Speed and aggression.

Stop crying – defend what you're arguing about.

But no one is crying. The subject of the argument... But what is the argument about? Look. One participant honestly played all the matches in 4 rounds and lost them all. He is at the bottom of the tournament table. Another participant played only one match in the 1st round and lost. But he finished the 4th round in a far from last position, thanks to technical wins. Does this reflect the real skill of the players? Yes, but only for one, the one who played all the matches. The second one advanced not thanks to his skill, but only due to unfair opponents. A conditional draw (postponed match) allows to somewhat level this factor. Let the opponents play. The person has no internet. And he is not to blame for this; the provider is to blame, but he is given a loss, although it is clear to everyone that he could have beaten his opponent. The postponed match gave them the opportunity to play, and both players, with results corresponding to their real skill, advance to the next round. The same situation occurs in a double-elimination tournament. One advances thanks to honestly played games, and the other – thanks to technical wins. In both systems, the strongest will win, because you cannot win a tournament based solely on technical wins if there are fair players in the tournament. The only solution is for everyone to play on time and with full effort. Not to forfeit on turn 113 simply because they don't want to play, but to HONESTLY play all their matches. This never happens. You can't program a person: "Play, play honestly, with full effort, and always on time." Only in this case will the tournament results reflect the REAL skill of the players. All of this is so elementary and obvious that I am surprised why it needs to be explained. You accuse me of not posting this in the rules. You didn't calmly ask your question when you had a misunderstanding. You wrote a huge post in which, with sarcasm and acrimony, you began to DEMAND that I explain everything to you. Then you started avoiding playing with Gomungulus, burst into my ICQ with a cry about "stupid rules." Then, in the thread of an ongoing tournament, you started clarifying some nuances that were unclear to you alone. I explained everything to all interested participants in ICQ. I have never refused to talk to anyone. But when I am spoken to in such a tone, I will not tolerate it. And you think this is adequate behavior? In my opinion, this is more like the behavior of a hysteric. You could have calmly said that something was unclear to you, asked for clarification, and asked to include it in the rules. And no problems. No, you wrote, "Let's get everything sorted out here" and brought up "murky waters." And I don't care what smiley accompanies it. I am not your friend, brother, or cousin. Therefore, communicate correctly, within the bounds of human decency. And your behavior is even more unpleasant because it is the behavior of a potential tournament winner. You have already started to act so proprietarily in the thread, ignoring the posts of other players and demanding that I explain something to you. I hope I have explained the reasons for my reaction to your behavior. P.S. And I am not going to cry in response to your rude behavior. That would be too much of an honor. And I think that the further we stay away from each other, the better for both of us. So, run your tournament according to your "ideal" rules. Not "Favorites," which have already been held for the 4th time according to established and well-worn rules, where people have already learned their lessons before you. Create your own, something new, and I will watch how you do it. I will definitely not participate in your tournament. Good luck with your efforts! :)