A little exclamation

This thread has been started with the aim of mam being free to make her exclamations if you have something on your mind.

I have two things on my mind today.

Firstly and perhaps most importantly for me, it seems my rating is stabilizing around the 1600 mark which I'm proud of. It's a great feeling to be back...
Those of you who know me close or are aware of it is a journey/struggle I started 5 years ago on a not so good background, I hope this journey is not over now and will continue with you friends and if I can give something back to you at the same time, that is largely my purpose.....

The other thing is something I would call the blunder ladder

It is an internal competition/ladder where we have the opportunity to challenge each other, if there is interest in that I will start a separate thread. The rules will be as follows.

Rules:

1. The Games

All games will be daily, 3 days per move (or less if agreed for both players but no less than 1 day per move). You can play only one ladder game at a time. The game can be rated/unrated, regular/960. It is the challenger's choice on what type of game it will be, however, the person challenged has a choice of rated or unrated.

2. Registrations

Just post that you want to join in this forum topic. All new members that join will be added at the bottom of the ladder.

3. Challenges

You can challenge whoever you want up to three places above you if the member isn't playing a ladder match currently or not challenged already. If the three people immediately above you are playing a game or have been challenged, you may challenge the next-highest person on the ladder. However, you may not challenge anyone more than five places above you, even if all five people above you are playing or challenged. You should post your challenge in this forum. It is recommended you post a link for the challenge, but this is optional. After the challenge is accepted, you must post the link to the game.

The challenge should be accepted within three days from the date that the challenge was posted. If the challenge is not accepted, the challenger can claim a win. See the results section to know what will happen. If you can't challenge the member due to his/her settings, PM him/her and ask that this member challenge you.

No rematches are allowed. This means that you can't challenge the same person after you finished the game with him/her. You have to play somebody else before you can challenge him/her once again.

4. Results

If the player in the lower place wins, the two players switch places. Otherwise, nothing happens. Don't forget to post the link to the result here.

5. Indicator Signs

"P" means the member is playing a ladder game now and can't be challenged.

"C" means the member is challenged by somebody and can't be challenged.

No sign: the member can be challenged.

6. Strikes.

You get 1 strike for:

1. Not accepting a challenge within three days without acceptable reason (for example, vacation).

2. Timing out.

After three strikes the person is removed from the ladder.

7. Forum Topics

We will use this topic for Standings/Rules/Challenges/Registration. If you want to discuss something related to the ladder (or not so much) e.g. ask a question, suggest a rules change, etc., you can also put that in this topic.

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