SpielByWeb

[Knave]

I set up a game for fast players. This guy Steve joined the game. There were two immediately blatant problems.

1) Steve had already held up another game I was playing for a long time.
2) He had an average turn time that was more than the other 4 players in the game combined.

I made my displeasure very evident, and Steve announced that he will let the game go abandoned now, as a way to punish me.

I have three questions.

1) Since he publicly stated that he intends to abandon, and we haven't really started, can we get the game removed somehow? I do not really mind his abandoning since it is early in the game, but I feel bad for the other players caught in this mess.
2) Is there any way to stop people from joining games?
3) Is there any way that a game could not start until the creator gives the go ahead? Obviously, if I had seen that Steve had joined, I would not have started the game, since I did not want to play with him.

[daveszum]

I have had similar experiences with a similar Nom de Guerre. I would suggest the passworded games if you have a low tolerance threshold. If someone intentionally abandons a game, report that person to Milksheikh. I am not familiar with the stringence of the rules of this site, but he is the administrator.

[stargate]

we have been down this road before
http://www.spielbyweb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1576

[docaction]

[Rebelslayer]

It has been at least 3 months Stargate ... these things have a lifecycle of their own!

[striking_cobra]

Man, I have just read what the op says in the actual game to Steve, think I would have abandoned it too. There's no need to be as rude as you were, or a petulant.

[Maccheek]

Averages can be misleading without knowing the something about the distribution. Steve may well normally manage two turns a day but with occasional long gaps for example. My own distribution is almost certainly bimodal with a very quick daytime response half the time but mainly evening play the rest.

I notice neither you nor Steve say where you are in the world in your profiles. You'll probably get a better turn around time if you are playing with people in roughly the same timezone, although it's no guarantee.

Seems a silly thing to have a spat over, just start another game.
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Oliver

[Knave]

As far as I am concerned, aside from cheating, there is no valid reason to abandon a game. In this case, Steve might have a bone of contention with me. I insulted him, and he resents my truthtelling

But, there is no reason to do this to the other 3 innocent players in the game. He has a range of behaviours he can use to get back at me, and I feel his choice in fairly selfish.

Now, that said cobra, I would like to know how you would have handled the situation. Remember, Steve already stalled one of my other games, and then he joins this one knowing full well that he has no intention of meeting the time constraints. So, tell me, what was I to do? Calmly accept the situation?

As a sidenote, not allowing me to use BBCode is annoying.

[freduk]

[Knave]

Perhaps you missed the part where he already stalled another game that I was in. Couple with the 11 hour average time, you don't have to be much of a precog to figure out where this one was going.

[daveszum]

Petulance is like flatulance. It only smells bad when it is someone else's In any case, I still suggest the passworded games. In any community this size, there are always going to be severe personality conflicts. If you can't let it go, then don't play with him. The only way to guarantee that he will not appear in your game is to play a passworded one. Stargate, that was a pretty funny link........

[Bkruppa]

Wow, serious deja vu!! Hey Bob, would like to participate in a Hacienda game with the New Hampshirites?

[daveszum]

Inside joke?

[stargate]

to Bill >> yes I would

to daveszum >> yes it is

[striking_cobra]