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Not reminding your opponent to press the clock

Posted By: vidis13
Date: Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 3:07 p.m.

In Response To: Not reminding your opponent to press the clock (Timothy Chow)

"However, I still don't accept that there is anything intrinsically unsportsmanlike about this kind of behavior."

This is meaningless. Sportsmanship has no intrinsic meaning other than how the community defines it. If the backgammon community defines this behavior as unsportsmanlike than it is unsportsmanlike by definition.

Messages In This Thread

• Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
  Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 4:49 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    Stick -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 5:12 p.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      MishyPoo -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 5:52 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        Casper Van der Tak -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 6:42 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    sita -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 5:19 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 6:04 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    David Presser -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 7:15 p.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      Casper Van der Tak -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 7:46 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 7:58 p.m.
        • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
          David Presser -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 11:59 p.m.
        • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
          Casper Van der Tak -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 7:11 a.m.
        • I do want to win that way
          Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 4:30 p.m.
          • I do want to win that way
            Fatboy -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 11:36 p.m.
            • I do want to win that way
              Bob Koca -- Friday, 26 December 2014, at 1:48 a.m.
              • I do want to win that way
                Fatboy -- Friday, 26 December 2014, at 4:52 a.m.
            • Playing without a clock is not the answer
              Phil Simborg -- Friday, 26 December 2014, at 7:04 a.m.
      • Legal moves
        Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 8:03 p.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      Ian Dunstan -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 10:02 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        David Presser -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 11:35 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 8:05 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    tuvi -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 8:19 p.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      Stick -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 4:02 p.m.
  • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
    Paul Weaver -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 8:44 p.m.
    • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
      Stick -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 9:03 p.m.
      • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
        sita -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 9:14 p.m.
        • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
          Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 9:18 p.m.
          • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
            Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 10:45 p.m.
            • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
              mochy -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 4:22 a.m.
      • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
        AdamStocks -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 9:36 p.m.
        • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
          mochy -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 4:13 a.m.
          • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
            Casper Van der Tak -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 7:21 a.m.
      • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
        Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 10:50 p.m.
        • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
          AdamStocks -- Wednesday, 24 December 2014, at 11:07 p.m.
          • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
            Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 5:02 p.m.
    • How Far Should We Take This "Good Sportsmanship" Business?
      christian munk-christensen -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 9:58 a.m.
  • Don't overthink
    mochy -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 4:11 a.m.
    • Don't overthink
      Colin Owen -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 3:38 a.m.
      • Don't overthink
        Bob Koca -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 4:12 a.m.
        • Don't overthink
          Colin Owen -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 5:18 a.m.
          • Don't overthink
            Bob Koca -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 1:04 p.m.
            • Don't overthink
              Colin Owen -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 4:52 p.m.
      • Don't overthink
        Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 4:32 p.m.
      • Don't overthink
        Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 5:16 p.m.
        • Don't overthink
          Colin Owen -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 6:20 p.m.
          • Don't overthink
            Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 7:57 p.m.
            • As always, chess is not backgammon!
              Taper_Mike -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 11:54 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    winfox -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 7:15 a.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    Tom Keith -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 2:39 p.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 3:29 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        Seth -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 1:49 a.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      Timothy Chow -- Friday, 26 December 2014, at 11:48 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        Stick -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 12:02 a.m.
        • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
          Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 12:08 a.m.
          • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
            Stick -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 12:29 a.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        Bob Koca -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 1:37 a.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        Tom Keith -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 2:14 p.m.
        • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
          Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 6:08 p.m.
          • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
            Taper_Mike -- Sunday, 28 December 2014, at 12:14 a.m.
            • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
              Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 28 December 2014, at 7:19 p.m.
              • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
                Jason Lee -- Monday, 29 December 2014, at 2:23 p.m.
                • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
                  Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 31 December 2014, at 1:19 a.m.
                  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
                    Art Grater -- Thursday, 1 January 2015, at 8:55 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        vidis13 -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 3:07 p.m.
        • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
          Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 6:10 p.m.
          • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
            Bob Koca -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 10:01 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 3:22 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    Stick -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 4:14 p.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      tristan -- Tuesday, 30 December 2014, at 7:30 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        sita -- Tuesday, 30 December 2014, at 8:18 p.m.
        • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
          tristan -- Tuesday, 30 December 2014, at 9:29 p.m.
  • A definitive answer
    Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 4:20 p.m.
    • A definitive answer
      Bob Koca -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 10:22 p.m.
      • A definitive answer
        Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 25 December 2014, at 11:49 p.m.
  • One further clarification
    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 6:31 p.m.
    • One further clarification
      Casper Van der Tak -- Saturday, 27 December 2014, at 7:28 p.m.
  • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
    Albert Steg -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 4:21 p.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 4:32 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        Albert Steg -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 4:52 p.m.
        • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
          Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 5:14 p.m.
          • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
            niuniuch -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 5:33 p.m.
    • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 5:21 p.m.
      • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
        Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 14 January 2015, at 1:07 a.m.
        • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
          Mick Z -- Wednesday, 14 January 2015, at 3:23 p.m.
          • Not reminding your opponent to press the clock
            Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 14 January 2015, at 3:48 p.m.