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Can we fight back? against rude players
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Posted 2013-June-23, 11:07
At the old fashioned diner, the food's good, and the coffee's hot.
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Posted 2013-June-23, 11:51
No. BBO does not condone "fighting back", nor the rude behavior you are wanting to fight back against.
My mother used the old cliché, if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all. This is the right approach, with one caveat. Report the bad behavior to abuse at bridgebase dot com replace at with @ replace dot with a period. Abuse will investigate the alleged rude behavior and then take any necessary steps after the investigation.
My mother used the old cliché, if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all. This is the right approach, with one caveat. Report the bad behavior to abuse at bridgebase dot com replace at with @ replace dot with a period. Abuse will investigate the alleged rude behavior and then take any necessary steps after the investigation.
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Posted 2013-June-23, 12:15
inquiry, on 2013-June-23, 11:51, said:
abuse at bridgebase dot com replace at with @ replace dot with a period
and remove the spaces
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Posted 2013-June-23, 12:30
agree. you have a point.
inquiry, on 2013-June-23, 11:51, said:
No. BBO does not condone "fighting back", nor the rude behavior you are wanting to fight back against.
My mother used the old cliché, if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all. This is the right approach, with one caveat. Report the bad behavior to abuse at bridgebase dot com replace at with @ replace dot with a period. Abuse will investigate the alleged rude behavior and then take any necessary steps after the investigation.
My mother used the old cliché, if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all. This is the right approach, with one caveat. Report the bad behavior to abuse at bridgebase dot com replace at with @ replace dot with a period. Abuse will investigate the alleged rude behavior and then take any necessary steps after the investigation.
At the old fashioned diner, the food's good, and the coffee's hot.
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Posted 2013-June-23, 19:42
Are you asking about bridge in general (this is the General Bridge Forum) or just about BBO (so I should move the thread to the General BBO Forum)?
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Posted 2013-June-24, 01:01
The best way to fight back against players who are rude about the mistakes you make is to make fewer mistakes. That's what I keep telling my partner, anyway. But he refuses to co-operate.
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Posted 2013-July-24, 02:04
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Posted 2013-July-24, 02:57
I think you are over reacting. It's just a web page, not the world war - turn it off if you find it THAT disturbing. You can mark rude players as enemies, this blocks them from contacting you. You can report rude behaviour to abuse. Fighting back does not help, it only exacerbates overall rudeness.
In general BBO is a nice place. Make some friends, play with them.
In general BBO is a nice place. Make some friends, play with them.
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Posted 2013-July-24, 03:17
Hi,
can you fight back? Sure. Minimise the times you play against rude persons.
#1 mark those that are rude as enemies, dont play again
#2 if you find the TD reaction / the crowd playing the tournament unfriendly, dont play it again.
With kind regards
Marlowe
can you fight back? Sure. Minimise the times you play against rude persons.
#1 mark those that are rude as enemies, dont play again
#2 if you find the TD reaction / the crowd playing the tournament unfriendly, dont play it again.
With kind regards
Marlowe
With kind regards
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
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Posted 2013-July-24, 14:07
Develop a repertoire of snappy comebacks?
Psych (pron. saik): A gross and deliberate misstatement of honour strength and/or suit length. Expressly permitted under Law 73E but forbidden contrary to that law by Acol club tourneys.
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
s
t
r-m
nd
ing) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.
"Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
str-mnding) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees."Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
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Posted 2013-July-24, 15:01
diana_eva, on 2013-July-24, 02:57, said:
I think you are over reacting. It's just a web page, not the world war - turn it off if you find it THAT disturbing. You can mark rude players as enemies, this blocks them from contacting you. You can report rude behaviour to abuse. Fighting back does not help, it only exacerbates overall rudeness.
In general BBO is a nice place. Make some friends, play with them.
In general BBO is a nice place. Make some friends, play with them.
You mean to say that a comparison of rude players on BBO to Hitler is an overreaction? Or that saying nothing to a rude player is the moral equivalent of "Peace for our time?"
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Posted 2013-July-24, 15:57
I have a dream that one day in the fiber optic wires of the Internet, the sons of former Polish Clubbers and the sons of former Standard Americans will be able to sit down together at the bridge table of brotherhood.
Apologies to MLK, Jr.
Apologies to MLK, Jr.
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