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I am tired of checking both old and new Chesstalk (and even thinking about posting stuff on both sides) so I declare here and now that I will only read or post here on the New ChessTalk.
Those who are arguing to keep the "old" ChessTalk board seem to do so much more vehemently than those who are arguing to switch boards to this one. I don't know why this board is so difficult to work out. It's nearly identical to the old board, just with some different colours and some new graphics. I also like the versitility and ease of use when it comes to posting pictures, url links, and quotes. Also, you can even have an avatar.
On a possibly related note, it seems like the tone of this board is much more civil and less confrontational. The other board isn't neccessarily a very friendly place to be at all times.
I agree Luke... maybe most of the cranky people are still on the old board? :p
Give it time though and I'm sure the real character will shine through... haha
The old board worked well and had minimal bells and whistles but it has some serious drawbacks: posts are not archived, searching is difficult etc. I don't necessarily think this is the best forum software I've ever seen, but Chevrolet versus Ford rule applies here.
Yes, there is that aspect... I am sure the south end of a northbound horse will move here eventually (all of them). The witty exchanges and repartee are hard to give up I must admit. :D
Technically - the posts are not archived on the old board - but you can always use the "Way Back Machine" and you might see the old post you were looking for :-)
The following link shows you the postings for Chesstalk on Oct. 5, 2001. The same subjects (Olympiad team, CFC magazine etc.) and the same posters (Daswani, Armstrong, Smith, etc.) so some things never change. (however - you probably can't see the contents of any of the messages). (whatever happened to Robert Brewster - a frequent poster at the time?)
Panic time. Now I have to learn the new site, since I certainly will not want to miss your gems of wisdom. I sure wish I knew how to insert a smiley face here.
How can you set the colours so that the messages you have already read are indicated.
That's one item that was good about old site. But it doesn't work for me here. (insert frown here)
I'm trying to play around with it to make it obvious without screwing ALL the colours up. Right now unvisited posts are red. The problem is this looks funny in Hybrid mode... I'll keep playing with it when I have time.
Is it possible to make a buttom which would go to the last unread message assuming a user uses a linear mode? (with the proper quotation it is the best :p ) Like here (in russian) http://kasparovchess.crestbook.com/s...ction=show_new
Chesstalk has a "go to last post" right now but that is not sufficient.
Technically - the posts are not archived on the old board - but you can always use the "Way Back Machine" and you might see the old post you were looking for :-)
The following link shows you the postings for Chesstalk on Oct. 5, 2001. The same subjects (Olympiad team, CFC magazine etc.) and the same posters (Daswani, Armstrong, Smith, etc.) so some things never change. (however - you probably can't see the contents of any of the messages). (whatever happened to Robert Brewster - a frequent poster at the time?)
(The main site ( http://www.archive.org ) is a fantastic source of old public-domain audio and video.)
Christ's sake!
1. Who WAS C.E. Winchester?
2. "i cant read much french but im assuming u said the page couldnt b displayed? maybe pierre meant www.bobbyfischer.net w/ the 'c' in there cuz thats the german way of spelling the name.... n he was a german (his dad was)." - ben daswani, age 14
3. Kids in the Hall - Duncan Smith 27/9/2001, 1:44 am
Hall of Shame - Duncan Smith 27/9/2001, 1:51 am
Duncan replying to himself before anyone else gets a chance. Classic steez.
everytime it hurts, it hurts just like the first (and then you cry till there's no more tears)
I will have to make a decision on this old board new board thing in the next 10 days...I am hoping this will have given people enough time to get use to the new board...
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