Posted 2015-November-12, 00:51
oryctolagi, on 2015-November-11, 14:19, said:
There's the other side of the coin. The completely silent partner who doesn't even wish you 'glp' even when you've landed an obviously difficult (or impossible) contract. And same partner who won't respond to a query about a bid, leading me to have to guess (wrongly, as it turned out
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Ah well - sorry to say my 'ignore' list is swelling! I didn't wish nor expect it to be this way, when I joined BBO. Thankfully the majority of players are decent, friendly and helpful! I can still steer clear of those who are less so.
You can put whoever you want on your blacklist. Entirely your choice. I would just observe that your threshold is pretty low if this qualifies (excluding the failure to respond to a direct question). There's a lot worse rudities out there.
Personally my chattiness varies from day to day. Tired after a long day I say a lot less, and I tend to cut out the platitudes, which could come across as discourteous. If playing on my mobile phone my chat is pretty much non-existent. It is really hard to chat on a phone virtual keypad while playing.
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).
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2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
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