I notice that the latest versions of BBO have an option where you can invite a substitution for tournaments. However this only applies when the bar goes red, as opposed to having a red dot. When the red dot appears, and it may stay for a while, the only option is to (forcibly) remove someone from whatever they were doing and make them play in the tournament.
Normally this isn't a problem, but yesterday I registered as a sub for a tourney right at the start, and wasn't called for a while (at least 20 mins), so I set up a tournament of my own. 1 min before the start I found myself playing the last board of a tourney, and had no way of escaping other than waiting for the director to release me. During this time my own tournament had started, and I had several director calls, which I was unable to attend to.
Whilst it is my fault that I didn't unregister as a sub, it would be easielr for all concerned if the option was always there, not just when someone has gone red.
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Substitutions
#2
Posted 2004-February-15, 09:27
Problem is, then people would start to sub partners on bridge related issues
#3
Posted 2004-February-15, 09:48
Easy solution to your problem. When it is no longer convenient for you to join a tournment that you have registered as a substitute, go back and click the button again to remove yourself as a potential substitute.
Ben
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