Posted by coopnf (Gold Member) (Ranked 10 on Cribbage GD (Gaming Safari) Ladder) on June 10, 2023 at 19:28:04 PDT:
In Reply to: AFK Infraction? posted by coopnf on June 10, 2023 at 19:24:37 PDT:
Recently I received a Warning for an AFK Infraction. A player ranked 8 requested a game whilst I was ranked 8, perfectly within the Rules as they stand.The player concerned was Toggles Ign {ignore) which all players are entitled to activate, in doing so, the player who is toggled Ign, there future posts in the Lobby will not be seen,, as this is also Legal and weas put in place by Mr Jeremy Case when these games were designed many years ago.The problem arises that I remained in the Lobby and not away from the keyboard when the requesting player asked for a game, which would not be seen in the Lobby because they are placed on Ignore.How a player can suggest that I was away from the keyboard and didnt answer their request because I couldnt see it is beyond me, as I was also in my right to remain in the Lobby tho I hadnt seen the request. I wont suggest a Rule change to cover this as it is self explanatory to most of us, however, I will attempt to in future remain at a higher rank than the one to made the complaint. Enjoy your games cool
No where in the Rules does it state that if a player doesn\'t answer a challenge, that player may ne on Ignore, and therefore issuing a penalty for supposedly AFK is reading between the lines of the Rules, In this instance the Op M was wrong.