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What I don't understand is how a fake gets approved. I thought there was some vetting done and nicknames were not permitted on this site?
Hi Ken,
There was.
And then as the credit card companies love to say...our site was compromised...I am tech deficient...unfortunately...but I think that I will make this my pet project over the next year...since we lost our tech guru Yves Casaubon in 2009...CMA is dropping the ball in some areas where we were tops. We are fortunate to have Christian Lacasse who fills most of the holes...but I think it is time I become a little more hands on.
Afterall...that would be more constructive than being a SD :)
Yes, you're right. Not a troll. Just a spammer. Still a pain in the butt. ChessTalk is remarkably free of this sort of thing. Not like some of the online discussion groups that I frequent.
Actually, I like the new CFC site a lot. I've heard some complaints about the look and feel (colour scheme, etc.) but personally I like the overall feel much better than the old site, and I like the new content, too (David Cohen's Canadian chess history, who's who, etc.)
My only complaint is that it's been down a lot since it went up, but I could totally believe that it's from an unexpected number of hits from people checking ratings. Some of us are a little compulsive about ratings. Although I often use the player database "legitimately" - e.g., to look up ratings for a pre-registration list - I do sometimes use it compulsively, too: checking and re-checking my own rating (and browsing through my rating history, and clicking on old events, ...) even when there hasn't been an update. I think the new, smoother feel of the site makes it even easier to be compulsive or nostalgic like that.
One thing that is strange, however. I recently put up some links to CFC cross-tables; then, a while later, I had to change them because the tournament reference numbers had changed. Anyone know why that would happen? Is it because of events that are submitted later, but that have to be inserted into proper chronological history? Still, it's annoying to have to keep checking a link to make sure it goes to the same place.
Yes. You've guessed the answer to your own question. Gerry only finalizes tournaments and therefore tournament numbers when he is confident there is nothing else outstanding.
For example, at the end of September he probably finalizes the August tournaments, and after that their numbers wouldn't change.
Perhaps when we rewrite the current rating system and database, we can work on that, as I'm sure you're not the only one this happens to.
By the way, the ratings didn't get updated last night. Once again, we had a glitch, this time due to the first time running the ratings upload on the new host. This should be rectified by tonight or tomorrow morning.
Thanks for the compliments. We just have the equipment store to go and let's say a month with no crashes and we can finally celebrate.
Actually, I like the new CFC site a lot. I've heard some complaints about the look and feel (colour scheme, etc.) but personally I like the overall feel much better than the old site, and I like the new content, too (David Cohen's Canadian chess history, who's who, etc.)
My only complaint is that it's been down a lot since it went up, but I could totally believe that it's from an unexpected number of hits from people checking ratings. Some of us are a little compulsive about ratings. Although I often use the player database "legitimately" - e.g., to look up ratings for a pre-registration list - I do sometimes use it compulsively, too: checking and re-checking my own rating (and browsing through my rating history, and clicking on old events, ...) even when there hasn't been an update. I think the new, smoother feel of the site makes it even easier to be compulsive or nostalgic like that.
One thing that is strange, however. I recently put up some links to CFC cross-tables; then, a while later, I had to change them because the tournament reference numbers had changed. Anyone know why that would happen? Is it because of events that are submitted later, but that have to be inserted into proper chronological history? Still, it's annoying to have to keep checking a link to make sure it goes to the same place.
Not to make light of this but could you explain the term "more robust server" to this Geezer chess player? How it would differ from the previous server.
My idea of a robust server is someone who brings my meal promptly.
From wiktionary:
Resistant or impervious to failure regardless of user input or unexpected conditions.
We're back up. Earlier this week we were moved to a more robust server and the web piece separated from the database piece.
Not to make light of this but could you explain the term "more robust server" to this Geezer chess player? How it would differ from the previous server.
My idea of a robust server is someone who brings my meal promptly.
We're back up. Earlier this week we were moved to a more robust server and the web piece separated from the database piece. There was a problem this morning that has been fixed. Resolution will continue to monitor for problems.
Full speed ahead and cross our fingers on the store being ready within a week.
You can download the entire database from the Misc - Downloadable Resources, in case you're worried about having up to date info for weekend events.
Much more likely that whatever web hosting was chosen for the site is not up to the task. I still have somewhere the stats I pulled in 2004 and 2005 for just how many hits the site gets, especially rating pages... it was an insanely high number given the number of members.
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