New Scaratings

Although I agree with most of Brooke's ideas and many of the others on here, but they are difficult to implement when NTNBT seems to work for the opposite results and has no interest in encouraging regular players or cooperating with them. The prize thing works as long as a dominant player does not win all of them when he or she is there. That can be avoided by limiting it to one win per day per person, but that means keeping a record and having a representative of the site check ther leaderboard during the brief times when they are flashed on the screen. Usually we can not even get their attention during breaks.

I just learned of the pending East-West disaster last week; as far as I can tell at least 95% of the on-line feedback has been opposed, but, incredibly, Buzztime has not only not reversed their decision, they have not even replied to the objections. They seem to think that the teams that play the premium games (by which I mean the one-hour-plus ones) for the continent-wide competition do not matter.

I would suggest that instead of just grumbling among ourselves, that we try to take some action, such as a one-week boycott of all premium games if they do not reverse the decision to split them by March 1. Although it is difficult to contact others, we represent a large number of sites, and if we could get the support of others who play at each, and others that we know at sites not represented, I would guess that a decline in player numbers of 50% or more would be feasible and might even be noticed by BT. Of course, we would need to let site managers know why we are doing this and encourage them to protest to BT management as well. Those skilled at tweeting and booking face could likely use those as well to help organize a protest, and even the feedback on BT blogs, since it appears that no one from BT looks at that anyway.

If anyone else is interested, let us set up a thread for boycott or other anti-split action and see what we can do.

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Wayne Neily
Tremont, Kings Co., N. S.

"What mighty contests rise from trivial things!" - Alexander Pope, 1712.

"Beauty is truth, and truth beauty", John Keats, 1820.

A boycott won't do any good. BT is fully aware that player count will go down in the weeks immediately after this split and are expecting it. Then when the player count rises the second week they will say their plan is already working. It would actually hurt our case more than help.

That's really all I can say for now.

BO

I would be pretty surprised if the player count actually goes down much in the first week. If there's anything that hardcore Buzztime players aren't good at, it's sticking to their protests, or even starting them.

It will if for no other reason the time change. SD will start earlier in the east and some players won't be there in time. And of course we know many west teams won't be playing at all.

What will be more interesting is the ratio of BB players compared to SD.

BO

As far as wait staff promoting BT. Good luck. I am happy if I can get my drink order right and within a short time a refill. And then when if ever I get food it is normally to go. Then trying to cash out with the correct tab to the right table. Then it seems that a constance turn over happenes with school and people moving around for a better job.

Most of the places that I have gone to the playmakers are on the chargers so people can just go and grab them if they wish.

When people have shouted out the answers and playmakers are offered or mentioned it is no thanks we just like doing it this way.
At the same time someone is reading the questions also which also does not sit well with me as they read so slow and sometimes read the question wrong. Found out a time or two when this happens that a other person or two in the group does not read even though the are adults!!!(I KID YOU NOT)

Some people do not want a TV on at all for anything if in view of it.