Information from this thread has been posted to the Player Info thread up to this point.  From this point forward I will edit reports with status when acted upon.

Lepidus - Stadtvogt

[Edit by daveb02 11-9-06]

This represents my thoughts on dealing with players who leave a game early. I will use it as a guideline as long as I am Stadtvogt. Please comment if you think it should be modified. -- Lepidus

LEAVING A GAME EARLY / REPLACING PLAYERS

If you have to leave a game early, please explain your reason to the others players, and find a replacement for yourself.

If someone else leaves a game early without explanation, please use the /whereis command to try to locate them.

If they are not logged in, wait 3-5 minutes to see if they come back.  If they don't log back in to BSW within that time:

If it is early in the game, you may replace them after 3 minutes.  If they return within 3 minutes of being replaced (6 total) please let them have their position back.  If they show up later than that, they may be allowed back in or kept out at the current players discretion.  You may refer to the returning player to this policy.

If it is late in the game, and it appears they have left because they were losing, wait 5 minutes before replacing them and report them to the appropriate thread.

If they re-logged in and didn't return, or have left due to impatience, or skipped out of a losing position:
1) Politely /tell them to come back and finish the game (sometimes newbies don't realize the game isn't over, or have misclicked and gotten lost).  You may /summon them with their permission only.
2) If they refuse, politely warn them about the ban policy in BSW, and that such behavior is not fair to others, and that you will report them if they do not come back.
3) If they refuse again, report them to the appropriate thread.

Do NOT report people who do not return after a reboot.  It's nice if they can, but sometimes it's not possible.  It is better not to start a game right before a reboot unless all agree beforehand to return.

Edit by daveb02 11-9-06

If someone leaves a game within the first three turns or first few minutes (depending on the game) and you cannot get them to return, take a deep breath.  This happens a lot here and as frustratating as it may be, someone who leaves just after the start of the game may be someone you do not want to play against again, but is not someone we are going to hunt down and discipline.  It is just not worth the effort and after a bit of time, most people are disgusted, but no longer disgusted enough to punish someone for leaving when it is early on as comapred to when someone leaves on the last move or verbally abusive.

Hi all,

This thread is a list of players that have somehow violated the rules regarding disputes, mysterious disappearing, and other incidents that have caused them to be on the security watch list in EnglishTown. The reasons for the list are many. The Fairness Agreement has changed, and for a town as big as ET we need a higher level of security.

Please keep in mind that players under the headline "Watchlist" are NOT filed as cheaters nor have they been banned permanantly. If they behave themselves, they will be forgiven.

Players will be removed from the watchlist after 6 months with no further reports on them, or at the discretion of a town officials after talking to them.  The watch list is for detecting people who have a repeating pattern. Keep in mind that people might just have experienced internet connection problems or hardware failure.
 
Players that are listed below are always welcome to post their point of views, and of course talking to me.
 
Please report players in the Reporting Bad Players thread
 
WATCHLIST (People are starting to come off now!)
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CHE = Cheating (see details below)
DIS = Disconnected and didn't return
IMP = Left game due to impatience
INT = Intentionally left losing position (for whatever reason)
LAN = Language / Rude Behavior                 

User Name	Reason	Game	Watch Date	Lift Date
BuffaloTom	INT	Multiple	03/31/07	09/30/07
Chrissili22	INT	CC	03/31/07	09/30/07
DerDekan	LAN	?	03/31/07	09/30/07
Dogidog	LAN	?	03/31/07	09/30/07
Rolf	LAN	?	03/31/07	09/30/07
Rumsas	LAN	?	03/31/07	09/30/07
passat	CHE	?	03/31/07	09/30/07
thiego	R+F	?	03/31/07	09/30/07
choreology	INT	?	8/18/07	2/18/07
Tominator	INT	?	8/18/07	2/18/07
_Orangutanklaus_	INT	?	8/18/07	2/18/07
El-Plamero	INT	?	12/5/07	2/18/07
xdarkguy	INT	?	12/5/07	2/18/07

The above listed players are being transferred from the permanently banned list to the watch list.  The reason is due to a clean up of the black list and a general amnesty being granted to most players who are either expected not to return to BSW based on usage or who appear to have reformed.  Here are the reasons for the above players:

BuffaloTom - dropping multiple games against multiple players and having an overall bad attitude regarding dropping games.

