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How easy would it be to add another field (number of players) to the existing fields (name, date, organizer, region, type) to the CFC Crosstable web page?
Also - it looks like Quebec "organizer" names are getting truncated if they have an accent in them (e.g. "Bérubé" shows up as "Bé", and "Dénommée" shows up as "Dée").
On the Ratings page, if I enter "Hebert", the name Jean Hébert doesn't show up - although other Héberts (with the accent) do. If I enter "Hébert", Jean appears (along with Hieberts, and other Heberts and Héberts, and others).
One solution - remove accents completely, as many chess databases have already done.
What can you expect for a mere $18,000? Well they could have flushed the money down a toilet but then they would have had to divide it into 18 bundles and flush 18 times - too much work! (And a waste of water!)
For me, the old site worked better. I wonder how much it would cost to revert to that previous site.
Last edited by Vlad Dobrich; Wednesday, 17th August, 2011, 09:59 AM.
What can you expect for a mere $18,000? Well they could have flushed the money down a toilet but then they would have had to divide it into 18 bundles and flush 18 times - too much work!
For me, the old site worked better. I wonder how much it would cost to revert to that previous site.
It would cost the $18,000 already spent to revert to the old site.
What can you expect for a mere $18,000? Well they could have flushed the money down a toilet but then they would have had to divide it into 18 bundles and flush 18 times - too much work! (And a waste of water!)
For me, the old site worked better. I wonder how much it would cost to revert to that previous site.
Hi Vlad,
I could not agree with you more! :)
I liked the old website better as well, and with everyday I appreciate old site even better. :D
P.S. Keep up the good work on running Saturday 15 minute tournaments!
How easy would it be to add another field (number of players) to the existing fields (name, date, organizer, region, type) to the CFC Crosstable web page?
Also - it looks like Quebec "organizer" names are getting truncated if they have an accent in them (e.g. "Bérubé" shows up as "Bé", and "Dénommée" shows up as "Dée").
On the Ratings page, if I enter "Hebert", the name Jean Hébert doesn't show up - although other Héberts (with the accent) do. If I enter "Hébert", Jean appears (along with Hieberts, and other Heberts and Héberts, and others).
One solution - remove accents completely, as many chess databases have already done.
1) A number of players field would have been easier to add three months ago than today.
2) I am seeing about the search on Hebert. That is odd.
3) We will try and address accenting problems as we carry along.
Everyone knows that chesstalk is designed to share latest chess news,
express their opinions and suggestions. Just to point out, my post only an opinion and 'opinion' only, and nothing more. We live in democracy, not dictatorship. As far as I understand, in democracy, opinions are encouraged! :D
Hi Bob,
Sorry, but I do not know what these words mean. Maybe one day you will enlighten me on their meaning. Going by mad expression face in your post, I take it that you are offended with my post. Sorry to hear that, but I am simply stating my opinion to general public. Thanks.
Everyone knows that chesstalk is designed to share latest chess news,
express their opinions and suggestions. Just to point out, my post only an opinion and 'opinion' only, and nothing more. We live in democracy, not dictatorship. As far as I understand, in democracy, opinions are encouraged! :D
Hi Bob,
Sorry, but I do not know what these words mean. Maybe one day you will enlighten me on their meaning. Going by mad expression face in your post, I take it that you are offended with my post. Sorry to hear that, but I am simply stating my opinion to general public. Thanks.
Mikhail
Maybe Kevin P can conduct a poll or two about the web site, to see why people like the old one better and how many share that opinion.
Everyone knows that chesstalk is designed to share latest chess news,
express their opinions and suggestions. Just to point out, my post only an opinion and 'opinion' only, and nothing more. We live in democracy, not dictatorship. As far as I understand, in democracy, opinions are encouraged! :D
Hi Bob,
Sorry, but I do not know what these words mean. Maybe one day you will enlighten me on their meaning. Going by mad expression face in your post, I take it that you are offended with my post. Sorry to hear that, but I am simply stating my opinion to general public. Thanks.
Mikhail
Hi Mikhail,
Your apology was not called for. One must always try to avoid dealing with petty functionaries. If you avoid them they will eventually stab one another in the back - mission accomplished! :)
On the Ratings page, if I enter "Hebert", the name Jean Hébert doesn't show up - although other Héberts (with the accent) do. If I enter "Hébert", Jean appears (along with Hieberts, and other Heberts and Héberts, and others).
One solution - remove accents completely, as many chess databases have already done.
Hugh - I have started a poll on the CFC board to gauge public opinion on your suggestion. :)
I think the CFC executive should take any feedback they receive on the new website. I think most feedback needs to be taken in the context that the executive raised the expectations of how great the CFC world would be once the new website was in place.
Bob: Don't forget we're on ChessTalk. Would you expect any less ??
Yeah. Well, when I go to the site the page comes up fast. Then I have to wait and wait for the page to completely load. That happens with every function I want on the site.
I have a fast cable connection.
I kind of sit here waiting and rooting for the page to load.
I don't know if anyone else is having that problem but at my age I don't buy green bananas, much less visit slow web sites.
Yeah. Well, when I go to the site the page comes up fast. Then I have to wait and wait for the page to completely load. That happens with every function I want on the site.
I have a fast cable connection.
I kind of sit here waiting and rooting for the page to load.
I don't know if anyone else is having that problem but at my age I don't buy green bananas, much less visit slow web sites.
Response times are hard to compare. I don't find the response time to be slow over my home cable connection here in PEI. Maybe 2 seconds for a page to load.
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