Life In 19x19

Redundant wrote:Telling someone to "get over it" when they have a legitimate grievance (even if you don't agree) is one of the most patronizing things it's possible to say.

Good.

I'm going to burglarize Bantari's house tonight. I'm sure that I'll find the door unlocked.

You're missing the point.
If you burgle a house, then the occupant suffers. Our possessions are generally pretty important to us, and we also feel violated because our illusion of 'safety in our own home ...

- Somehow it seems just easier to build that concrete barrier to keep the baddies at bay instead of cultivating affirmative personality to accept them how they are. Worthy goal, though!

You are not going to cure a psychological problem through software development.
I just never checked somebody ...

Policy changes (and new functionality for that matter) can come from user opinion.
For instance, being allowed to talk "off topic" in evented games.
The managers and admins also have suggested new policies on occasion, not always successfully. (For instance, it was suggested to ban using as a ...

At KGS, you are deranked when an admin removes your ability to play rated games and at the same time removes your rating information from the system.

I don't derank many people at all, and I hardly ever run into escapers. If I meet one, I can't say that it particularly bothers me at all. It always ...

EeveeM wrote:Sounds interesting. Java, have you ever put a tournament together?

About 10 I guess, not a huge lot

I'm looking to improve my French, not to teach it; please don't ask me to teach it

Not really. You start off with the average attendance at the offline championship, plot some trends if you feel like it, then see how this new version compared. Was online a failure or a success....

Just out of interest, how many players would you normally expect at this event?

I am still seeking to play a game with anyone using the Tibetan Ko Rule instead of the modern ko rules. I don't care if it's handicap, smallboard, or whatever. I'd like to play a few games with somebody to see how the game feels using this ko rule.

Ireland finished ahead of the UK with 4 wins from 8, a cause for celebration

Adrian Ghioc wrote:1st unexpected result: Hirata-san lost to Morten Ofstad 4d from Norway!

http://www.361points.com/blog/2011/05/2 ... y-in-wagc/

Ireland have won 2 games, I am proud

Adrian Ghioc wrote:1st unexpected result: Hirata-san lost to Morten Ofstad 4d from Norway!

http://www.361points.com/blog/2011/05/2 ... y-in-wagc/

Ireland have won 2 games, I am proud

For the UK I think Alex Selby is going
Ireland sends James Hutchinson

Not sure there are many French speakers on this board, but if anyone is interested I would be interested in trading some lessons in Go for some language lessons.

You'd have to be weaker than 10kyu, and we could skype