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Dear Santa,
What I really want for 2005.....
1. The pop-up when someone on your friends list is in the exact location as the bidding history of the hand. For thise of us who run events it is a nuisance to have to constantly get rid of the pop-up to read the bidding. Could it please be moved to the other side?
2. Auto tourney creation for those with multi-approved weekly events (please please) and the conditions of contest to reat as well.
3. Fixing the current bug that even when someone is removed from enemies list they still can't join a tourney where they were once so marked.
I have really been good - and you ate all the cookies I left out - how bout it?
Aba
2005
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Posted 2004-December-30, 17:10
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Posted 2004-December-30, 18:50
What I would like for 2005 is for every bbo member who has some bbo dollars to contribute a couple of dollars to a relief fund for the victims of the tsunamis.
Is it possible to set up a way of making a donation, Fred?
Is it possible to set up a way of making a donation, Fred?
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Posted 2004-December-30, 21:33
The_Hog, on Dec 31 2004, 12:50 AM, said:
What I would like for 2005 is for every bbo member who has some bbo dollars to contribute a couple of dollars to a relief fund for the victims of the tsunamis.
Is it possible to set up a way of making a donation, Fred?
Is it possible to set up a way of making a donation, Fred?
Can't people just donate themselves?
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Posted 2004-December-30, 21:37
We're not set up for this sort of thing. It would be better for the recepients (less overhead) if you donated directly to a reputable organization and left BBO out of the loop.
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Posted 2004-December-30, 22:17
Besides the logistic problems of getting involved in charity donations using BB$, there is another reason why I think it would be foolish for us to do this:
A lot of horrible things happen every year in places all over the world. If we set a precident by establishing a charity fund for one of these, it is certain that people will request that we do the same thing when other disasters take place. If you don't believe that this would happen, I can assure you that we already get requests like this all the time and we have never been involved in supporting a charitable cause in the past.
I do not want to get into the business of deciding which tragedies are worthy of the support of our members.
Of course we have nothing but sympathy for the victims of the recent terrible earthquake and their families, but in my view charity should be a personal thing. People who want to contribute don't need BBO as a medium to make their contributions (not to mention that, as Uday notes, such people probably wouldn't be thrilled knowing that Visa or Mastercard was taking a significant % of the money that they were trying to give to this worthy cause).
Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
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A lot of horrible things happen every year in places all over the world. If we set a precident by establishing a charity fund for one of these, it is certain that people will request that we do the same thing when other disasters take place. If you don't believe that this would happen, I can assure you that we already get requests like this all the time and we have never been involved in supporting a charitable cause in the past.
I do not want to get into the business of deciding which tragedies are worthy of the support of our members.
Of course we have nothing but sympathy for the victims of the recent terrible earthquake and their families, but in my view charity should be a personal thing. People who want to contribute don't need BBO as a medium to make their contributions (not to mention that, as Uday notes, such people probably wouldn't be thrilled knowing that Visa or Mastercard was taking a significant % of the money that they were trying to give to this worthy cause).
Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com
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Posted 2004-December-31, 01:26
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Posted 2004-December-31, 03:14
In paid tourney when picking up partner, pls consider to add filter for the pay options ...... 
P.S. understand it has been raised in another post. Please neglect.
P.S. understand it has been raised in another post. Please neglect.
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Posted 2004-December-31, 10:30
A new beta version is almost certain to be released today (look for an announcement in forums).
This version contains a filter in the Partnership Desk window to display only people willing to pay their own entry fees.
Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
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This version contains a filter in the Partnership Desk window to display only people willing to pay their own entry fees.
Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com
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Posted 2004-December-31, 17:15
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Posted 2004-December-31, 21:02
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Can we please get back to discussions about bridge and BBO?
Can we please get back to discussions about bridge and BBO?
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Posted 2005-January-01, 08:06
damn, that always happens to me... guess i'll just have to get something deleted myself so i'll at least know what it said
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Posted 2005-January-03, 05:16
It would be nice to see BBO become customisable. A game called Championship Manager (Now Football manager) is fully skinable. This means that the user can modify the look of the software. They are then free to post their "skins" online.
If Fruday could do this, I am sure BBO members would pretty quickly come up with 3 or 4 designs superior to the current one (Which I actually think is OK, but I have friends who don't). (One friend prefers to play on Bridge Club Live because it is more user friendly. I vehemently disagree, but he still exists). (IMHO Bridge Club Live sucks majorly, and anyone who prefers it to BBO needs their head examined).
If Fruday could do this, I am sure BBO members would pretty quickly come up with 3 or 4 designs superior to the current one (Which I actually think is OK, but I have friends who don't). (One friend prefers to play on Bridge Club Live because it is more user friendly. I vehemently disagree, but he still exists). (IMHO Bridge Club Live sucks majorly, and anyone who prefers it to BBO needs their head examined).
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Posted 2005-January-06, 19:35
Here are some of my 2005 wish list for BBO enhancements/improvements. Many have already been suggested and I'm simply adding my voice to those.
-CK
When you are invited to a team game, having the ability to tell (by color) whether your opps, partner or teammates are your friends, or enimies
Ability to bring up a saved pre-alert (ie: Greetings opps, we play 2/1, ud/ca, multi) instead of having to type it each time. More beneficial when playing in tournaments.
