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Hi,

Why not allow to know who gave us a red thumb, only for premium members ?

Thanks

yoyote

yoyote wrote:Why not allow to know who gave us a red thumb, only for premium members ?

To prevent vendetta.

The ratings system is anonymous so players you give a red thumb to won't retaliate. I don't think it's fair if paying members get to see who gave them a red thumb. Premium members will end up getting less red thumbs, even if they really deserved them.

We've had a lot of discussions on this forum about red thumbs. I personally think you should have to provide an explanation for why you gave someone a red thumb. Some players give red thumbs for petty reasons - if they lose, if they don't like a move you made, or if you were nice to a beginner and tried to explain how to play the game. You're also more likely to get red thumbs if you play multiplayer cooperative games like Saboteur and Hanabi.

I don't give out red thumbs that often, but when I do, it's because the player was rude or cheated. Because I hate that type of behavior, I usually end up telling the person exactly why I red thumbed them. I wish people I red thumbed weren't allowed to join my tables or show up on the "available players" list.

I agree with you Shaq jenkins.
The most important reason to know who gives to me a red thumb is to avoid to play with him/her (in my opinion).
But the vendetta can be near us, with many additionnal red thumb... I agree with diamant too
This system works most of time, changing can be worst.

I agree with Shaq too, but I don't see where he said paying members should be able to see who gave them. In fact, he said he didn't think they should be able to. No one has to know who red-thumbed who in order for the system to not allow them to take your games.

I do like the idea of having to say why you're leaving one, though I'm sure the "petty" people would lie, if they're smart. Maybe they aren't smart.

I don't think this is a good idea either. Players who receive a lot of red thumbs already attempt to figure this out based on who they've played with, and those are exactly the kinds of players who shouldn't have that information.

If anything, I'd suggest rounding red thumbs and/or updating red thumbs only once a day or so, to make it harder to pin down a specific game the red thumb came from.

As a new player, I have 2 red thumbs and 6 green ones. I have absolutely no idea what I did wrong, because I generally score close to other players, always say good game, and never run out of time. I agree that it would be nice to know why people gave the red thumb, so if I can correct any missteps, and be blocked from fewer games.