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(Message started by: The_Jeh on Aug 22^nd, 2007, 11:38am)

Title: Dead postal games
Post by The_Jeh on Aug 22^nd, 2007, 11:38am

I was wondering if it would be possible to eliminate dead games from the postal games roster. For example, the last game on the list, between halidecyphon and Lyeta, has not had a move happen for 43 months. The game between csquared and mc717990 has not had change for over 920 days. Other games, like the one between Borchu and sunim, are still on the roster despite move 1w having never been made, and these games were created a long, long time ago.

My recommendation, if possible, is to purge all games that have not had a change of state for 90 days with 5 or fewer moves having been made, and then eliminate the 0/0/0/0/0/0 time control. I would also see to it that move 1w and 1b have to be made in a reasonable time.

Title: Re: Dead postal games
Post by arimaa_master on Aug 22^nd, 2007, 2:24pm

Yes, it really annoying me, coz it blockade one position in my empty slots (it could be possible to play only 20 postal games simultaneously (at least some months ago).

I have this game:

Here_is_thechamp x arimaa_master

where Gold never pressed the start button (it is there for more then 3 months).

I wrote to Omar about it at least twice but it seems that he has much important things to do :).

Title: Re: Dead postal games
Post by mistre on Aug 24^th, 2007, 12:28pm

Also, It would be nice if we could disallow guests from joining open invites. 3 times, a guest joined my postal game and then never made a move.

Title: Re: Dead postal games
Post by arimaa_master on Aug 24^th, 2007, 1:41pm

on 08/24/07 at 12:28:28, mistre wrote:

Also, It would be nice if we could disallow guests from joining open invites. 3 times, a guest joined my postal game and then never made a move.

Yes, you are right, it happened to me many times too and it is really annoying.

Title: Re: Dead postal games
Post by Jan Kruschak on Aug 25^th, 2007, 6:11am

I have a postal game against the bot_ArimaaScoreP3 where the bot have not even started the game up till this moment.

Title: Re: Dead postal games
Post by 722caasi on Sep 11^th, 2007, 8:55am

Yeah this is really annoying

Title: Re: Dead postal games
Post by woh on Sep 11^th, 2007, 11:23am

on 08/25/07 at 06:11:15, Jan Kruschak wrote:

I have a postal game against the bot_ArimaaScoreP3 where the bot have not even started the game up till this moment.

The same hapened in my game against ArimaaScoreP3. After I joined the game, for days nothing happened. Eventual the bot started the game and were able to finish it. So I guess you just have to be patient.

Title: Re: Dead postal games
Post by Fritzlein on Sep 11^th, 2007, 11:45am

on 09/11/07 at 11:23:42, woh wrote:

I think Omar has to specially start of ArimaaScoreP3, because unlike other bots, it plays postally. You may have to send e-mail asking him to start it up for you.