Re: [Computer-go] Rated Bot status on KGS

On 10 May 2016 at 13:39, Adrian Petrescu wrote: > If KGS is indeed still doing that thing where your rating change is > anchored to your opponents' ratings changes long after your game has > finished, then it seems to me the right solution is for wms to simply > disable that

Re: [Computer-go] Rated Bot status on KGS

On 10-05-16 14:39, Adrian Petrescu wrote: > If KGS is indeed still doing that thing where your rating change is > anchored to your opponents' ratings changes long after your game has > finished, then it seems to me the right solution is for wms to simply > disable that anchoring for accounts that

Re: [Computer-go] Rated Bot status on KGS

If KGS is indeed still doing that thing where your rating change is anchored to your opponents' ratings changes long after your game has finished, then it seems to me the right solution is for wms to simply disable that anchoring for accounts that are bots. Whatever usefulness that setting has

[Computer-go] Rated Bot status on KGS

This message is mainly to explain the reasoning behind KGS's rules on granting rated-bot status. The rating system assumes that each player's strength is fairly stable. To give an example of the sort of thing that might upset the rating system: In the recent bot tournament, LeelaBot lost a game