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Subject: Re: This Site's Messageboard

Author: gerold daniels

Date: 17:11:54 05/05/05

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On May 05, 2005 at 12:25:27, Dadi Jonsson wrote:

>On May 05, 2005 at 09:16:34, gerold daniels wrote:
>
>>On May 05, 2005 at 04:36:20, Dadi Jonsson wrote:
>>
>>>On May 04, 2005 at 13:09:15, Dave Potesta wrote:
>>>
>>>>Has anyone talked about running a more user friendly Messageboard here?
>>>>Something that keeps track of threads easier so visitors can find what they're
>>>>looking for more quickly?  It also seems like recent threads run off the main
>>>>page very quickly and its quite easy to miss interesting conversations.
>>>>  One of those newer php free boards running off of MySql could make a world of
>>>>difference.
>>>
>>>I have one of those "old-fashioned" message boards, but it keeps threads
>>>together; a new message can bring the whole thread (intact) to the top of the
>>>board or just the new message; it displays view counts for messages etc.
>>>
>>>It also allows users to display chess diagrams by including a FEN string in
>>>their messages (similar to here, but without the [D]). What sets it apart from
>>>other message boards I have seen is that all the diagrams automagically become
>>>playable. Even if a message contains several diagrams all of them become
>>>playable. Only legal moves are allowed. This is still in beta and some planned
>>>functionality is missing (take back moves; update FEN string above board after
>>>each move; promotion is not yet implemented etc.).
>>>
>>>For an example message with several diagrams see here:
>>>
>>>http://skak.hornid.com/cgi-bin/index.pl?noframes;read=29746
>>
>>good morning Dadi,very nice. does it come in english.
>>
>>gerold.
>
>The messages are in whatever language you write them in. Most of the rest is in
>English. Feel free to create a profile and start posting if you want to test it.
thanks Dadi.

gerold.



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