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I think the poll on the other site is biased so we should have one here too. The other one is also flawed!
Please select the the forum you use primarily, and whether you prefer the new or old board or doesn't matter. There is also an option for people who use both boards.
Thanks!
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On a besoin de savoir si vous préférez le courriel nouveau ou l'ancien.
Si'l vous plait, choisir quel forum vous lisez principalement, et aussi si vous préférez le nouveau ou l'ancien, ou si ça n'a pas d'importance pour vous. Il y a un option aussi si vous lisez les deux, anglais et français.
Merci beaucoup!
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ChessTalk - New Version
42.59%
23
ChessTalk - Doesn't Matter
12.96%
7
ChessTalk - Old Version
12.96%
7
ChessTalk/Parlons Echecs - New Version Nouveau
18.52%
10
ChessTalk/Parlons Echecs - Doesn't Matter/n'a pas d'importance
On peut obtenir le lien et bien d'autres choses à partir du site
"Office québécois de la langue française" ; on clique sur "Courrier" : http://www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/
Puis on ne clique pas à gauche sur l'icône du GDT (Grand dictionnaire terminologique)
mais plutôt à droite sur le lien cliquable dans le texte suivant :
Pour des questions terminologiques, nous vous suggérons d'utiliser Le grand dictionnaire terminologique;
NOTE
Je ne t'ai pas donné tous ces liens uniquement pour te permettre d'en savoir plus sur le mot "courriel", loin de là ! Mon premier objectif est de te mettre en contact avec des sources très utiles. Elles pourront te servir dans tes études.
Oui je vais a l'école mais je n'aime pas étudier... Je préfère mémoriser dès que je l'apprend pour ne plus l'oublier :)
Mais pour les échecs je lis pas mal de livres c'est différent :o
Apprendre, c'est souvent plus que simplement (bêtement ?) mémoriser, c'est souvent comprendre.
On peut mémoriser un numéro de téléphone ou une recette mais on apprend une langue, un jeu, etc.
Dans quelques années, tu iras sans doute au cégep puis à l'université. Tu auras beaucoup de choses à mémoriser mais aussi ton intelligence sera sollicitée pour comprendre d'autres types de connaissances.
Je connais un très faible joueur d'échecs qui a MÉMORISÉ une technique pour mater un roi dépouillé avec R+F+C. Grâce à sa recette, il n'a aucun mal à administrer ce mat... mais il ne comprend à peu près rien aux échecs.
Certains aussi mémorisent des variantes d'ouvertures au lieu d'essayer de comprendre ce qui se passe. Certains font les deux : mémoriser des coups et des variantes, et surtout chercher à les comprendre.
Bref, MÉMORISER et COMPRENDRE sont deux façons d'apprendre, selon le contexte ou le sujet. Il faut savoir quand s'en remettre à la mémoire et quand faire travailler les neurones ;) Tu te sers assurément des deux méthodes selon les circonstances.
SORRY :(
I just realised I was posting in French on English Chesstalk.
Posting in French here should be for exceptional cases, with short messages.
Please, English speaking Chesstalkers, accept my apologies.
Last edited by Jean-Pierre Rhéaume; Wednesday, 18th June, 2008, 02:34 PM.
Reason: Wrong language : French instead of English, by mistake
Isn't it time to make a decision?? There are still discussions on the old board that don't appear here (and likely vice-versa). Larry, I think it is time to pull the plug on the old board!
The new board has tons of activity... I don't have the numbers for the old board but just eyeballing it I'd say it has at least 50% more posts per day averaged over a week.
My gut feeling is that the majority of people prefer the old board..kinda like those old sneakers that you don't want to get rid of...hopefully not as smelly :).
At the end of the day, as I mentioned earlier, it makes no difference to me. If I approached Chris to make it happen it was simply because I knew there was more potential with this board...but you know I think I understand the human bean enough to know that change isn't something we accept easily...and others would say...we are making changes for change sake alone :)
At this point I am willing to leave both boards co-exist but I am giving priority to the old board. In otherwords, if you type chesstalk.com...you will be directed to the old board rather than the new board.
BTW, I still get requests every couple of days to join the old board...
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