there's an option to switch it to 'established ratings only'
looks differently already - and that's actually what counts ... ~*~

Guess who are the 2 "top dogs" in ratings? one player with 4 games, another player with 15 games, "BAH HUMBUG"

i changed my layout to columns. and all my boards on the games are smaller, i tried changing the size and it's still so different. i like the columns on the sides, it's easier to see everything, can i do anything to keep them the way they were, without changing back.
thx. ellie

youre welcome, I do it too :o)

Jason, I think the word you are looking for there is 'hidden' not 'hidied' :o)

its ok, i too worked it out now lol ;))

ok does it hide them permanantly ? i just tried it and they are hidden
(a) can i get them back ?
(b) can the (hidden ) persons messages show up in the future ?

thanks lamby

Nevermind - I just found the answer on a different board! :-)

OK, lets see if I understand the "hide" button.

If you are a Moderator, you have the option to "hide" a users message.

Now does it hide ALL messages that the user post (so he can keep posting and no one will see them), or does it just hide that one post?

Provisional rating is always inaccurate.

Yes but that will soon drop if they are not deserving of it. I have had it happen, suddenly found myself with a great rating at games I'm not especially good at! It does happen, and mine sure dropped fast when I started playing with simlar rated players!
I think it all depends on the ratings of your opponents for those first four games.

But its curious,that sometimes a new player, who has only played 4 games against players with bad or without rating,suddenly has one of the best ratings.

If you click on 'established BKR only' it will filter out all the provisional ratings for you, and leave you with the players who have established ratings :o)
But its nice for provisionally rated players to see where they fall in the ratings tables.

After a player has completed 4 games they are given a provisional rating which will be in italics. Once they have completed 25 games the rating is then changed to standard text.

Likewise with rankings ... after 4 games they are included in the "all players" ranking ... and then after 25 games they will have an "established BKR" ranking followed by their "all players" ranking something like 23(44)

How can you give a player, a number 1 rating when they have not played at least 25 games?..they should be classified as 'unrated'.. california man

I've edited the address Bernice! I would have deleted it completely but then your posts would have made no sense!

HAHAHA astro LOL...it had a few more hits since you went in but there is NOThING there that was there yesterday LOLOLOL....As you say someone just trying to get hits to his crappy site LOL

Bernice if you are dense you're not alone.I see absolutly nothing about a chess contest on this site.It looks like to me that someone is trying to get hits on a crummy web page that he set up.
Hey I guess it worked I fell for it.I was the 26th visitor so far.

im not saying anything lolol

Theed??? is this really the done thing...advertising another site on here....it has nothing much there,...when did it open....today? when I was there it had had 18 visitors :( and not very clear what to do, but then I am a bit dense

I just wanted to say thanks to all those that ans. my site seems to be o.k. now,, Thanks again

Thanks, I was trying to be too intuitive. I was looking for a settings or a preferences. I didn't think to look at profile.

May 1 is "Labor day" in Europe and is "public holiday" on BK, but since July 4 is a holiday on BK
i suppose it can be fair :)

Oh, I guess you are right - I do see some "public" holidays - but I don't see anything for Labor Day.

yes it does bbw , but i dont think it favours the uk holidays more usa holidays

ellieoop: This site does not have a holiday schedule. This site does it better!

You can take your own vacation / holiday days by picking which days you want as your vacation/holiday in the "Settings"

.... I think that is what you are asking?? :-)

BBW (BIG BAD WOLF)

You are right Bernice! I will retract what I said and just say it to myself lol.. erasing all traces of jinxdom

you know what happens when you start saying things like that HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
sheeeeeesh some people just never learn LOL

But you are so right :) it has been just great

Not to Jinx anything but I just wanted to say that what ever you did to your code seems to have been the trick to make the site much more stable. It seems to be working amazingly! Thanks muchly!!!!

Go to your profile and click 'edit' next to your name. There you can change your password and disable auto log in :o)

I played a few games at the liberary today. I logged out, then I was automatically logged back in. So every time I tried to log out it just takes me back to my main. Now anyone who sees this sites name in the address bar at the library computer can mess with my games. So I decided to come home and change my password and find that there is no way to change my password either.

Labor day is Mon. Sept.1, i see that GT has Tues. listed as a site holiday, i don't know which is right. i need to take some vacation days, and would like to work around the site holiday.
thx. ellie

"DITTO" IAN!!

are we having problems?? Im sure i just deleted the same "TIMED OUT" message 3 times :( or am i DYSLEXIC roflmbo

It is a very good place to play chess. Got my nickel!!
The new invite option I really like for tournaments, GOOD JOB on it.
Una

I agree completely, this site is a great place to game. I do not have much experience with other sites, mainly because I have read the general chat boards first. I have found that the majority of the people here are friendly and considerate, and most seem to want to maintain at least the semblance of civility. Hats off to Fencer and hopes the site will prosper.

Did i regret joining Bk.? - No

This is why

List of the plus points

1, Unlimited games.
2. No advertising.
3, No 3rd party Tracking cookies.
4, No Spyware.
5, The most friendly games players on the net.
6, The most helpfull & knowledgable players on the
net.
7. The most helpfull Webmaster on the net.
8, A great range of games to play.
9, An absence of the "Child mentality" that other sites have.
10, Taking into account all the above, the very reasonable cost of a membership.

Minus points

A certain amount of site "Slowdown" at peak times

Looks like the positives out number the negatives by 10 to 1.

Three cheers for Rogue Lion! Ditto dude!

Well said, Rogue Lion :o)

Having a paid membership is not just about service. This is a new site, and this is the best site. That is why we keep coming here despite the growing pains. Having a paid membership is a way of contributing to the development of this site, a way to make it better and support solutions. However, I believe the most important reason, IMHO, is to show our appreciation, and respect, to Fencer for all he has done and continues to do. He, and Liquid, devote a great deal of energy to this site and any real returns are still future speculation. I could have gotten along just fine without paying. I paid to show my gratitude. It's not much money for what we DO get.

Amen. Fabulous site and getting better everyday. :o)

well im sorry....i have to agree with ROD03801...this site is amazing at the moment.
Get your PAID MEMBERSHIP NOW Sir Pussycat and take advantage of the great service hehehehehe

If you have not been gaving problems getting in and staying in, you are one of the lucky ones. A lot of people are having problems.

Obviously a complainer who doesn't know what he is talking about.
The site is working better now than it has in months.