Chrissili22 - Leaving a losing position and being banned in multiple towns for the offense.

DerDekan - Pinged a player over a dozen times for placing the robber on him in a Settlers match.  Basically told both a mediator and bliss to mind their own business upon demanding an explanation.  -  Old username and only W8.  User may not be returning.  Old bann.

Dogidog - Abusive language toward ET player because he did not like the way the ET player played, accused the ET player of cheating and demonstrated an attitude regarding playing with english speakers.  -  Member of town council of another town. 

passat - Has quit games, even more than once against the same town member. Last time he quit a game in ET, he only had to place the last tile in CCE to lose the game, but he rather wanted to excuse that he had some problems and would be right back. He wasn't seen back on BSW during the following 6 hours to play that last tile.
Is known in other towns also by quitting games. Also passat has a high win percentage only achieved by quitting games. Very old username and level 8.  This user is not expected to return.

Rolf - Kicking people

Rumsas - Kicking people

thiego - is on the bann list of numerous towns, but the username and level are so low that it appears this user will not be back.  Maintaing on watch list for 6 more months.

PLAYERS CONDITIONALLY REINSTATED
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DrDeath - Per R+F
Enomine - Per R+F
Grumpy - See below (primary nick only reinstated)
TheDarkStar - Intentionally leaving losing positions

TEMPORARILY BANNED PLAYERS (in ET - for minor violations)
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Rickyboy - banned for droping games, 8 previous complaints.
bryce777 - banned for droping games repeatedly, many complaints.
MiMu82 - banned for dropping CC game
schmuse  - banned for droping long games(POF) when close to the end.
myuill - banned for swearing and dropping.

PERMANANTLY BANNED PLAYERS (in ET)
---------------------------------------------------------
abone - Kicking players and dropping games

Batistuta! - Banned for harassing a town member, he also quits games.  Aliases are:
Wachmann

BSW_Stromberg - Banned for Cheating at PR

civitates - Per R+F

Grumpy* - Banned by R+F Agreement for Abusive Behavior and cheating at Tichu w/Gryphin.  Her aliases are:
Elbenstern, Grumpinella, ShadeMan, TichuOma, Trüffelschwein

Gryphin - Banned for quitting games and abusive behavior and cheating at Tichu w/Grumpy.  Deletes and reactivates his name. Known Aliases are:
Dankinello, Dankwart, Degenhart, Marsupilami, Yugi

IceBear85 - Per R+F Cheating by multi-playing. Aliases are:
Christiansen, Coolio99, Fischkop, Heidemarie, Madeleine17

LiLo - cheating at Tichu

Spaniard1 - dropping multiple games by logging out on the last move after saying 'gg'.  He did this two times over a year apart.

spiritus - Insulting behavior at Tichu (R+F)

PERMANANTLY DISABLED NICKS (Zapped Players)
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Dromedar
Tucan - Intentionally leaving multiple games and for rude behavior.
Wolkenwolf - Alias of Gryphin/Dankwart

PERMANANTLY BANNED PLAYERS - DELETED NICKS
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Caesar
Necrofilis - Per R+F - Nick Deleted
norznuk - Dropping multiple games

NICKS REMOVED FROM BSW - NO BANN NECESSARY
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It's highly recommended that you avoid playing the players on the bann list when visiting other towns.
Those people may not care about playing by the rules.
 
Each ET citizen should report incidents to an ET official if he or she feels that rules or etiquette has been violated.

gunff new Vogt
spectremac, daveb02, Lepidus: Previous Stadtvogts
revised 3/25/07

Hi fellow TA addicts:

There is a TA 2-er league starting up (if it's your cup of tea).

Go to the TA Guild board to register.

http://www.brettspielwelt.de/cgi-bin/yabb3/YaBB.pl?board=Transamerica;action=display;num=1084607643

I'm interested.

I would make it best of 5 though to reduce the luck.

