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newbieA (1781) / StonyDrew (1733) ®

"undead turtled vs orcs" ~newbieA




[21/10] newbieA is now king of the hill and ranked number 1!
[19/10] StonyDrew is now king of the hill and ranked number 1!
[09/10] newbieA comes closer to the final step by taking 2nd place.
[09/10] vvd says there's only a few left to beat and enters the Top 5.
[02/10] newbieA says there's only a few left to beat and enters the Top 5.

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sportsmanship

One of the new features on the site is sportsmanship. It's a way to rate the conduct of your opponents by giving them a numerical value from 1 (lowest, worst) to 5 (highest, best).

The winner can rate the loser when he/she reports the win. The loser can rate the winner via the profile -> game history. Once given a rating can't be changed.

Every player has a sportsmanship average in his/her profile. It's the sum of all his averages divided by the number of ratings. We strongly encourage you to rate your opponents as it will make it easier to spot people that behave badly or in any other way not wished by the general wesnoth or ladder community.

Also keep in mind that however you rate people, it is always official. Be prepared to stand for your opinions and be open with them, or keep them to yourself and don't use the rating.

how to rate
If you've played a casual, normal game where nothing popped up then that equals a 3. It means that the opponent followed the general multiplayers conduct and also abided under all the ladder rules. Please keep in mind a 3 is not a bad rating. It's actually what's expected in most games as it signifies "normality".

If you happen to play against somebody that's friendly or helps you out, enchants your game play session or does something which makes him/her stand out as a nice person measured by general multiplayer standards or the ladder rules, then he/she should get a 4 or 5. Reward nice people.

Likewise, when the contrary is true, a person should get a 1 or 2. Examples for when it would occur are: Player is spamming, not responding several turns or reporting AFK, disconnecting without notice and without coming back or messaging, acting like 7-year old from hell, etc etc. In essence, anything that normal sportsmanship would deem as bad and which is unwanted according the ladder rules and/or the general Wesnoth multiplayer community should guarantee a rating of 1 or 2. Punish the wicked.

feedback
I hope this clarifies things, as requested by Becephalus and PingPangQui in the official forum ladder thread.

Notice that this is a very sketchy and early draft of how you should rate and that it is by no means a final one. We expect it to change over time. It would be nice to get some feedback and develop all this further, making it more detailed. If you wish to help out, please send your thoughts and reasoning to us at spam (x) eyerouge com and we'd be grateful.

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