Vacation In Tournaments

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Avatar of TheLukiePoo

Here on chess.com we have these online correspondence tournaments. I've encountered  several times, people who play in the tournaments and then take a month of vacation time and then come back and the take more vacation time.... I find this VERY annoying. I can understand taking a vacation because you need a break, or are actually on vacation.. But these people to which I am referring, drag the tourney on for months more than it needs to... 

What do you think?

Any and all comments are appreciated!

Luke

Avatar of chessgopher

I think after a time they would be at the end of a time piriod and lose, should det a time frame?

Avatar of ground-zero

Just join no-vacation tournaments, there are filters so you can choose one.

Avatar of TheLukiePoo

If you aren't going to post anything useful, please do not post at all.

Avatar of TheLukiePoo
IMDeviate wrote:

Switch to tic-tac-toe (since real chess is not for you).


I could say the same for you. Only a 1500 rating????? Come on...

Avatar of ground-zero

@ ljschess : Don't you think you're overreacting.

Avatar of PrawnEatsPrawn
qeypgx wrote:

Just join no-vacation tournaments, there are filters so you can choose one.


 

This comment was both pertinent and useful.

Avatar of Anchovey
PrawnEatsPrawn wrote:
qeypgx wrote:

Just join no-vacation tournaments, there are filters so you can choose one.


 

This comment was both pertinent and useful.


 Agreed.  Case closed.

Avatar of TheLukiePoo
qeypgx wrote:

@ ljschess : Don't you think you're overreacting.


I ask for peoples opinions, then all I get is criticism. 

btw, I have been playing chess since I was 3 years old. I am NOT A NOOB!!! I am simply someone with an opinion. You can have an opinion as-well, but please do not make accusations about things that you know nothing about.

 

Avatar of Sisu-64

No more vacation tournaments for me.

I have no problem with most people who use their vacation time as it was meant for.

It seems however, that there are always a few players who end up dragging a tournament on for MONTHS.