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Escaping
Path: BadHabits · Prev: WastingTimeInAWonGame · Next: Sandbagging Escaping is the practice of abandoning a game on an Internet Go server by disconnecting when one is losing in order to avoid recording a loss in the game. Aside from being exceedingly rude and inconsiderate to your opponent, it usually doesn't work; after a set amount of time, the server will usually dock the disconnector with a loss anyway. Worst for this is Yahoo!. You may even get others jumping into the game, which is one thing I didn't like, seeing 3 to 5 opponents in a game because it does break your rhythm. -- TimBrent You can eliminate this jumping-in behaviour at Yahoo by switching the game over to "protected" or "private" once it has started. -- Michael Richter In one's experience of the Yahoo! Go Beginner Rooms, one might find it difficult to find someone who will play through the entire game. Leaving in the middle of a game, whether it be for losing or fire emergency, is just disrespectful to your opponent. If you wish to play online in any server, make sure you have put aside at least 1/2 of an hour aside to play. Stefan: It may depend on local custom and culture, but where I live it is not considered disrespectful to leave in the case of a fire emergency. Dieter: Let those who would, leave and survive and those who think you shouldn't, stay and have it their way. Soon we will be left with people playing their games to the end, except in case of a fire emergency. As for the real escapers, I will personally burn them through IRC Service Pack 6. Jenny Radcliffe: I think I would not be offended if my opponent left because of a fire alarm - but I'd hope that he'd put "aargh, fire alarm!" in the message window so I'd know what had happened ... ;) Tim Brent: This is the reason I gave up on Yahoo!. I mean, yes, at times a connection cuts out with dial-up, but not at the level people leave in the middle of a game in Yahoo! Path: BadHabits · Prev: WastingTimeInAWonGame · Next: Sandbagging This is a copy of the living page "Escaping" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |