what can i do if someone is abusing vacation time?
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hudson_the_goat
Sep 18, 2023
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Their is this guy who i am destroying and he always goes on vacation time for weeks and months at a time then he plays a few moves and then he’s back on vacation time what can i even do?
Sep 18, 2023
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#2
ninjahudson wrote:
Their is this guy who i am destroying and he always goes on vacation time for weeks and months at a time then he plays a few moves and then he’s back on vacation time what can i even do?
The site has a specific definition of vacation abuse and unless they are using vacation to prolong a hopelessly lost position, you'll just have to wait for their moves.
Sep 18, 2023
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#3
They are down multiple points and in a completely losing position, this game has been going on for months and i just want to finish it
Sep 21, 2023
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#5
ninjahudson wrote:
They are down multiple points and in a completely losing position, this game has been going on for months and i just want to finish it
The member only has two weeks of vacation left, but if you don't want to wait, you can report the game to staff.
https://support.chess.com/collection/343-contact-us
Vacation time is a bad option that should be removed.
Play or quit, or don’t commit.
Vacation is what people use in a desperate attempt to avoid losing.
It should not be an option.
Play or quit, or don’t commit.
Vacation is what people use in a desperate attempt to avoid losing.
It should not be an option.
12 hrs ago
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#7
JohnnyMustard wrote:
Vacation time is a bad option that should be removed.
Play or quit, or don’t commit.
Vacation is what people use in a desperate attempt to avoid losing.
It should not be an option.
Play or quit, or don’t commit.
Vacation is what people use in a desperate attempt to avoid losing.
It should not be an option.
I agree, sometimes games would be delayed for months which is just annoying
12 hrs ago
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#8
I use vacation time rarely when I'm actually on vacation for like 3+ days and not bringing a device to play chess on
12 hrs ago
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#9
JohnnyMustard wrote:
Vacation time is a bad option that should be removed.
Play or quit, or don’t commit.
Vacation is what people use in a desperate attempt to avoid losing.
It should not be an option.
Play or quit, or don’t commit.
Vacation is what people use in a desperate attempt to avoid losing.
It should not be an option.
Well, if nothing ever happens to keep you away from chess.com, cool, but it does to others, like me, a couple of weeks ago, having guests then staying up half the night. C'est la vie. And I never do anything "in a desperate attempt to avoid losing". So I disagree.
If "no vacation" was an option for challenges, though, just as it is for tournaments, I wouldn't use it, but that'd be fine with me.
12 hrs ago
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#10
Arguably, it's too generous, I'm not sure. But that's not an issue for me since I don't really care if somone delays finishing a game.
11 hrs ago
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#11
I have a daily game right now where the person hasn’t moved and it says they have 2 months left of vacation. Who takes a vacation for that long? It should be shortened to a month at most. Or just eliminated. In this day and age how hard is it to open the phone app and make a move once a day while you are on the toilet in the hotel?
11 hrs ago
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#12
Clockwork_Nemesis wrote:
In this day and age how hard is it to open the phone app and make a move once a day while you are on the toilet in the hotel?
If you are only talking about one game, great. I have sometimes had enough ongoing daily games that it might take upwards of an hour to make a move in every one. Can I generally spend an hour a day playing chess? Yes. Can I guarantee there wil be no exceptions? No.