On 13 Jan 2004 12:37:24 +0000 (GMT), David Richerby
wrote:

kafooey wrote:
These days, there's a variable you can set to lose games automatically on
disconnection. There's another one you can set to only play games against
people with the first variable set. (If you see what you mean.) I'd have
a look to find out what the variable names are but they're not documented
(to my mind, the biggest single problem with FICS is that the help files
are, in places, very out of data). If you ask in the help channel (ch 1),
somebody will help you with that.

It's funny you say that, because I have offered more than once to
re-do the website for FICS, and never heard anything in reply.

If anybody has any idea who assigns people to work on the site I would
love to completely replace it with the content management system I
have been writing...

Jonathan
Jon Beckett

It's funny you say that, because I have offered more than once to
re-do the website for FICS, and never heard anything in reply.

There a still 16 bit OS users out there. Are you offering to cut out
everyone except MS users? Is that what your offering. There are
quite a few Linux users out there too. Can't go on playchess unless
your a pure MS user and 32 bit for that matter.

EZoto

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:08:16 -0000, "Tryfon Gavriel"
wrote:

There are a number of high quality web correspondence servers out there such
as Chessworld.net, playchess.de and gameknot. I am of course biased to
Chessworld.net (my one!) where you can play in "rest of world" matches, such
as currently a match vs IM Silman. Here, you can vote your move and discuss
in some depth possible strategies and tactics.

Well, I've joined and have four games under way - I'll let you know
how badly I get beaten
Jon Beckett

Jon Beckett wrote:
David Richerby wrote:
(to my mind, the biggest single problem with FICS is that the help
files are, in places, very out of data).

It's funny you say that, because I have offered more than once to
re-do the website for FICS, and never heard anything in reply.

I was talking about the help pages that are displayed by the help command
when logged into the server, rather than the website. These help pages
are also gatewayed to the website.


If anybody has any idea who assigns people to work on the site I would
love to completely replace it with the content management system I
have been writing...

Log in and ask an admin about it.

Bear in mind, though, that they might not be terribly interested into
converting their website to a system that only you understand as that
would put them in a rather deep hole if you lose interest or get hit by
a bus. I have no association with FICS (other than being a largely
satisfied user) so that is entirely speculation. As I see it, though,
the problem is not one of badly-managed content but a lack of content
and a bunch of programmers who are more interested in adding new
features than documenting them.


Dave.

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