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southlander 04-Jun-25, 02:34	How do you recruit new team players ? We have only 18 team members / numbers have dropped for various reason , so how fo you find new team players / Gary
saguaro 04-Jun-25, 05:20	I had good success using GameKnot's Search to identify players in a selected rating range, then messaging invitations to those who were not on teams & who had low timeouts, reasonable average time per move, similar current & average ratings, interesting profiles, paid membership, etc. Also skipped those whose games were all tournaments as I learned they typically weren't interested in team play.. We also merged two smaller teams into ours. Good Luck! - Dave (Team Attitude)
cyber-1 04-Jun-25, 13:25	Deleted by cyber-1 on 28-Aug-25, 12:06.
cyber-1 04-Jun-25, 13:48	Deleted by cyber-1 on 28-Aug-25, 12:06.
cyber-1 04-Jun-25, 14:27	Deleted by cyber-1 on 28-Aug-25, 12:06.
saguaro 04-Jun-25, 14:29	Deleted by saguaro on 04-Jun-25, 14:31.
cyber-1 04-Jun-25, 14:31	Deleted by cyber-1 on 04-Jun-25, 14:34.
apatzer 05-Jun-25, 08:28	southlander To get New members... 1. Contact club owners and ask permission to make a post asking for new members in their club. 2. Look at the rating's list that GK provides on all players on this platform. I'm pretty sure there is a sort option where you can find people who are new to GK. Then send them a recruitment letter formerly and inviting them to place an application for your team.
saguaro 05-Jun-25, 08:43	Yes, the Search tool has various filter & sort options. Finished Games will find newer players if set to a low number. gameknot.com
southlander 05-Jun-25, 13:06	Up date Dem Pirates Our first deckhand has arrived on board / checkmate 50, we made room from another sunken ship for our new recruit / hearty cheers for brave chess sailor on a new team journey !! Capt Gary
cyber-1 05-Jun-25, 13:09	Deleted by cyber-1 on 28-Aug-25, 12:06.
lord_shiva 06-Jun-25, 10:40	Odd I could have sworn I posted on this thread. Saguaro has great advice. I felt the advanced search tool should have a radio button for team members (and one other feature I presently forget). While you can make the max team score 1 to eliminate anyone who was ever on a team, that also eliminates members who were dropped (like all of Triton) or left a team. Be sure to say completed at least 20 games, and I usually spec one active to eliminate those just using GK messaging. Oh, and the Americans tend to insist they despise team efforts. I got a lot of that. My best recruitment efforts targeted Eastern Europe, but other areas of the globe might work as well.
saguaro 06-Jun-25, 10:54	@lord_shiva Yes you did - on cyber-1's Co-captains Needed thread
cyber-1 06-Jun-25, 11:02	@lord_shiver I accidently duplicated southlanders thread Sorry!
saguaro 06-Jun-25, 11:17	@cyber-1 Actually you duplicated mine, but no prob! All input appreciated!
southlander 11-Jun-25, 17:04	Good news more players have joined Dem Pirates ship And surprize surprize , we are now winning more games &;rating number 9 on team ladder / progress is being made / Capt Gary

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