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I have, temporarily locked a thread in the novice/beginner forum for things to cool off. I will unlock it in the next few days. In addition in that thread I have deleted some 11 of 12 post completely, and may delete a few more after I think about them. Finally, a particular flame war between two people will result in their future post having to be moderated if it continues (read by a moderator and approved before becoming visible). This flame war (mild by online standards, but real none the less) has existed in other forums (besides the N/B forum), but it can not be tolerated even at its mildest level in the N/B, AND I am sure a lot of people are getting tired of reading it in other forums as well.
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#264
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Posted 2012-March-30, 11:11
--Ben--
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Posted 2012-April-02, 09:28
In the "full disclosure, robot style" thread, I removed the name of a player who was personally attacked by nathan2008. Please keep the discussion civil and constructive.
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Posted 2012-April-02, 23:48
moved a request about rating experts from expert forum to general bbo discussion.
Also I reopened the thread in the novice/beginner forum that I locked a few days ago (opened it much earlier).
Also I reopened the thread in the novice/beginner forum that I locked a few days ago (opened it much earlier).
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Posted 2012-April-03, 13:14
inquiry, on 2012-April-02, 23:48, said:
moved a request about rating experts from expert forum to general bbo discussion.
Actually, I think you missed and put it in General Bridge Discussion. I moved it to General BBO.
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Posted 2012-April-05, 08:06
Moved the thread about GIB not playing identically at different tables in a tourney to the GIB Robot Discussion forum.
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Posted 2012-April-05, 08:28
barmar, on 2012-April-03, 13:14, said:
Actually, I think you missed and put it in General Bridge Discussion. I moved it to General BBO.
Too many generals in this outfit.
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As for tv, screw it. You aren't missing anything. -- Ken Berg
Our ultimate goal on defense is to know by trick two or three everyone's hand at the table. -- Mike777
I have come to realise it is futile to expect or hope a regular club game will be run in accordance with the laws. -- Jillybean
As for tv, screw it. You aren't missing anything. -- Ken Berg
Our ultimate goal on defense is to know by trick two or three everyone's hand at the table. -- Mike777
I have come to realise it is futile to expect or hope a regular club game will be run in accordance with the laws. -- Jillybean
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Posted 2012-April-05, 11:19
blackshoe, on 2012-April-05, 08:28, said:
Too many generals in this outfit.
Looks more like a good checks-and-balances thing to me. Barmar did not usurp inquiry's decision, but rather noticed he hadn't done what he said he did...and fixed it.
"Bidding Spades to show spades can work well." (Kenberg)
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Posted 2012-April-05, 12:18
aguahombre, on 2012-April-05, 11:19, said:
Looks more like a good checks-and-balances thing to me. Barmar did not usurp inquiry's decision, but rather noticed he hadn't done what he said he did...and fixed it.
I think you missed the pun.
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly. MikeH
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
"Hysterical Raisins again - this time on the World stage, not just the ACBL" mycroft
"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
"Hysterical Raisins again - this time on the World stage, not just the ACBL" mycroft
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Posted 2012-April-05, 14:34
jillybean, on 2012-April-05, 12:18, said:
I think you missed the pun.
oops; so I did
"Bidding Spades to show spades can work well." (Kenberg)
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Posted 2012-April-05, 23:13
Hehe. 
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As for tv, screw it. You aren't missing anything. -- Ken Berg
Our ultimate goal on defense is to know by trick two or three everyone's hand at the table. -- Mike777
I have come to realise it is futile to expect or hope a regular club game will be run in accordance with the laws. -- Jillybean
As for tv, screw it. You aren't missing anything. -- Ken Berg
Our ultimate goal on defense is to know by trick two or three everyone's hand at the table. -- Mike777
I have come to realise it is futile to expect or hope a regular club game will be run in accordance with the laws. -- Jillybean
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Posted 2012-April-08, 08:22
Moved the thread about hold-up plays from General Bridge Discussion to the Novice/Beginner forum.
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Posted 2012-April-10, 08:25
Moved the thread about a GIB bidding problem from Suggestions to GIB Robot Discussion.
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Posted 2012-April-10, 09:18
barmar, on 2012-April-10, 08:25, said:
Moved the thread about a GIB bidding problem from Suggestions to GIB Robot Discussion.
Although the thread got cluttered by complaints on the real person's bidding, the OP clearly belonged in the "Suggestions" forum. The desciptions of bids, and the actual bidding by the Bot really need fixing.
"Bidding Spades to show spades can work well." (Kenberg)
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Posted 2012-April-10, 10:16
aguahombre, on 2012-April-10, 09:18, said:
Although the thread got cluttered by complaints on the real person's bidding, the OP clearly belonged in the "Suggestions" forum. The desciptions of bids, and the actual bidding by the Bot really need fixing.
The first-listed purpose of the GIB forum is to report GIB bugs, which certainly includes the situation(s) on that hand.
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Posted 2012-April-10, 10:30
aguahombre, on 2012-April-10, 09:18, said:
Although the thread got cluttered by complaints on the real person's bidding, the OP clearly belonged in the "Suggestions" forum. The desciptions of bids, and the actual bidding by the Bot really need fixing.
Do you have any idea how flooded the "Suggestions" forum would be if this criterium was applied?
"One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision"
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Posted 2012-April-10, 10:52
mgoetze, on 2012-April-10, 10:30, said:
Do you have any idea how flooded the "Suggestions" forum would be if this criterium was applied?
I assume that is a rhetorical question, underlining a need for the BOT people to re-examine the alleged explanations of calls.
"Bidding Spades to show spades can work well." (Kenberg)
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Posted 2012-April-11, 22:51
Moved the thread about the double XX auction to the Interesting Bridge Hands forum.
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Posted 2012-April-11, 22:55
aguahombre, on 2012-April-10, 10:52, said:
I assume that is a rhetorical question, underlining a need for the BOT people to re-examine the alleged explanations of calls.
We're fully aware that GIB doesn't approach the same quality standards as the rest of BBO. But it's a much harder problem to solve. Improving the explanations is part of our general maintenance of GIB. But we can only address them on a case by case basis, there's no general solution to the problem.
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Posted 2012-April-12, 13:00
Moved the thread about moving the BBO Forums to a new platform to the General BBO Forum, since it's not about bridge.
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Posted 2012-April-16, 13:04
Moved the thread about TD's in the new BBO speedballs from the GIB forum to the BBO Tournaments forum.