Grusse

Thus we make Playoffs for the best 4 in modus best of 7
Foldi

Huhu,

The TA Guild is pleased to make a donation of 3000 (3333) taler to VOICES to support the construction of Midnight Train to Georgia.

Grusse

Lepidus, Guildmaster of the TA Guild

An English welcome to Sunnybine, Kasus and Franklin.

Thanks for joining the TA guild.

Happy railroad building.

Hi,

I could play backgammon if we don't have TA or Cafe picked.

I could see it happening away at Sherwood, 7Heaven, AngelCorner or Reflection.

I used to be really good in College.

BSW SURVEY

AGE: Over the first hill and approaching the second_
SEX: Married with 1 1/2 kids (but I'm not the pregnant one)
COUNTRY: _USA______
NEAREST BIG CITY:_Boston________________
# OF YEARS PLAYING BOARD GAMES (ftf and BSW): _40_ /_1__
FIRST BOARD GAME:_Candy Land___
LATEST BOARD GAME: _Whatever's new on BSW__
FAVORITE BOARD GAME _Not sure_(Wilderness War?)___
PERSONAL FAVORITE ON BSW: _TA_____
HOW LONG ON BSW: _6 months of actually playing____
WHY DO YOU LIKE BOARD GAMES (Three-word answers only, please):_Competition and Fun_____

THE BEST GAME ON BSW: ____________________
MOST FUN GAME ON BSW: _Attribut________________________
MOST INTENSE: _PR________________________
SIMPLEST: _Can't Stop (4 dice and 2 buttons to click)__
MOST COMPLEX: _Fuersten__________________________
SHORTEST PLAYING TIME: _Black Box______________________
LONGEST PLAYING TIME: _Intrigue (I've heard)__

BEST OVERALL PLAYER: __________________________
BEST PLAYER IN THE FOLLOWING GAMES:
 Puerto Rico: _icetrey___________________________
 Attribut: _Boomer_____________________
 Tichu: __________________________
 Siedler: _The Bandit (the black token, not a BSW user :0) - 'cause he never complains
 Lost Cities: _____________________________
 Attika: Meir
(Write-in votes for specific games are encouraged. Didn't want to list all of them)
THE MISTER OR MISS CONGENIALITY AWARD: _______________
BEST SPORTSMAN/WOMAN: __________________________
BEST TUTOR: _Nikita (for English speakers)_____


THE ONE THING YOU'D CHANGE ABOUT BSW: _More games_
THE ONE THING YOU WOULDN'T CHANGE ABOUT BSW: _Free_
DO YOU PLAY THE META-GAME?: _Yes_
DO YOU "OWN" PROPERTY?: _Yes - Alpaca Orchards_
AVERAGE HOURS ON BSW: ** _More than my wife wants, but less than I'd like (If only it paid...)_

Hey Machimo:

Are you sure I'm playing Cafe against Navarre and not Nevin?
Navarre has only ever played 5 games on BSW.

Not that I'm complaining...

The best matchups against Zauberwald are:
Attika + 398 Meir
CCE + 187 Atrain
Halali +194 jchunko
Tongiaki + 125 Lord_Piet
TA +220 Lepidus
Yinsh +199 Thoth

as an alternate
LostCities +102 /dev/joe

Hi,

I can play TA.

If you can't find someone for Cafe, I could play that and recommend someone for TA.  My ELOs are really high for both.

Lepidus (Guildmaster for TA-Guild)

Hi,

As of April, we have enough people in ET at W15 or higher (including me) waiting to fill our house with games that we don't need to build any more game rooms.

How about building a cathedral?    We would be the first city in BSW to do so.  I'm not even sure any other city has a Legat.  It is the ultimate status symbol.

We could do it in a month or 2 if we wanted.  And it would give us something to do.  Maybe Boomer could even talk TAMM into getting SU rooms to generate resources.

Sincerely,

Huhu:

Everything looks normal.

I, as usual. play too much  

kia and Rembrandt played at lot of 3er with mbod77 and some 2er with each other, thereby getting the silver and bronze.

Without medal reform, this result is acceptable.

Gruss

Hi Foldi,

Can we try a 3000 taler lottery when the current one expires?

Thanks,