Dramatic overhaul of the Teams invite system
The ability to click on user's name and going to their table
The ability to cut and paste BBO chat
The ability to send a private message to multiple people at the same time
Ability to bring up a saved alert to a bid
Swiss team tournaments
Ability to include defenses to conventions on the convention card for conventions that are not famialir to many players (ie: Multi)
-CK
When you are invited to a team game, having the ability to tell (by color) whether your opps, partner or teammates are your friends, or enimies
Ability to bring up a saved pre-alert (ie: Greetings opps, we play 2/1, ud/ca, multi) instead of having to type it each time. More beneficial when playing in tournaments.
Dramatic overhaul of the Teams invite system
The ability to click on user's name and going to their table
The ability to cut and paste BBO chat
The ability to send a private message to multiple people at the same time
Ability to bring up a saved alert to a bid
Swiss team tournaments
Ability to include defenses to conventions on the convention card for conventions that are not famialir to many players (ie: Multi)
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Posted 2005-January-06, 19:50
"Ability to include defenses to conventions on the convention card for conventions that are not famialir to many players (ie: Multi) "
Um, why? With all due respects, why should I provide a defence to Multis and other 2 suited 2 bids.(Especially the multi 2D which is very commonly played). If you take the game at all seriously, then you have meta defences to cope with most of what is thrown at you. Bidding is part of the game as well, and you don't include instructions on how to play a squeeze on your convention card.
Um, why? With all due respects, why should I provide a defence to Multis and other 2 suited 2 bids.(Especially the multi 2D which is very commonly played). If you take the game at all seriously, then you have meta defences to cope with most of what is thrown at you. Bidding is part of the game as well, and you don't include instructions on how to play a squeeze on your convention card.
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Posted 2005-January-07, 03:32
If the opps play multi and I've never heard about it, I just google on "defence against multi". I don't see why the opps should advice us to play a particular defence. That would mean that I would play 100 different defences depending on which oponents I play against.
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Posted 2005-January-07, 09:55
Fred / Uday:
I don't think I've ever seen this suggested, but how about this:
When I play on Poker Stars, I can make a decision (check / bet / raise / fold), minimize the window and go back to doing other things. When its my turn, the Poker Stars window maximizes. How big of a deal would it be to do the same with BBO? Especially in a long auction (or when I'm dummy)that takes a few minutes, it would be nice if the window automatically maximizes when its my turn to make a decision (bid, play, etc.)
I don't think I've ever seen this suggested, but how about this:
When I play on Poker Stars, I can make a decision (check / bet / raise / fold), minimize the window and go back to doing other things. When its my turn, the Poker Stars window maximizes. How big of a deal would it be to do the same with BBO? Especially in a long auction (or when I'm dummy)that takes a few minutes, it would be nice if the window automatically maximizes when its my turn to make a decision (bid, play, etc.)
"Phil" on BBO
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Posted 2005-January-12, 06:15
First Off - the Ability to Copy the General Chat would be nice (mopst prople realize they can do that from the Temp Chat File anyway). You can already copy/pate to the Chat Window now !
2nd Off - when a Tournament is Canceled BBO should notify anyone who registered for that Tournamant. Perhaps a (max 128 charactor) explaination could be typed by the person who canceled it could be Msged to them.
Thanks
2nd Off - when a Tournament is Canceled BBO should notify anyone who registered for that Tournamant. Perhaps a (max 128 charactor) explaination could be typed by the person who canceled it could be Msged to them.
Thanks
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Posted 2005-January-12, 07:27
etherwiz, on Jan 12 2005, 08:15 AM, said:
First Off - the Ability to Copy the General Chat would be nice (mopst prople realize they can do that from the Temp Chat File anyway). You can already copy/pate to the Chat Window now !
2nd Off - when a Tournament is Canceled BBO should notify anyone who registered for that Tournamant. Perhaps a (max 128 charactor) explaination could be typed by the person who canceled it could be Msged to them.
Thanks
2nd Off - when a Tournament is Canceled BBO should notify anyone who registered for that Tournamant. Perhaps a (max 128 charactor) explaination could be typed by the person who canceled it could be Msged to them.
Thanks
cut and paste would be very nice. But I wonder, how often are tournments cancelled? Do you mean before it starts or after it has already started. When I have to jump in and cancel a tourney (as part of yellow duty) becuase director and half or more of the players are missing (done this maybe a total of three times), I of course announce to the remaining people that it is being cancelled and why with tourney chat. Seems like that would be sufficient. As far as cancelling one before it starts, notifying everyone is not so easy... but how big an issue is this?
Ben
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Posted 2005-January-13, 02:43
For 2005,
a linux version for BBO ... great
a linux version for BBO ... great
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Posted 2005-January-13, 16:26
Here is my suggestion for improving the team matches (I think it's similar to what hrothgar suggested):
Create a team matches room similar to the "main bridge club" for those team matches that are not yet complete. Once a player starts a team match, 8 seats appear, and players can click on the seats to join. Of course, the "owner" of the team game can accept or reject players.
On the right the form of scoring is shown, as well as the number of boards, and a title (e.g. "short fun match" or "only star players welcome").
Once a team match has started it is removed from this room (or perhaps moved to the bottom of the room).
Haven't thought about this a lot, would this work well?
Create a team matches room similar to the "main bridge club" for those team matches that are not yet complete. Once a player starts a team match, 8 seats appear, and players can click on the seats to join. Of course, the "owner" of the team game can accept or reject players.
On the right the form of scoring is shown, as well as the number of boards, and a title (e.g. "short fun match" or "only star players welcome").
Once a team match has started it is removed from this room (or perhaps moved to the bottom of the room).
Haven't thought about this a lot, would this work well?
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
- hrothgar
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