Greeting

Greeter games are hit or miss :) You might have 1 or 2 out of 10 continue. It's weird, but most of them don't understand turn-based chess :) But for those 1 or 2 who continue it is really helpful!

I wonder if it would be worthwhile to include a message like this somewhere:

"Please note that the average turn-based game takes about X days.  If you're in the mood to play a quicker game please check out the Live Chess Beta."

I don't have a clue what X would be...

I've been a greeter for a short period of time and plan to do it again, sort of a community service since I don't have the money to pay at the moment.

I can tell you that the guy who greeted me was stellar.  We've played several times since and message each other fairly often.  I count my greeter as an on-line friend.  So if a bunch of cancellations are worth the one guy you get that you end up playing over and over, I'd say the payoff is well worth it.

Heh, I remember I missed out after a few moves myself. It was because, as erik said, I didn't understand what turn-based chess is! ;)

neospooky wrote:

I can tell you that the guy who greeted me was stellar.  We've played several times since and message each other fairly often.  I count my greeter as an on-line friend.  So if a bunch of cancellations are worth the one guy you get that you end up playing over and over, I'd say the payoff is well worth it.

totally agreed!

also, we DO mention Live Chess :)

When I entered the site for the first time I myself made one move on my game and then allowed the time to run out because I forgot the game and I did't pay atention to the warnings

Fast foward two months, and now I am a greeter myself

It seems to have helped is to send a warm, welcoming message. I have had a litte more success.

If there is any positive side to having people drop out on your game because they don't unnderstand turn-based chess, at least your ranking goes up a little!

Play you again sometime, Brian. I am practicing...

- Brett

Honorable_End wrote:

If there is any positive side to having people drop out on your game because they don't unnderstand turn-based chess, at least your ranking goes up a little!

These games are unrated so your rating does not increases.

i am a greeter and I have to say that out of the about 20 games I played, only 4 or 5 ended by mate or resignation and not by my opponnent losing on time.

I see it like an exercise. I use openings that i rarely play and I'm more brave about making sacrifices. It's fun but usually it doesn't works out.

As a greeter, you have one or two moves in which to:

• promote yourself
• promote chess.com and the facilities of the site
• discover which interests you have in common (if any!)
• find out the new joiner's local time (Mr. Wolf!).

I sometimes use 'greeter games'  as an alternative to looking for Open Seeks.

I did a few Greeter games, but then one of the players asked me for a draw when it was a clearly won position for me, and I didn't want to discourage him from the site, so I agreed.  Then I noticed it goes into my record, so I decided to stop doing greeting games altogehter.