Add a "Good Sportsmanship" Option for the Ratings System
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2016 8:46 pmTitle
"Good Sportsmanship" as a Ratings Option
Concise description:
In addition to the tags that are available in the ratings system (such as: sore loser, good strategy, balanced play, etc.), add a tag for "Good Sportsmanship."
Specifics/Details:
-Add "Good Sportsmanship" as an avaibale tag when leaving another player a rating.
-It will be just like all of the others in function... it's essentially just one more to add to the list.
-Players will be able to check mark the box by it as one of their 4 options of explanatory tags when leaving a rating.
How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:
Periodically throughout my time on CC, I have wanted to let other plays know when a certain player is an exceptionally good sport, which I'd say is a very obviously desirable trait in an opponent. Usually, I have to try to get this message across by checking something like: Friendly, Cooperative, Balanced Play, or some combination of those kinds of things. However, I would not agree that if someone is a good sport, then they are friendly, nor would I agree with the converse. I have the same thought with the "cooperative" tag (usually, I think that this means someone may be willing to partake in truces, will leave a card spot in games when appropriate, and the like).
Sure, there are lots of players that may do the usual "Gl" or "Gg," but over the years I have played some people that were just so pleasant to play against - they lose with grace, they compliment other player's moves, and they win honorably.
I mean... we have: rude, secret diplomacy, uncooperative, vindictive, and even SORE LOSER as an option, but I find that there are not as many tags to select from to describe a good player. Simply put, I think adding a tag for "Good Sportsmanship" would help other players know when they are getting into a game with a respectful lady/gentleman. Good sportsmanship is not just the absence of bad sportsmanship, and it's time we make that distinction!
OH! I almost forgot to mention that this should, in theory, be VERY easy to implement, and I know I would personally use it a fair deal, and I'd be surprised if others didn't follow suit.
"Good Sportsmanship" as a Ratings Option
Concise description:
In addition to the tags that are available in the ratings system (such as: sore loser, good strategy, balanced play, etc.), add a tag for "Good Sportsmanship."
Specifics/Details:
-Add "Good Sportsmanship" as an avaibale tag when leaving another player a rating.
-It will be just like all of the others in function... it's essentially just one more to add to the list.
-Players will be able to check mark the box by it as one of their 4 options of explanatory tags when leaving a rating.
How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:
Periodically throughout my time on CC, I have wanted to let other plays know when a certain player is an exceptionally good sport, which I'd say is a very obviously desirable trait in an opponent. Usually, I have to try to get this message across by checking something like: Friendly, Cooperative, Balanced Play, or some combination of those kinds of things. However, I would not agree that if someone is a good sport, then they are friendly, nor would I agree with the converse. I have the same thought with the "cooperative" tag (usually, I think that this means someone may be willing to partake in truces, will leave a card spot in games when appropriate, and the like).
Sure, there are lots of players that may do the usual "Gl" or "Gg," but over the years I have played some people that were just so pleasant to play against - they lose with grace, they compliment other player's moves, and they win honorably.
I mean... we have: rude, secret diplomacy, uncooperative, vindictive, and even SORE LOSER as an option, but I find that there are not as many tags to select from to describe a good player. Simply put, I think adding a tag for "Good Sportsmanship" would help other players know when they are getting into a game with a respectful lady/gentleman. Good sportsmanship is not just the absence of bad sportsmanship, and it's time we make that distinction!
OH! I almost forgot to mention that this should, in theory, be VERY easy to implement, and I know I would personally use it a fair deal, and I'd be surprised if others didn't follow suit.
