[spwdo]

Hi all,

In an effort to offer good quality tourneys or to get there we open now after Bridge Too Far a chatroom where we answer questions about BTF .Examples are possible directors decision,u can also come with all your remarks,complaints.

The idea came to me after seeing some time ago topics beeing brought up by forummembers with complaints( seen some very legit complaints) about tds judgement.

We are doing that now couple of days, sofar all we encounterd were minor things( for instance someone mad because opps made off course a psychic bid) and the result turned out bad for the "mad" and selfproclaimed damaged side.

All players are welcome who participated in btf, we have one td in the tourneyarea that will easely get baords played where problems had occured in.Sofar none (except the above) .All feedback is most welcome so it will be possible for us to become better in what we do.

let me know if u like the idea that tds after tourneys are avaible for a chat.
Regards.

Thx BTf team for participating in this

[xx1943]

Hi Marc,

What you are doing to players is wonderful.

But is it not enough, players to invite to whisper to TD after the tourney, if they have complaints? You can answer all questions in private chat.

Only once a complainer won't except my decision and didn't ceased his complaint, just because he didn't reda my answers.
I suggested to go to a chatroom. He became silent and went to the next tourney.


Al

[spwdo]

xx1943, on Jul 14 2004, 05:11 PM, said:

Hi Marc,

What you are doing to players is wonderful.

But is it not enough, players to invite to whisper to TD after the tourney, if they have complaints? You can answer all questions in private chat.

Only once a complainer won't except my decision and didn't ceased his complaint, just because he didn't reda my answers.
I suggested to go to a chatroom. He became silent and went to the next tourney.


Al

Hi Al,

Well the whole idea is to save long chats during the tourney and to give players the possibilty to come forward with any defence on their part about a directors decision, we think we mishit sometimes too.

And in a chatroom after the tourney more time is avaible, hand coud be uploaded and it doesnt disturb the tourney itself, we all know players exsists who keep on arguining , we will politely invite player now into chatroom after tourney instaed of constant back and forth talk during the tourney.

Besides the one player i mentioned it hasnt happen sofar but im sure it will someday, so players have an option to make a case before the results are uploaded and become final.

This doesnt stop an initial explanation after a decision is made during the tourney offcourse.

The whole tourney is informed about the chatroom with an announcement, indivudual players will be also if needed.We try to improve and hope this will be one of several tools to do so.


Regards

Btf-team

[xx1943]

Hi Marc,

ok; you convinced me. I'll try this idea directing my next **Very Quick and Nice**



Many thanks

Al

[bambi1]

I think it is very important that TDs remain online for awhile after their tournament ends. In "Deer" Pard, the players all know I am available after the tournament, and I have always met with anyone in a chat room to discuss decisions, adjustments etc. It works well, and usually all go home happy