[morecharac]

Autoplay Singleton should default to On. Why on earth would it not be?

Confirm Bid should as well, I think. It's inconvenient but if a player is new to the setup the safety net against misclicks is worthwhile.

(Yes, I've had to reset all my settings to what makes sense for me. Four times since the start of December.)

[smerriman]

morecharac, on 2021-January-07, 17:10, said:

Autoplay Singleton should default to On. Why on earth would it not be?

It has many disadvantages; for example, despite the fact it has a randomised delay built in, it can still cause tempo issues. It also means you completely lose the ability to see the previous trick (or potentially more, late in the play), so if you glance away for a second, you may never know what was played. Definitely not something I would recommend turning on by default.

And I would estimate the number of people who prefer not having confirm bids on far outweighs the number who don't. There's no need to change what has been the default for many years; and it's very simple to turn it on for those who do. (You aside, who seem to be the only one who gets settings reset!)

[morecharac]

smerriman, on 2021-January-07, 21:17, said:

(You aside, who seem to be the only one who gets settings reset!)

Is there such a thing as a cybergeist?

[pilowsky]

It has been suggested that when Dummy comes down it is a good idea to stop and pause to think before you play. Even if the card in Dummy is a singleton.
So I switched the setting to NOT.
And that's where it's staying. Your ideas about temporal dysphoria notwithstanding.
If it causes you actual pain or discomfort when people think before they act, then you might need to choose a different sport: Curling is quite good fun.
In New Zealand, they televise sheepdog trials on Prime Time TV, but for that sport, you need 6 sheep and a dog. It's amazing to watch how the dog guides the sheep around the course. If one of the sheep leaves the group the dog comes and has a chat with it. It's quite a lot like Bridge in that way.

[morecharac]

pilowsky, on 2021-January-08, 15:12, said:

If it causes you actual pain or discomfort when people think before they act, then you might need to choose a different sport: Curling is quite good fun.

I guess it's irresponsible of me to think of the pain of those who end up with misclicks because they don't know enough to go into settings.

[pilowsky]

morecharac, on 2021-January-08, 20:26, said:

I guess it's irresponsible of me to think of the pain of those who end up with misclicks because they don't know enough to go into settings.

True, life can be very hard at times. I play on another site where it's 'touch move'. You misclick on a card and feel like you've stepped on a landmine (well sort of), knowing that eventually you have to release it and, like Major Tom, there's nothing you can do.

[mycroft]

morecharac, on 2021-January-07, 23:11, said:

Is there such a thing as a cybergeist?

A sitegeist, if you will?

(g,d, & r)