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newbieA (1781) / StonyDrew (1733) ®"undead turtled vs orcs" ~newbieA
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newbieA is now at the top of the mountain as number 1!
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StonyDrew is now at the top of the mountain as number 1!
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newbieA is the number one contender at 2nd place.
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vvd says there's only a few left to beat and enters the Top 5.
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newbieA says there's only a few left to beat and enters the Top 5.
News
The ladder has finally been upgraded to handle inactive players. 
It made no sense to have a ladder cluttered up with people that aren't active for the time being. It also seems to lack function to list those individuals since it's the active players who are actually present and use the ladder.
Because of this I have now implemented the passive mode: If a player hasn't played a game the recent 30 days he isn't included in the ladder table.
I sum it up in details in the also updated FAQ/Rules:
What does passive rating mode mean?
In order to keep the ladder meaningfull, up to date and to encourage activity we have a rule that says that you must have played at least one game within 30 days if you wish to be listed as a valid contender in the ladder. If you don't play a game for 31 days your account will be set in passive rating mode. While beeing in a passive rating mode you won't get listed as competing in the ladder and you'll temporarily lose your place in it until you play a new game. You'll then be considered to be an active player again and you will be automatically removed from the passive rating mode. You will of course also regain your proper rating, taking the new game into account, as usual. And to answer the question everybody fears: No, you won't lose rating while beeing in passive rating mode. If you had 1500 when you were put in the passive mode, was passive for 3 months and then play a game where you win 10 points, you would then be an active player again, but now with 1510 points.
Add to this the following, also available in the FAQ/Rules:
1. To be rated you just need to play a game. The more games you play against different opponents, the more accurate your rating becomes. All players that have played one or more games always have a rating.
2. To be ranked you must have played at least 1) 3 games and 2) have played at least one game the recent 30 days. The rank orders players by comparing their rating and also the amount of games they've played. The more, the better, in both cases.
3. To be listed in the ladder table you must 1) have a rating that's 1400 or above, 2) have played at least one game the recent 30 days and 3) played at least 3 games in total.
Lastly, while you are logged in you can now also see the amount of days until you are put in passive mode in your profile.
Mail me your thoughts or questions on these topics I personally thought that 30 days seemed to be a reasonable amount of time for a player that's registered in here and also that the coming-back-to-the-ladder-part is easy and straight forward, non-punishing for those who have been away from Wesnoth for whatever reasons.
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newbieA (1781 / +70pts)