway]

[One idea is to have an option to disable chat in some tournaments]

I rarely go in the regular ACBL tourneys because it means sitting staring at the table for ages between each hand, with nobody saying anything. It's like being in an elevator with a bunch of people and everyone is trying to pretend they are alone.

Competition is fun but bridge is, when all is said and done, supposed to be a social activity. That's why there are 4 people at the table. Antisocial people could take up chess or solitaire or carving duck decoys or something. Offhand I can't think of any other team activity where everyone is expected to be mute.

I don't understand the concept of everyone being constrained because someone somewhere might sometime behave like a maggot.

[Winstonm]

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You see what I get at. Any advice for me?

You're probably safe if you stick to the "Assholes Only" tournaments.

[matmat]

Winstonm, on Jun 20 2009, 10:37 PM, said:

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You see what I get at. Any advice for me?

You're probably safe if you stick to the "Assholes Only" tournaments.

I tired that for a while. they kicked me out for rudeness.

[qwery_hi]

onoway, on Jun 20 2009, 06:56 PM, said:

Antisocial people could take up chess or solitaire or carving duck decoys or something.

With socially inclusive people like you playing Bridge, who needs antisocial ones.

[H_KARLUK]

Hmm. "Gloating & Sarcasm" allowed in a live event ? Oh, maybe who cares when it's online.

I know nothing !

[onoway]

[QUOTEWith socially inclusive people like you playing Bridge, who needs antisocial ones. ]

Did I step on a toe? It wasn't intentional if so..my point was simply that such activities do not require people to interact much with other people. Perfectly sociable people might enjoy any or all of those things, obviously.

[matmat]

qwery_hi, on Jun 19 2009, 07:34 PM, said:

One idea is to have an option to disable chat in some tournaments.

that is a terrible idea.

[qwery_hi]

matmat, on Jun 21 2009, 08:56 AM, said:

qwery_hi, on Jun 19 2009, 07:34 PM, said:

One idea is to have an option to disable chat in some tournaments.

that is a terrible idea.

Your eloquent explanations shows us why.

[qwery_hi]

[quote name='onoway' date='Jun 21 2009, 08:41 AM'] [QUOTEWith socially inclusive people like you playing Bridge, who needs antisocial ones. ]

Did I step on a toe? It wasn't intentional if so..my point was simply that such activities do not require people to interact much with other people. Perfectly sociable people might enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. [/quote]
Not my toe dear, your foot is knee deep in your mouth. Perfectly sociable people might not enjoy any or all of those things, obviously.

[matmat]

qwery_hi, on Jun 21 2009, 01:36 PM, said:

matmat, on Jun 21 2009, 08:56 AM, said:

qwery_hi, on Jun 19 2009, 07:34 PM, said:

One idea is to have an option to disable chat in some tournaments.

that is a terrible idea.

Your eloquent explanations shows us why.

lol
let's think for a moment.
suppose an opponent asks for a clarification of a bid. oh! wait! he can't!
so instead they keep clicking on the bid. there isn't that much room in the alert box, so the player being asked will explain the call in the chat window. oh. wait! they can't!
what about just general greeting and system explanation... oh. wait! not possible!

suppose your p reddots briefly, as they often do, but it usually lasts only a minute and you wish to tell opps and the director that the p will be back and ask that they not be replaced. oh. wait! you can't!

am sure there are probably a few more instances where chat is useful or maybe even neecessary.


think before you post something stupid.

[matmat]

[quote name='qwery_hi' date='Jun 21 2009, 01:40 PM'] [quote name='onoway' date='Jun 21 2009, 08:41 AM'] [QUOTEWith socially inclusive people like you playing Bridge, who needs antisocial ones. ]

Did I step on a toe? It wasn't intentional if so..my point was simply that such activities do not require people to interact much with other people. Perfectly sociable people might enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. [/quote]
Not my toe dear, your foot is knee deep in your mouth. Perfectly sociable people might not enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. [/quote]
LOL

i suppose you consider yourself sociable?

