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awm, on May 23 2005, 10:10 PM, said:

One nice feature though, might be a way to look for a game as a pair seeking another pair -- at least this way you get opponents who are familiar with each other and their system, less likely to have a random misunderstanding or leave in disgust in the middle of a board.

That's a lovely idea. It's possible to try to arrange such things at present (typically by asking the host of a table with two players seated), and often gives a much more enjoyable game than playing against opponents who often don't have more a line of agreement in partnership bidding/defence. A method to encourage this and make it easier would be welcome, I think.

On a similar note, I think the only really sensible way to assign ratings is per partnership, and even that would have problems to be overcome and almost certainly be more hassle than it was worth.