Re: [pbmserv-dev] Those wacky provisionals

[Martin Moller Pedersen <tusk@daimi.au.dk>]

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-> I just noticed that jon.dann has a provisional Quoridor rating of 2119 
-> after playing one game.  Since the highest established rating is 1790, and 
-> the second highest provisional is 1824, I am wondering how this 
-> occurred.  I thought a provisional couldn't be more than 200 above the 
-> player he beat.  This suggests that the rating system can be cleverly abused.

How can it cleverly be abused ?
If a provisional player has a very high rating but has only played a singled game
and he then plays and lose a game against a established player, then the
established player doesn't got more than a few points.

/Martin