Since we don't want to demote players who already have a tier, this would require a tier 8... or maybe we could just have a new badge "Winningest" that counts win points over all games and starts somewhere between 500 and 1000 for tier 1 with some pretty massive numbers higher up. That way, it would extend the path for all the games at once.

Is there any ongoing Thread on the site to inform players of the passing of various members?

Lonely-Lady has joined those sorrowful ranks. Her son informed one of our team members with this message: "I am lonely-ladys son, I'm sorry to inform you that my mother passed away recently on the 30th of may I'm sorry if you were good friends"

LL's profile states she lived in England. Her hobbies were "The three Rs plus crafts involving wool and being alone" - and that's enough to give anyone a lump in the throat.

But most importantly of all, perhaps, as an indication of her belief structure, her Comments quote states ""Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." - Theodore Roosevelt and "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." - Mahatma Gandhi."

I hope somewhere in the great unknown that her lonely soul has found rest, gentleness, and yes, that she will live forever, surrounded by many, many friends.

It's so easy, so very easy, to say hello, to smile, to perhaps even spend a little time now and then with a fellow traveler in life who is filled with pain and loneliness.

I wish I had.