Author: Will Singleton
Date: 11:38:24 06/09/98
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I think the problem lies in the attempt to establish an absolute rating, which can only succeed in a singular closed system. If people could look at an ICC rating as significant only for ICC, all would be well. But that doesn't happen. I would like to see ICC have a rating system based on rank. For example, Ferret's rating would be 1 in blitz, mine would be 5279 :). Or, the rating could be expressed as a percentile. That would have more meaning in the context of ICC, than a psuedo-absolute rating which may or may not have relevance outside ICC. In any case, the percentile or rank should replace or be shown with the current rating in the finger command. I think the ICC should do something to counter the impression that the ratings are inflated, otherwise they may tend to lose credibility over time. I do think freechess (fics) has a nice feature, which is the rank or crank command, which shows a player's relative standing in the various categories. Will
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