[jillybean]

mmmeeeeeooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww!

lol

[qwery_hi]

[quote name='matmat' date='Jun 21 2009, 10:47 AM'] [quote name='qwery_hi' date='Jun 21 2009, 01:40 PM'] [quote name='onoway' date='Jun 21 2009, 08:41 AM'] [QUOTEWith socially inclusive people like you playing Bridge, who needs antisocial ones. ]

Did I step on a toe? It wasn't intentional if so..my point was simply that such activities do not require people to interact much with other people. Perfectly sociable people might enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. [/quote]
Not my toe dear, your foot is knee deep in your mouth. Perfectly sociable people might not enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. [/quote]
LOL

i suppose you consider yourself sociable? [/quote]
Yeah, more than you at least.

"If your level of maturity is at or below that of Matmat's you might not care about that, but fortunately most bridge players are at least beginning to approach adulthood."

[matmat]

[quote name='qwery_hi' date='Jun 21 2009, 02:21 PM'] [quote name='matmat' date='Jun 21 2009, 10:47 AM'] [quote name='qwery_hi' date='Jun 21 2009, 01:40 PM'] [quote name='onoway' date='Jun 21 2009, 08:41 AM'] [QUOTEWith socially inclusive people like you playing Bridge, who needs antisocial ones. ]

Did I step on a toe? It wasn't intentional if so..my point was simply that such activities do not require people to interact much with other people. Perfectly sociable people might enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. [/quote]
Not my toe dear, your foot is knee deep in your mouth. Perfectly sociable people might not enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. [/quote]
LOL

i suppose you consider yourself sociable? [/quote]
Yeah, more than you at least.

"If your level of maturity is at or below that of Matmat's you might not care about that, but fortunately most bridge players are at least beginning to approach adulthood." [/quote]
heh. wow. you know, most people, when they quote, have the decency to attribute to quote to an author. i guess you never had that lesson?

also, I find it fascinating that you can't use your own argument, but rather repeat someone else's.

[qwery_hi]

[quote name='matmat' date='Jun 21 2009, 11:24 AM'] [quote name='qwery_hi' date='Jun 21 2009, 02:21 PM'] [quote name='matmat' date='Jun 21 2009, 10:47 AM'] [quote name='qwery_hi' date='Jun 21 2009, 01:40 PM'] [quote name='onoway' date='Jun 21 2009, 08:41 AM'] [QUOTEWith socially inclusive people like you playing Bridge, who needs antisocial ones. ]

Did I step on a toe? It wasn't intentional if so..my point was simply that such activities do not require people to interact much with other people. Perfectly sociable people might enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. [/quote]
Not my toe dear, your foot is knee deep in your mouth. Perfectly sociable people might not enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. [/quote]
LOL

i suppose you consider yourself sociable? [/quote]
Yeah, more than you at least.

"If your level of maturity is at or below that of Matmat's you might not care about that, but fortunately most bridge players are at least beginning to approach adulthood." [/quote]
heh. wow. you know, most people, when they quote, have the decency to attribute to quote to an author. i guess you never had that lesson?

also, I find it fascinating that you can't use your own argument, but rather repeat someone else's. [/quote]
"If your level of maturity is at or below that of Matmat's you might not care about that, but fortunately most bridge players are at least beginning to approach adulthood." - Fred Gitelman.

(Ouch)

[matmat]

qwery_hi, on Jun 21 2009, 02:25 PM, said:

"If your level of maturity is at or below that of Matmat's you might not care about that, but fortunately most bridge players are at least beginning to approach adulthood." - Fred Gitelman.

(Ouch)

and what, pray tell, is the connection between being sociable and being mature? I still don't see the point here.

[gwnn]

best thread in a while

[Sadie3]

I can see where a TD might want to impose a "no chat" function at a table where the players have gotten into the "push and shove" mode and he needs to gain control. For obvious reasons it should not be a permanent thing, and should only be used in extreme instances to allow the TD to gain control of an out-of-control situation.

[helene_t]

Just ask all players to mark everyone as enemy and block enemy chat.

BTW I think IRL bridge events should be confined to high-security prisons. Players should wear hand-and-foot-cuffs and mouthtape to prevent them from annoying each other and the TD.

[qwery_hi]

helene_t, on Jun 21 2009, 01:12 PM, said:

Just ask all players to mark everyone as enemy and block enemy chat.

BTW I think IRL bridge events should be confined to high-security prisons. Players should wear hand-and-foot-cuffs and mouthtape to prevent them from annoying each other and the TD.

I thought this was already being done in Britain.