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why are so many listing their skill rating as "private"? and yes i know there are many many pseudo experts etc but i really dont get the private rating.
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Posted 2013-April-07, 10:14
thomas c, on 2013-April-07, 06:15, said:
why are so many listing their skill rating as "private"? and yes i know there are many many pseudo experts etc but i really dont get the private rating.
My skill rating is "private". I just don't care to rate myself.
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Maybe they're in the army
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Posted 2013-April-07, 18:26
I list my skill level as Private, but I really don't play that well.
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Posted 2013-April-07, 19:45
Mine's private because, well, this isn't a ranking for "depending on days ending with Y".
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Posted 2013-April-07, 23:39
Thomas, can I ask you a question?
Why do you give self selected ratings any validity?
Why do you give self selected ratings any validity?
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Posted 2013-April-08, 02:16
trevahound, on 2013-April-07, 23:39, said:
Thomas, can I ask you a question?
Why do you give self selected ratings any validity?
Why do you give self selected ratings any validity?
Trevahound can I ask a question?
You play opposite somebody on BBO you do not know.
If somebody called himself an expert and somebody else rated himself as beginner or novice, might that not influence your bidding and play?
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Posted 2013-April-08, 02:26
rhm, on 2013-April-08, 02:16, said:
If somebody called himself an expert and somebody else rated himself as beginner or novice, might that not influence your bidding and play?
Absolutely, you are more likely to be able to trust the Beginner. I do not trust any Expert rating until seeing them play for a few boards. I can count the number of players I have played against on BBO and consider to be genuinely expert on one hand.
In truth, I tend to check the monthly average for anyone that sits at our table, which is a far better indicator than their assigned rating. Without anything better to go on, everyone is Intermediate until their play shows otherwise.
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Posted 2013-April-08, 13:15
If you dislike being the butt of gratuitous invective, then put "Novice" or "Private" on your profile; 
But it still won't save you from being booted by a "World Class" host who learnt bridge that morning or an "Expert" who learnt Bridge that afternoon
But it still won't save you from being booted by a "World Class" host who learnt bridge that morning or an "Expert" who learnt Bridge that afternoon
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Posted 2013-April-08, 17:52
Zelandakh, on 2013-April-08, 02:26, said:
Absolutely, you are more likely to be able to trust the Beginner. I do not trust any Expert rating until seeing them play for a few boards. I can count the number of players I have played against on BBO and consider to be genuinely expert on one hand.
In truth, I tend to check the monthly average for anyone that sits at our table, which is a far better indicator than their assigned rating. Without anything better to go on, everyone is Intermediate until their play shows otherwise.
In truth, I tend to check the monthly average for anyone that sits at our table, which is a far better indicator than their assigned rating. Without anything better to go on, everyone is Intermediate until their play shows otherwise.
I look at it slightly different than you
For example when i see "expert" i also check the country of the player. It is very rare from some countries to see an "expert" self rating and if you see it you can rely on their rating...Well...even if they are not "expert" (whatever this exactly means) they are at least decent players. On the other hand, when i see "expert" self rating from some other well known countries, i know for a fact that it is exaggerated (to put it politely)
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Posted 2013-April-09, 13:57
Free, on 2013-April-07, 10:36, said:
Maybe they're in the army
Perhaps there should be a rating "Rating"
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Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
str-mnding) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees."Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
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Posted 2013-April-09, 14:21
nige1, on 2013-April-08, 13:15, said:
If you dislike being the butt of gratuitous invective, then put "Novice" or "Private" on your profile;
But it still won't save you from being booted by a "World Class" host who learnt bridge that morning or an "Expert" who learnt Bridge that afternoon
But it still won't save you from being booted by a "World Class" host who learnt bridge that morning or an "Expert" who learnt Bridge that afternoon
I think you have those backwards
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Posted 2013-April-14, 04:29
i really think a self rating is better than no rating. i play more golf than bridge and i hate playing with beginners OR with players who just think they are good. i suspect this excessive use of private ratings is because some of the great players decided to rat themselves this way. anyhow thanx for the answers.
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