RE: [Bug-gnubg] miscellaneous bugs and suggestions

[David Montgomery]

> So the ordering is
> 
> (0) - (1) - (2) - intermediate - advanced - export - world class - ET
> 
> where
> 
> (0) "pseudo-random play", "awful!", "interesting"
> (1) "beginner", "novice" (outsider: "rookie", "amateur")
> (2) "basic", "student"

I don't care for "student" for a level below intermediate.
It's common to hear someone described as a "student of the game",
and such players are usually at least strong intermediates.

"Amateur" also doesn't have the right meaning to me.  
Said with the right tone "amateur" can indicate a low
level of play, but to me the primary meaning is 
non-professional, which is almost everyone who plays 
backgammon, including most experts.

I like everything else, including the "outsider" rookie.

David