I have been unfairly penalized

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Gelindos
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I have been unfairly penalized

Post by Gelindos »

Today, while I was playing a game of Hearts in the Arena, the match was interrupted due to technical maintenance issues; therefore, leaving the game was not my fault.
I don’t understand why I received a Karma warning and a 10-point penalty.
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harplox
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Re: I have been unfairly penalized

Post by harplox »

Same for me last year...
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Gelindos
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Re: I have been unfairly penalized

Post by Gelindos »

t would be appropriate to receive a response from the person who imposed the sanction on me.
FrankJones
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Re: I have been unfairly penalized

Post by FrankJones »

Gelindos wrote: ↑16 October 2026, 13:59 t would be appropriate to receive a response from the person who imposed the sanction on me.
No "person" imposed a penalty. The website interface does this automatically. If this occurred during a system-wide outage, you should receive back and Karma penalty and/or Elo penalty. Contact BGA support to request this.
calibra
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Re: I have been unfairly penalized

Post by calibra »

Once again, points have been deducted and a karma penalty applied—completely unfairly. The same thing happened last week due to maintenance work, which also resulted in a points deduction. There’s nothing you can do about it. BGA seems to think they’ve got everything under control, but plenty of things are still going wrong.
calibra
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Re: I have been unfairly penalized

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Same, 😭⛈️
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Paddles
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Re: I have been unfairly penalized

Post by Paddles »

The penalty being imposed is probably automatic, due to someone kicking you out or something.

Usually if there is a site-related issue, penalties will be reversed afterwards - this requires BGA intervention so it might take some time to action.

Occasionally they miss things so the penalty might remain. That happened to me recently - but when I contacted them through the support page, they reversed the penalty and other impacts (faster than I expected!). Pro tips: Assume the person you're contacting is a real life human, not an all-knowing and infinitely patient deity, so:
  • Provide the links to the specific games where the penalty was imposed
  • Be clear about which penalties were/weren't your fault if there is a mix
  • Be polite
(Whether it's an AI responding or than a human, being clear still helps and being rude or abrasive doesn't.)
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