[bambi1]

I have been directing FREE online tournaments on BBO for over 4 years now. I keep telling myself once it ceases to be enjoyable I will no longer take it on........so far I am still directing DEER pard three times a week.

I must say I have very few problems. It may be the time of the tournament (9:30 EDT). Or it may be my "TDeering!"

I do not allow tournament chat and yet I am always thanked by many for running the touranment. (and as far as I know I am NOT obnoxious :-)

Some of the excuses players give for leaving make my day!! You gotta laugh!
(they are black listed right away)

I am a no nonsense TD, who follows the Laws of ACBL with etiquette and "finesse", and have a good time doing this.

I also think it is VERY important to respect the players. If there is a problem that occurs I try and solve it at the time, or volunteer to meet the player in a chat room after the tournament is over.

Hopefully DEER pard will continue to be a part of FREE tournaments on BBO.

I am always open to asisst any TD if they need help in any way, shape or form.

Happy Holidays to all.


bambi1

[helene_t]

I directed my first tourney last saturday. I anounced in the tourney description that it was my first tourney so please bare with me. Nevertheless, several people asked me to increase the number of entries (I set it to 16 players, 6 boards, two rounds).

One player thanking me (it was Gerben42 from this forum). Five subbings. One player blacklisted - he said he would report me to abuse for kicking him out after he had made rude remarks to his p twice.

Yesterday, I tried again and it was totally different. Four people thanking me, none of which I knew beforehand. Three subbings, otherwise no issues.

Differences in approach? I was somewhat more talkative yesterday, thanking each arriving sub in tourney chat and thanking everybody for having made it such a smooth tourney at the end. Also, I wrote this tourney description:
- Be nice to p, opps and even to the TD. If you have an issue with somebody, don't argue but take a breath. If you REALLY have to, call me.

[Blofeld]

I think both of Richard's ideas for reducing dropouts are good.

I particularly like the permanent floating individual -- rather like the MBC but with different partner and opponents each round. I think this would be very popular.

[zielona]

Much's been said about the sins of free tourney players and how to prevent them. But what about TD's? Some critisism of free tourney TDs was recorded along the way, mostly as "blanket" accusations of low standard, inability to adjust scores etc. To improve the image of free TD's, can we stop giving TD rights to just anyone?

Was playing today in a free tourney that was cancelled after the first or second round. TD made the following announcement and just cancelled 2 seconds later:

>>>SORRY<<< This Tournaments must be Cancel, 'cause i must playing TM >>>!H!H!H THANKS !H!H!H<<<

TD then went to play in the Main Bridge Club. May be there were too many absentees because the tourney started 20 minutes before the announced time??? I dunno.

Why do we expect responsible attitude from players? If Td can quit, so can players, right?

Merry Christmas everyone )))♥

[jillybean]

zielona, on Dec 25 2006, 04:29 AM, said:

Why do we expect responsible attitude from players? If Td can quit, so can players, right?

This comment takes the cake I had to chose my wording carefuly else have the thread moved to the 'watercooler'

BBO can and do remove TD rights, send a complaint to abuse.
As others have said, free TD’s come under a lot of unjustified criticismn - if you don’t like the way the game is run, don’t play there.

The problem is not the TD’s, the problem is the inability to run open, free tournaments and keep out these players who are rude and abusive or simply leave after a bad board.