Unintentionally accumulating saved games

[TimJM]

I am unintentionally accumulating saved games and want to know what I can do about it.

My latest saved game has just timed out after waiting an HOUR for 'olta' to make a move. Many of my first saved games were a result of my inexperience starting games with people who had too many saved games. Then others who were using wi-fi and kept losing the connection. Others dropped the game without even rolling the dice.

So I now have 15 saved games and heading towards a 'bad' reputation.  But, besides a couple that were my dropped internet connection, none of them are my fault  Do I have to simply re-register with a new nickname to resolve this?

I checked my saved games list against active players every time I login and yet droppers frequently seem unwilling to continue games. What's the preferred solution? 

Could a game could be removed from the saved games statistics if someone refuses twice?

[spielberg]

There is no solution - FIBS' code is fixed and will, I suspect, never change. Oftentimes newbies get lots of saved games as the more malevolent droppers take advantage of them. All saved games eventually disappear - generally in 6 months or so. In the meantime how about picking players with experience over 2,000 or so when, with a few scumbag exceptions, they're very unlikely to be droppers? You'll also not get a dropper if you pick someone who actually expresses a personality - either in the shouts or here on fibsboard. Other ways to find players who'll never drop (and often of considerable talent) are by joining the league here: fibsleagammon or the ladders here: Nacci land.

[socksey]

I think the time for disappearing saved games is closer to 90 day, spiel.    Don't quote me.  I'm not sure of anything these days.   

Don's RepPyBot will be on part of the time.  He's looking for someone to host 24/7 and soon, I hope.  When RepPyBot is online, you can use that.  Also, is the saved games page.  I don't have the URL on this strange computer, but I'm sure someone on Fibs can help you with that.  Just shout and ask.   

Oh, and by the way, I would never drop you.   

socksey



If Dad is Pop, how's come Mom isn't Mop? - unknown

[mradica]

http://fibs.com/savedgames/

[Luddite]

I remember reading, somewhere at fibs.com, that saved games get wiped after 30 days.  I've been dropped many times, and 30 days rings about right with my experience. 

There's also a "droppers hall of shame"  -- http://www.fibs.com/savedgames/shame.html

You're welcome to give me a ring -- I won't drop you either.  But look for me in my new skin -- "Bones"

Skin, Bones -- get it?