Re: [pbmserv-dev] ratings and "stale" players

[Paul van Wamelen <wamelen@math.lsu.edu>]

I like Cameron and lyman's ideas, but why not go one step further:
forget about time completely. You are immediately moved to the inactive
list (which is still shown) if you decline a challenge while not having
any other game of that type going. You are moved back to the active list
as soon as you accept a challenge again (initiated by you or someone
else). This should be easier to implement because currently we don't save
the time of last play, do we? Also if no-one cares (by challenging you)
you can stay on the rating list for a long time. No need to worry about
low volume games.

Paul

On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Cameron Browne wrote:

>
> >>How about this: after not having made a move in a particular game for six
> >>months your rating disappears from the displayed rating list. If you make
> >>a move again (or finish a game?) your old rating comes back.
>
> I'd make it more frequent than that - every two or three months?
> Also, I'd suggest that players who reject a game and who do not
> currently have at least one of that game running should immediately be removed.
>
> As Lyman suggests, removed names should probably appear in a separate
> "Inactive" list appended to the bottom of the existing rankings lists
> just to avoid confusion, but need not be included in the overall
> "Established + Provisional" list.
>
> Cameron
>
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