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Not with you there Gelders, can you elaborate upon that please?
Ahh, OK. I think.
I thought it might be connected with the fact I've not played this month, except one session. That'll teach me to think that what I do or don't do matters, lol.
Ahh, seen the edit now.
They are trying to improve the place Gelders. They won't get it right all the time, but surely better to try than to stagnate?
It will continue, too.
The site, & the headings have been changed, too. Lots more will be changed.
There'll be a few casualties along the way, a few men overboard, very few of us embrace change comfortably, but it has to be done, & this place has a lot of catching up to do. The period of change will alienate some, yes, but it's in the price, as betting folk are inclined to say.
One chap who I used to play a lot of PLO8 with, (not you!) we had great bants many nights, but now he's all curly lip & surly with me because of 861. I can't begin to tell you how that upsets me, but it is what it is.
Once I get settled down, I'll be back playing the PLO8, I just need to find some energy first, I'm whacked. It could be later this week actually. Once I start, I won't be able to stop, believe me, I just love the game.
Incidentally, if you are around, the APAT WCOAP starts this weekend, at Aspers Stratford, & they have a £55 PLO on Saturday, & a £55 PLO 4/5/6 on Monday.
I deffo plan to be there Saturday, & if work settles down, I'll be there Monday for the 4/5/6, too.
They have PLO8 the following Saturday, but I can't make that sadly. Boo.
Under performing stuff will be looked at, tweaked, improved, cut, whatever.
in summer late summer 2011 5.5/11 ran a fair amount and then off for 6 months. i remember it well cos I had to go and play something else.
intro of 3.3 level hasn't helped. anyone on a hot run at 2.2 now mostly stops at 3.3. quite a few old 5.5 regs now play 3.3.
play the thurs 4 PL08 tournies, with the weekly/monthly prizes there is quite a lot of added value.
Presumably people are aware of what the underperforming stuff is on the community, I've only started to drop in again to get a sense of what is on the horizon.
Is anyone able to give an insight into the games that aren't getting the numbers/interest at the moment so we can at least see what may be the next things under the spotlight?
Appreciate Tikay probably worn out with these constant updates on the direction of travel, but be good to know the areas that are being looked at - does anyone else knows the answer?
No, I doubt anyone - including the Suits - could answer that, the equation is dynamic.
What they will do is constantly seek to improve the site, make it better. Any Business should do the same
They just happen to be looking more closely at every aspect of the site to improve it. A better site is good for everyone, it means more players, & a more successful site.
Tournament Guarantees & subsidies are reviewed every week. At this time of year, we can expect Guarantees to be reduced, in the Autumn they generally go the other way. It was always so in a Northern Hemisphere (as opposed to global) site, where seasonality strongly affects traffic.
Quite a few changes have been made very recently, some the players are aware of, some they will not have noticed. Some won't even be revealed.
Almost without exception, when changes are made, it divides opinion. Removing Action Tables is good or bad, depending who you listen to. There was much negativity about them when they were first introduced, now there is negativity when they are removed. By nature, "content" or happy people don't say "it's great", but the unhappy ones tend to complain, so you get a confused & misleading picture. The only true test of whether changes are good or bad are traffic & margin figures, & they are not revealed.
Ther Site navigation has been tidied up, & more of that will follow. That work was all done by Sky Kirsty, who must feel a little bruised right now, as there was very little by way of positive comments about the changes, & she put a lot of hard work into it. In a few months time, though, when players get used to it, most will prefer it, imo.
Finally, no, I don't mind the constant questions at all, not one bit. I want to help players & the Business understand each other better. The only ones I never reply to, are the sarcy or rude ones, & I won't ever reply to them. If I get sarcy or rude in a reply, I'd get murdered by the players & the Business would get rid of me pdq, & quite rightly. But a minority of players think they can be rude or sarcastic to us & they expect a civil reply. How is that fair & reasonable?
So no, I don't mind the questions at all.
I do get why some decisions upset players, & why they get uppity, of course I do. What I've tried to do is explain many of them, because the reasons & consequences are often not what they seem.
Good question, thank you.