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Proper etiquette?

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Sunday, 12 July 2009, at 4:16 p.m.

In Response To: Proper etiquette? (jdg)

I would think that a statement: "I find that, without a clock, I play too slow and hold up the tourney" would do it. :-)

In my case there is a lot of truth to such a statement.

At Novi in one of my Open matches I played a familiar (and nice) person. He politely said he preferred not to take me up on my offer of playing on the clock. As he had previously said something similar and I talked him into it, I felt it fair to honor his request this time. (BTW, Novi Open division was clocks-and, i.e. both player A and player B must consent to use a clock else the match will be unclocked. So different than the Ty's we're discussing here.)

I played overly slowly and he (IMO) played even slower than I did. We were the second to last match to report a score in round 1. Fortunately we were still OK on time and I was able to talk my second round opp into playing on the clock, which helped me get back to about average for the field.

Slow play is contagious. I've known that for nearly 20 years.

Messages In This Thread

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  Barry Silliman -- Friday, 10 July 2009, at 9:59 p.m.
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    Barry Silliman -- Friday, 10 July 2009, at 10:34 p.m.
    • This will ensure that I attend both events !
      neilkaz -- Friday, 10 July 2009, at 10:35 p.m.
      • This will ensure that I attend both events !
        Bill Riles -- Friday, 10 July 2009, at 11:30 p.m.
        • This will ensure that I attend both events !
          Bob Koca -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 12:29 a.m.
          • This will ensure that I attend both events !
            Bill Riles -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 12:37 a.m.
            • This will ensure that I attend both events !
              Bob Koca -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 11:50 p.m.
        • Clocks lead to a cleaner game?--really
          Vic Morawski -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 3:06 p.m.
          • Clocks lead to a cleaner game?--really
            Bill Riles -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 3:28 p.m.
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            Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 3:59 p.m.
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              Marty Storer -- Friday, 17 July 2009, at 7:05 a.m.
          • I think Bill is referring to "cleaner" in terms of procedures etc
            neilkaz -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 4:41 p.m.
  • Clocks preferred in some events at Towson MD ABT event in October
    neilkaz -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 12:10 a.m.
    • Clocks preferred in some events at Towson MD ABT event in October
      Gregg Cattanach -- Monday, 13 July 2009, at 12:21 p.m.
  • Clocks preferred in some events at Towson MD ABT event in October
    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 12:27 a.m.
  • Clocks preferred in some events at Towson MD ABT event in October
    Bill Davis -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 2:38 p.m.
  • Don't forget Madison (Wisconsin Labor Day)
    Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 3:25 p.m.
    • Don't forget Madison (Wisconsin Labor Day)
      Bill Riles -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 3:33 p.m.
      • Don't forget Madison (Wisconsin Labor Day)
        Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 3:51 p.m.
  • Proper etiquette?
    Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 3:30 p.m.
    • Proper etiquette?
      Bill Riles -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 3:37 p.m.
      • Proper etiquette?
        Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 3:56 p.m.
        • Proper etiquette?
          Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 4:06 p.m.
    • Here's my etiquette for clocks preferred (or "insistable"
      neilkaz -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 4:15 p.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 4:43 p.m.
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      TarHeelFan -- Saturday, 11 July 2009, at 11:06 p.m.
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        Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 12 July 2009, at 1:11 p.m.
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          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 12 July 2009, at 3:27 p.m.
          • Charlotte experience?
            Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 12 July 2009, at 4:09 p.m.
          • Charlotte experience?
            Jason Lee -- Sunday, 12 July 2009, at 5:08 p.m.
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      jdg -- Sunday, 12 July 2009, at 2:13 p.m.
      • Proper etiquette?
        Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 12 July 2009, at 4:16 p.m.
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          Bob Koca -- Sunday, 12 July 2009, at 11:01 p.m.
    • Proper etiquette question 2?
      KenB -- Sunday, 12 July 2009, at 4:00 p.m.
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        Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 12 July 2009, at 4:49 p.m.
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        phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 14 July 2009, at 10:35 p.m.