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munja100 19-Aug-08, 17:46	Possible improvement of team interface I'd like to be able as co-captain to mark team members as unavailable for team matches (that is to limit their number of team matches). There are 2 reasons for that that I can think of right now. 1. I was in a situation that a player timed out a few team matches but he still appeared available for team matches. I didn't want to evict him, since I wanted to check with him if he had a reason for timing out. But I didn't want to set him up new matches either, because I didn't know if he will continue to play. So I had to decline a few challenges by other captains 2. I'd like to be able to limit the number of matches for new players. There are some members of my team that have my complete confidence and can play as many matches as they want. But I'm not eager to set up 12 matches for someone that hasn't finished a single team match, and that joined GK a month or two ago. The way it is now, I set up many matches for new players because other captains send challenges, and I don't like to decline without a good reason This change could save us all much time
mozz 21-Aug-08, 20:18	I second the motion on that change. It would be an great to be able to take people off the active roster for whatever reason. I've found that if you continually decline matches (because the only available person is one you don't want to give matches to) you stop getting challenges and can even get your challenges declined.
maca 22-Aug-08, 02:53	... This has been suggested numerous times, but GK seems to be reluctant to implement it. Regards, MaCa.
kingdawar 22-Aug-08, 03:30	May be interesting GameKnot_com's response to a message: Message from GameKnot customer support: Hello, heinzkat, We simply want to encourage everyone's participation in the team games, if they are part of the team. There are already ways to stop being added to new team matched (setting a vacation flag, not logging in to one's account for more than 2 days, leaving the team temporarily, etc.). Plus we are talking about 2 games being the minimum, which is hard to imagine as an impossible amount of games to play even for players that only participate in a handful games at a time. Thank you for choosing GameKnot as your premier chess battlefield! Best regards, GameKnot.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In response to your inquiry submitted on 16-Aug-08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
starcheck 28-May-09, 21:46	I'd like to see time-outs visible on team page Maybe other captains and co-captains, as well as myself, would like to see timeouts noted in some way. For instance, there is a green star when a player has chosen not to play a particular time limit. Likewise, maybe a red star could be made to appear next to a player (on the team page) if they have had a timeout that month. I have, in the past, missed catching a player's timeouts unless I check after my players each and every game. That can become tedious, and is easy to forget. Today I noticed one of my players timed out on ONE game, but has three other team games going (which stand in danger of timing out as well). A captain might spot a timeout via the player's graph, when it goes sharply downhill, but it is of no use when only ONE game is timed out. I think captains need some warning, so they can try to reach the offending player via email. What say the rest of you? Maria Team RC
britgrl 04-Jun-09, 10:17	starcheck - I agree - I have sent a msg to GK requesting this and get the message basically, thanks for your opinion.. noted. LOL! very time consuming... but I check every game. One other capt mentioned for those that use Firefox to install cool previews... I did - huge huge difference in time spent - basically you allow your cursor to pause on a link and it quickly brings up a side page view.... good luck...
starcheck 23-Dec-09, 15:05	How about this addition? I love the "note" feature on games, but that ends when the game ends. Additionally I find myself scribbling misc. notes on paper relating the team etc. It would be very helpful to leave myself a permanent note on GK, one that only I can see and edit when I need to. A link that might appear on (maybe) my team page or on my bio page. I could really use this to post reminders to myself re:my team players, or other captains etc. Does this idea sound useful? Maria p.s. happy holidays to all, and have the best new year ever!
maca 24-Dec-09, 09:25	... I agree this might be useful. I personally use the team's info page to make lists of players that aren't available, but then you might have some things you don't wish to have under the public eye. You could, of course, use the resources of your own computer, e.g. Notepad if you use Windows, or so. Regards, MaCa.
kingdawar 24-Dec-09, 14:22	You can leave a note on your own profile page
doji 25-Dec-09, 00:24	If you go to the profile of the player that you want take a note of, you can click on notes and put info in it. It is only accessed by you. I use it to put info like: days per move, suppose a challenge is cancelled by the opposing captain with a note: this players does only do 7-days games, then I note that. If you hold the mouse over his username, it appears with the current rating, finished games and top rating last 90 days. But, Maria, there should be the same feature for teams that is true! Jo
maca 25-Dec-09, 02:16	Thanks, Doji! I didn't know about that feature, it's very useful! Regards, MaCa.
doji 25-Dec-09, 02:54	You are welcome maca This feature is rather new, a month of two ago, it was introduced, if I remember well.
starcheck 26-Dec-09, 18:24	I never would have noticed... Thanks Doji, Even that note function will be very helpful, okay, maybe not as helpful as putting notes on the team page, but certainly better than nothing. Now I wonder how LONG the notes will stay up? Only ten days? Only 21 days? I need to refer to these notes indefinitely. And how much text can we paste into the note? I wish GK had a better help section, or FAQ section for teams. Sometimes I feel I am just blundering around teamwise until I find my way, or someone nice (like you) points me in the right direction. Much thanks, Maria
doji 26-Dec-09, 23:25	Maria They only disappear if you delete them, they stay there for ever and three days if you don't delete them, so, no problem there I think. And how much text? Didn't try that, but for me, enough to put my remarks in. And, thank you for your compliment!! Jo

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