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Yelpir
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Not a bug but rather a request.
I signed up for a game advertised by what turned out to be a complete Tyro. He scheduled the game for 2:30pm GMT but did not put in the IP address. Before game time I logged into NWC and waited for the IP address. It never came. After 45 minutes of silence from the host I logged off and found something else to do. I subsequently got a note from him saying that he put the game up at 3:30pm GMT and wanting to know why I didn't join. I messaged him back saying that a) he was an hour late and b) he never published the IP address. His next note apologised for the lateness and asked me what an IP address was. That was when I realised that he had no idea what he was doing. He did, however, mark me as having 'missed the game' on NWC. This blocked me from reviewing the game. The result is that my reputation is now tarnished and his is as clean as a whistle.
What I am asking for is a way to get that 'Number of Games Missed = 1' removed from my record. I did everything that I could reasonable have been expected to do to join the game. To have a situation where a tyro who does not know what he is doing has the power to dispoil your good name permanently is intolerable.
I know many people will say 'Relax. It's not serious. No one takes any notice of those things anyway'. However, I DO take notice of those things and therefore am fairly sure that others do too.
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LIONofHUME
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As someone who has been a ( "Victim" ) of an immature rater. I can understand your chagrin. But as it's been stated before, one poor rating does not matter here. The majority of people here look beyond the stats. I notice the stats like you at times, but when I see a poor mark I look deeper and read what others have to say in the comments, and that usually tells a better story. On the flip side of that same coin you could falsely conclude that just because someone has (“Perfect”) marks, that they must be truly great role-players and or DM’s,… No, what that means is, is that everyone they’ve played with, has enjoyed their presence. LadyRolePlay has great stats, but even she has been poorly rated once or twice, does that change the way I feel about her, no way, she was a fun person to play with, and I miss her a great deal.
Like in RL, you’re not going to please everyone all the time...It's simply impossible.
If I'm not mistaken that big red “Missed Game” tag goes away after a while.
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Gulfwulf
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One missed game isn't a problem. Five missed games, on the other hand, raises a red flag. Regarding Lion's example, I was looking through the reviews of a dm on here and saw three reviews: two of which gave him high marks for his session, the third very low (I think a three was the highest). Now, taking those three reviews together, I would have to say that he ran a good game, but that either one of his players either truely didn't enjoy the session or had a vendetta against that particular dm. I understand how this red mark might upset you, Yelpir, but it's not really that big of deal, especially if it's the host's fault.
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J'Dai Voisin
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on Nov 11, 2007, 5:20 PM, Yelpir wrote:| I know many people will say 'Relax. It's not serious. No one takes any notice of those things anyway'. However, I DO take notice of those things and therefore am fairly sure that others do too. |
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What you might consider doing is adding a bit of the text you posted to your profile page. It won't change what's been done but it will help people understand why your statistics look the way that they do. ~ JD
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Dane Bramage
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And to repeat what LoH said, I read the comments and don't even look at the stats.
It's all good dude. I think you are well known enough around here that it's not going to effect your reputation.
And besides, I have looked at your stats, and they are outstanding. HoF player... voted BIG over 140 times with a 100% "Will Play With Player Again".
Nothing to worry about.
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Been there, so know how you feel... As a DM I avoid using that option, instead I simply grade the missing player with a no grade and comment of NO SHOW, unless they've contacted me and provided a reasonable excuse. That gives the player a chance to post an explanation after the fact at least - something the missed games, sadly, does not.
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Yelpir
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Thanks all, for the kind words and good advice.
on Nov 11, 2007, 9:11 PM, J'Dai Voisin wrote:| What you might consider doing is adding a bit of the text you posted to your profile page. It won't change what's been done but it will help people understand why your statistics look the way that they do. ~ JD |
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Great idea, JD, I have done as you suggested. Thanks.
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Hey Yelpir, as everybody here already said, no worries about that mark, won’t make you much damage, your reputation in NWNC is really good, so no worries. At this point you don’t need that to show a DM or players that you are a good RPyer.
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PEOPLE!!! sorry to change the direction of the discussion but the red thing over there disappears after a mounth. yes. you read correctly. the thing of "missed game" disappears and doesn't stay. (or even will disappear at the end of the mounth)
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Not many people have those on their profiles. 