@butterhead. Yeah I hate those kind of people. But I have my own blacklist on a notepad file. So in that case:
- I vote the pause;
- If there is press, I ask him "Why the fuck did you join, then?" and the answer is always "I didn't know it 2 days ago" (So when there's no press I can figure out what the answer would be);
- I think about the fact that it could be true or not and that further questions wouldn't help me to find the truth, they would only waste my time;
- I write his nick on my blacklist, today's date, what he did and..."first chance gone" (time needed: 50 seconds).
Now if, in the next game with him, he does again a thing that makes me think he's a pause-abuser or simply a person who is not able to schedule his games in a way that can suite his real life, this is what I do:
- I vote the pause;
- If there is press, I ask him "Why the fuck ...
- I think about the fact that I hate playing with him;
- I MUTE his account, so I won't ever play with him.
Anyone has the right of a chance. Even a second chance. Not a third, from me.
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@gman: Yess! I didn't notice it, lol, 2
! :-)
However, you got some more total points than him. This helps you to join the games you like and it probably means you are more good at handling points than him. Basically: you have a better joining strategy, since you don't have a better record stats % (win, drawn, etc...)
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@Gumers: Really!? If you think pauses should be banished it's because you can't imagine when a 10 days pause is needed. Probably because you're very young.
Boy, real life is strange... that's its beauty!
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@YCHTT, please read what I just addressed to butterhead, first.
I know: it's annoying. But YOU would be responsible for ruining that game. Because if you don't like a player, sending him in CD is not the proper reaction.
It is the reaction of a lazy person who doesn't want to know the people he's playing with everyday. Recording the main events of your fellow diplomats on a file, requires 1 minute every 2 months.
So please, YCHTT, don't be lazy! Grant the pause even when you're doubtful. And take note. Grant the pause even the second time, when you're sure he's an asshole: because it will be the last time you do it.
NO games ruined, this way.
Isn't it better than looking for who got responsibilities?