[luke warm]

some people "see" the claim slower than others... some never see it... i think the point is, nobody should just leave without saying something... 'thx for games all, i have to run' is fine

[nilbes]

i also hate table hoppers :-)) sadly there is not much to do about it :-( i mark them as impolite and send them a private message telling my feelings usually get an answer ''sorry, was bored , partner is not what he says he is ,etc...:-)) reprting them is not efficient i aggree wouldnt want to be in the yellow'place they would have a hard time cause there are too many table hoppers . just take the time to deal with it yourself: private messages maybe in time it will have some effect:-))

[Brandal]

luke warm, on Mar 4 2005, 10:14 PM, said:

some people "see" the claim slower than others... some never see it... i think the point is, nobody should just leave without saying something... 'thx for games all, i have to run' is fine

I agree,people should always say gtg or bye or something,
no matter how long they've been at the table.

Tablehoppers seem to be very impatient,some even leave
before they arrive.

For me "?????????????" or "..............." or "why H????? why C?????
why D????? WHY S??????" people are more annoying anyway.

Not to mention people who don't say "glp" "typ" and don't
say a word for an hour.....it really doesn't take alot of effort.

[Walddk]

Brandal, on Mar 10 2005, 06:46 AM, said:

Not to mention people who don't say "glp" "typ" and don't
say a word for an hour.....it really doesn't take alot of effort.

I agree with all you are saying, except this. ty or typ when dummy comes down is fine, but why dummy must say glp I can't understand. In real life bridge you say thanks or something similar when declarer sees dummy, but dummy never says good luck partner.

Why should it be different on the internet? I don't think it's impolite not to wish partner good luck. I think it's just fine to do the same as you do at the table with an ftf partner.

Roland

[Brandal]

Walddk, on Mar 10 2005, 07:06 AM, said:

Brandal, on Mar 10 2005, 06:46 AM, said:

Not to mention people who don't say "glp" "typ" and don't
say a word for an hour.....it really doesn't take alot of effort.

I agree with all you are saying, except this. ty or typ when dummy comes down is fine, but why dummy must say glp I can't understand. In real life bridge you say thanks or something similar when declarer sees dummy, but dummy never says good luck partner.

Why should it be different on the internet? I don't think it's impolite not to wish partner good luck. I think it's just fine to do the same as you do at the table with a ftf partner.

Roland

I understand what you're saying,when I play
with f2f partners here in Norway I usually say
"værsågod makker" not "lykke til".

[Brandal]

Walddk, on Mar 10 2005, 07:06 AM, said:

Brandal, on Mar 10 2005, 06:46 AM, said:

Not to mention people who don't say "glp" "typ" and don't
say a word for an hour.....it really doesn't take alot of effort.

I agree with all you are saying, except this. ty or typ when dummy comes down is fine, but why dummy must say glp I can't understand. In real life bridge you say thanks or something similar when declarer sees dummy, but dummy never says good luck partner.

Why should it be different on the internet? I don't think it's impolite not to wish partner good luck. I think it's just fine to do the same as you do at the table with a ftf partner.

Roland

It's a little bit of the same thing with "wdp" really.

Like the word "love",when overly used it completely
or partially loses it's true meaning.

When my pd says wdp and I have just managed
two extra tricks only thanks to bad defending, it really
has lost its value the few times when wdp is in order.

[TimG]

Brandal, on Mar 10 2005, 08:47 AM, said:

When my pd says wdp and I have just managed
two extra tricks only thanks to bad defending, it really
has lost its value the few times when wdp is in order.

And, the opponents can consider it quite rude (pointing out their defensive shortcomings like that).

[Brandal]

TimG, on Mar 10 2005, 09:05 AM, said:

Brandal, on Mar 10 2005, 08:47 AM, said:

When my pd says wdp and I have just managed
two extra tricks only thanks to bad defending, it really
has lost its value the few times when wdp is in order.

And, the opponents can consider it quite rude (pointing out their defensive shortcomings like that).

Yes,I certainly feel something like that when
I'm defending,and have done very badly.

[luis]

Walddk, on Mar 10 2005, 12:06 PM, said:

Brandal, on Mar 10 2005, 06:46 AM, said:

Not to mention people who don't say "glp" "typ" and don't
say a word for an hour.....it really doesn't take alot of effort.

I agree with all you are saying, except this. ty or typ when dummy comes down is fine, but why dummy must say glp I can't understand. In real life bridge you say thanks or something similar when declarer sees dummy, but dummy never says good luck partner.

Why should it be different on the internet? I don't think it's impolite not to wish partner good luck. I think it's just fine to do the same as you do at the table with an ftf partner.

Roland

Saying "good luck" here is quite common, I usually say "good luck" when playing f2f, maybe different habits in different parts of the world :-)

[luke warm]

f2f i always say something like 'good luck' or 'have fun'

[mycroft]

On the last 10 or so...

Around here, it's pretty common to say "good luck" or the like. Especially when like me, you're related to the "Sultan of Spot"...

I never say "wdp" - the chance that I missed some dumb defence and instead attribute it to expert declarer play is high enough, and it's much lower than most...

I never use "typ" or "glp", however. I can type 60 wpm, and those have looked to me like "typical" and "gulp" since day 1. "thx, pd" and "luck, pd" do for me.

Brandal: I guess it's time for me to change my profile to the one I used on That Other Site: "Multiple exclamation marks [or?] are a sure sign of a diseased mind." - Terry Pratchett, via Rincewind (and others) Anyone who leans on the ! or ? key gets automatically ignored by me, and should have at least one of the following applied:

a) Typematic on their computer turned off - permanently;
b) The appropriate little finger removed (Qwerty only - don't know Dvorak).

I'm a long term USEnetter - since just after The Great Renaming - and basically, anybody that SHOUTS AT ME or is incredulous??????? gets turned off.