Hi Guys, just need to let off a bit of steam...

I realise the Swiss pairings thing of the WB is a bit of a lottery, but the principle of winners with winners, losers with losers should be carried through to NMR'ers and abandoners.

In a game I'm playing one player had two abandonments behind him before the WB started. He then runs up 4 NMR's in his first outing, and he's allocated a "Top Table"??

Now we've aleady had 2 NMR's by the same player and its only Fall '03...

C'mon guys!

I love the WB, I love the format, the timings, the great banter, all at a faster more intense level than the regular paced games, but surely to goodness with everyone knowing how NMR's and abandonments wreck the balance of the game these players should be screened out or left to NMR among themselves.

I'm only new to the hobby and maybe am missing something here (like patience Joe? Cant disagree there!), just hate to see committed players enjoyment spoiled by people with a cavalier attitude to the site and not too much respect for their fellow players.


Sorry, rant over guys...

Joe.