This idea has been proposed in Beta forums as well: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/suggestion-new-type-of-daily-chess-with-only-a-specific-time-for-the-whole-game-shall-be-used
Several users supported the idea there, now it is time to propose this idea to general public. Let us have this kind of time control so that our club daily matches will not go for a year.
Where do I sign the online petition to abolish chess.com's "vacation" feature?
hmm, good idea: petition to abolish chess.com's ...
What about launching a campaign on the two topics of this thread on change.org? We shall open a petition there and spread this petition here as much as we can, in all clubs we belong to, in all matchs' comments section we play on and etc
but is getting rid of vacation really necessary? As far as I know, you can turn off vacation option when you set up a challenge. Anyway, what about launching a campaign petition through change.org?
You can opt out of time-outs in daily challenges, but that is not how "vacation" is abused.
You enter a tournament to play daily games (x days per move, expecting to play the advertised days per move). Opponent starts to lose. Opponent goes on vacation. Hopes you die. Keeps you and all other entrants to tournament waiting. You all hope he or she dies.
If you want to play chess, go to chess.com
If you want to go on vacation, go to vacation.com
well, you made me smile. I myself organized a tournament and I turned off vacation option. There was no vacation.
I got your point, not everyone is like me. I also think it would be great if we get rid of chess.com's vacation but I doubt we can gain support from this proposal. After all, anyone can counter you by saying "then do not play in tournaments or matches that have vacation option. No one forces you."
Hah... "hopes you die". A little extreme, but I laughed. Doesn't the vacation time have limits? I thought it could only be used a certain number of days per year or something. If not, maybe it could be replaced with "emergency timeout" that is only good for a few days a year or month. That way, if someone has a real need, like a family emergency in real life, their rating doesn't suffer. (Or if Postafi's opponent takes out a hit on him, Postafi can use the emergency time so the police have time to act, lol.)
sometimes daily chess games can go for a year or even more since it has 3 days per move. We sometimes see a certian player making his move in the last second. It can make other side tired. Some premium members avoid moving till the end of his vacation time and then loses in time. It means the other side has to wait for months, the club match's result is not decided due to that coward.
I propose new time control: Sides have can have up to 30 days in total for the whole game. If an individual wishes, he can think for 20 days and make his first move, then he will have 10 days for his remaining moves. It is like playing classical chess with 1 month at hand. That is the time control. Time for thinking will not restart after you move, the countdown will continue after your opponent moves. It would be too great if it is used in Chess.com World and continental League matches. Some matches have been being played for more than a year because certian players do their move in the last second of his 3 days thinking time.
If an individual wants, he can do his move in a minute and he will still have 1 month left for the rest of the game. He thinks for his second move for 2 days? Then he has 28 days remaining. In this type of time control in daily chess, too few can avoid resigning so that that loss will not be counted on his profile for months. Many club matchs' outcomes will be determined too sooner.
Both daily types shall be in use, players will choose their time control accordingly. Those who want current daily type will choose current one, those who want my proposal would choose the type I proposed.
What do you say?