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Regardless, the IMPORTANT issue is...

Posted By: Rod
Date: Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 10:48 a.m.

In Response To: 7% of American social gamers cheat online (Stick)

Bridge has been wildly successful in promoting bridge in the US.

WILDLY!

People travel to tournaments to rack up points.

Bridge gives out points for local, regional, and national level events - proportionately.

How about driving people to attend local weekly and monthly tournaments? Antoinette gets minimal attendance for he monthly NYC tournaments yet she soldiers on. I guarantee attendance would skyrocket within 6 months if people knew they were getting master points, even if only a few. I know I'd show up at least some of the time.

I'd probably have our meetup hold tournaments once every 1-3 months. And I bet I could get 15-30 people showing up for it, maybe more.

Why not reward the people who have been persevering and toiling away? Why diverge from Bridge's model that has met with so so much success??

Messages In This Thread

• USBGF proposed master point system
  Rod -- Wednesday, 4 December 2013, at 6:38 p.m.
  • USBGF proposed master point system
    Stick -- Wednesday, 4 December 2013, at 7:38 p.m.
    • USBGF proposed master point system
      Rod -- Wednesday, 4 December 2013, at 8:04 p.m.
      • USBGF proposed master point system
        Stick -- Wednesday, 4 December 2013, at 9:02 p.m.
        • Cheating and the farcical nature of MP awarded for online, non-proctored play
          Rod -- Wednesday, 4 December 2013, at 11:53 p.m.
        • USBGF proposed master point system
          Bob Koca -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 4:01 p.m.
          • USBGF proposed master point system
            Stick -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 5:07 p.m.
  • USBGF proposed master point system
    Joe Russell -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 5:59 a.m.
    • So stupid
      Rod -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 6:11 a.m.
      • Wait... I'll retract that...
        Rod -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 6:14 a.m.
      • So stupid
        Joe Russell -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 7:16 a.m.
        • Every study ever conducted contradicts your finding and your rationale
          Rod -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 7:48 a.m.
          • Cheating for ZILCH - it is common. Why?
            Rod -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 8:13 a.m.
        • your beliefs versus reality
          Rod -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 9:16 a.m.
        • So stupid
          Bob Koca -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 4:02 p.m.
      • Stop screwing with the headings
        Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 2:51 p.m.
        • Way many jokers
          Rod -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 3:03 p.m.
          • Way many jokers
            Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 6:52 p.m.
            • Poker bracelets from online play? Nope....
              Rod -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 10:43 p.m.
              • Poker bracelets from online play? Yup....
                Stick -- Friday, 6 December 2013, at 10:14 a.m.
                • A concession: Yes and no, what that means and why, and suggestions for the USBGF
                  Rod -- Friday, 6 December 2013, at 6:07 p.m.
    • Cheating rates
      Rod -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 6:19 a.m.
      • Cheating rates
        Stick -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 8:33 a.m.
        • Cheating rates
          Rod -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 8:38 a.m.
          • Cheating rates
            Stick -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 8:53 a.m.
            • 7% of American social gamers cheat online
              Rod -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 9:33 a.m.
              • 7% of American social gamers cheat online
                Stick -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 10:06 a.m.
                • Maybe, maybe not
                  Rod -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 10:35 a.m.
                • Regardless, the IMPORTANT issue is...
                  Rod -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 10:48 a.m.
                  • Regardless, the IMPORTANT issue is...
                    Barry Silliman -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 1:12 p.m.
                    • Regardless, the IMPORTANT issue is...
                      Rod -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 1:45 p.m.
              • 7% of American social gamers cheat online
                Igor -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 5:50 p.m.
                • 7% of American social gamers cheat online
                  Henrik Bukkjaer -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 11:03 p.m.
      • Cheating its everywhere!!
        DanielP -- Friday, 6 December 2013, at 12:33 p.m.
    • $500 bet
      Rod -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 6:23 a.m.
      • $500 bet
        Dmitriy Obukhov -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 8:33 a.m.
        • $500 bet
          Stick -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 8:35 a.m.
          • $500 bet
            Dmitriy Obukhov -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 8:39 a.m.
            • $500 bet
              Michael Petch -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 9:37 p.m.
  • USBGF proposed master point system
    jdg -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 3:18 p.m.
  • USBGF proposed master point system IS WHAT?
    Bob Koca -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 4:09 p.m.
    • USBGF proposed master point system IS WHAT?
      Igor -- Thursday, 5 December 2013, at 5:31 p.m.