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Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:42 am
by Donelladan
Make players automatically drop all their waiting games after a defined period of inactivity.

I just joined a 12 players doubles games. I go to my partner wall to ask him to take care of read the chat so that we can discuss the strategy and then I noticed I can't post messages on his wall because he is inactive since a long time.

It seems he didn't play on CC since july this year.

I suggest that a player is automatically kicked out of all his waiting games after one month of inactivity.

Currently we have that system for speed games, after a certain times of inactivity you drop all your waiting speed games automatically. A similar system should be applied to 24h game as well.

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:10 am
by Donelladan
Game 13335070

First player of this game is : mesbutterfly
On his wall one can see : Last visited: Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:51 pm


There is probably numerous other example of games in the waiting page with players that have gone inactive. Would someone join this doubles games they would have a deadbeat partner.

May someone consider kicking inactive players out of the waiting games ?

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:50 pm
by Dukasaur
Agree.

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:14 am
by Lord Arioch
Yes this is good!

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:46 am
by JBlombier
In favour of this suggestion.

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:15 am
by benga
This should also be done for waiting games, I just saw couple of Assassin Saint Patrick's Day and Easter games still not filled.

If games don't fill within maximum 6 months, then they shouldn't be there.

I'd go for 1 month max.

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:29 am
by waauw
Good idea

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:49 am
by concrete
great idea

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 1:10 pm
by Swifte
benga wrote:This should also be done for waiting games, I just saw couple of Assassin Saint Patrick's Day and Easter games still not filled.

If games don't fill within maximum 6 months, then they shouldn't be there.

I'd go for 1 month max.


If all the players waiting for the game are still active, why should the game be dropped? If they're willing to wait what's it hurting?


Completely agree with the original suggestion here though. Removing inactive players from waiting games makes a lot of sense.

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 12:09 pm
by Ffraid
Wow. I guess I thought that this was already a rule. I thought I remembered reading something about a time limit on games filling but I just checked the Game Options tab of The Game and you're right, those rules only apply to speed, private, and tournament games. I had no idea games could be out there for that long!

Sounds like a good idea to drop inactive players from waiting games after a month. But, I agree with Swifte that if the players are still active, and willing to wait, then let them.

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 5:36 am
by benga
Swifte wrote:
benga wrote:This should also be done for waiting games, I just saw couple of Assassin Saint Patrick's Day and Easter games still not filled.

If games don't fill within maximum 6 months, then they shouldn't be there.

I'd go for 1 month max.


If all the players waiting for the game are still active, why should the game be dropped? If they're willing to wait what's it hurting?


Completely agree with the original suggestion here though. Removing inactive players from waiting games makes a lot of sense.


cause those games will never get filled anyway and are misleading in the sense they add pages to join games section

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 7:18 am
by t4mcr53s2
agree drop inactive players after a month
certainly drop waiting games after a half year or less

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:41 am
by Kevi
agree
how about this one. #15506788 - 8 player doubles - poppybob Joined:Thu Apr 02, 2015 8:56 pm Last visited:Thu Apr 02, 2015 9:09 pm
a total of 13 minutes on site. total turns taken = 2

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 3:21 am
by Fewnix
agreed,

Let it be done.

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 2:50 pm
by bluesblazzer
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=215508 I posted this and nothing has been done
risklama and I have tried to fill some and have made some headway but makes a poor playing game

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2015 5:56 pm
by IcePack
benga wrote:This should also be done for waiting games, I just saw couple of Assassin Saint Patrick's Day and Easter games still not filled.

If games don't fill within maximum 6 months, then they shouldn't be there.

I'd go for 1 month max.


If it's filled with active players who are still around that would be very annoying. Some fill faster than others and as long as it's not filled with people who are gone, I think they can / would / should stay up and active for sign ups.


Far as the direct suggestion goes I would support it.

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 11:50 pm
by InnyaFacce
Removing inactive players from waiting games makes a lot of sense

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 7:31 pm
by jmyork82
Swifte wrote:
benga wrote:This should also be done for waiting games, I just saw couple of Assassin Saint Patrick's Day and Easter games still not filled.

If games don't fill within maximum 6 months, then they shouldn't be there.

I'd go for 1 month max.


If all the players waiting for the game are still active, why should the game be dropped? If they're willing to wait what's it hurting?


Completely agree with the original suggestion here though. Removing inactive players from waiting games makes a lot of sense.


That's the happy medium that should happen. There is another suggestion on this that everybody agreed on as well. When is the next guaranteed suggestion implementation thing going to happen? This should definitely be included.

Anybody have any suggestions on how to run this up the flagpole?

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:30 pm
by Fewnix
Merry Xmas

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To: bigWham
Dear BigWham:

Merry Xmas to you and yours.
Happy New Year

What's happening?

p.s. would you mind implementing something like this :?:

Thanks
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Re: Auto-drop waiting games

jmyork82 wrote:

Swifte wrote:

benga wrote:
This should also be done for waiting games, I just saw couple of Assassin Saint Patrick's Day and Easter games still not filled.

If games don't fill within maximum 6 months, then they shouldn't be there.

I'd go for 1 month max.



If all the players waiting for the game are still active, why should the game be dropped? If they're willing to wait what's it hurting?


Completely agree with the original suggestion here though. Removing inactive players from waiting games makes a lot of sense.



That's the happy medium that should happen. There is another suggestion on this that everybody agreed on as well. When is the next guaranteed suggestion implementation thing going to happen? This should definitely be included.

Anybody have any suggestions on how to run this up the flagpole?

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Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 12:21 am
by Fewnix
bigWham wrote:Merry Xmas + Best O Season to you!

And yes, certainly I would consider that suggestion. However I have learned that CC players have a wide variety of opinions about almost every idea, so we'd want to be convinced it didn't have unintended consequences.

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 5:00 am
by WingCmdr Ginkapo
jmyork82 wrote:
Swifte wrote:
benga wrote:This should also be done for waiting games, I just saw couple of Assassin Saint Patrick's Day and Easter games still not filled.

If games don't fill within maximum 6 months, then they shouldn't be there.

I'd go for 1 month max.


If all the players waiting for the game are still active, why should the game be dropped? If they're willing to wait what's it hurting?


Completely agree with the original suggestion here though. Removing inactive players from waiting games makes a lot of sense.


That's the happy medium that should happen. There is another suggestion on this that everybody agreed on as well. When is the next guaranteed suggestion implementation thing going to happen? This should definitely be included.

Anybody have any suggestions on how to run this up the flagpole?


PM Duk asking if you can be made suggestion volunteer. Currently there isnt one, so this isnt going anywhere.

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:14 am
by jmyork82
Way to run it up the flagpole Fewnix!

BW is right though, we should try to think of some unintentional consequences this may have. Put yourself in the shoes of the player that has been inactive for a month or longer for a waiting game and then you are automatically dropped. Would this bother you if you came back?

Ginkapo, I was also thinking that there should be somebody overlooking the suggestion thread. Keeping it clean and on task like C&A's are. I wouldnt mind doing something like this but I already have my hands full as the unofficial game filler. I'm sure there is somebody up for the task though. Maybe a new suggestion thread?

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 11:33 am
by WingCmdr Ginkapo
Mrswdk started such a thread over a month ago.

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 12:01 pm
by jmyork82
WingCmdr Ginkapo wrote:Mrswdk started such a thread over a month ago.


ehhhhh, if you consider that a suggestion. Nothing against mrswdk, but I have a hard time taking them seriously. I guess its the way mrswdk comes off about certain things.

Re: Auto-drop waiting games

PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 5:37 am
by Donelladan
jmyork82 wrote:Way to run it up the flagpole Fewnix!

BW is right though, we should try to think of some unintentional consequences this may have. Put yourself in the shoes of the player that has been inactive for a month or longer for a waiting game and then you are automatically dropped. Would this bother you if you came back?



So far no one find anything to object to the suggestion.
If you find one month is too short, we can discuss it. I think if someone does not log in for one month, he very probably doesn't care much about the game he has waiting.
The game could have start and he could have already deadbeated after 1 month.
I fail to see any problem this suggestion might cause.