Wow, getting ready to play some games, then it looked like all my settings were wiped out - it now has a gray background, with the Rook icon on it - with a 1 minute refresh - showing a tournament... (none I had just about 3 minutes ago)

I'm not complaining yet, but thought I would post somewhere about it. :-)

I need to tender my apologies to all the people I am playing for not making my moves with my usual celerity.
Im starting a business and my girlfriend has a broken wing...
Throw in a couple of really interesting end games which I need to study and an extra tourney starting and i have too many games too little time.
I have used my holiday to stretch all my games and will make sure none time out.

LongJohn, I don't think Bernices post sounds nasty, just assertive. If you have a problem with a post, please contact me and I will remove it if it is offensive. Arguing isn't allowed here, especially when its about fellowships, which should really be on the fellowship board! :o)

who said I had a problem...it was a query

and as Cariad said below...it is MY fellowship I dont have to explain anything to anybody, because if I dont want someone there, I ...ME...Myself... and I..they will be gone..rest asured

I usually get through all of mine on the weekend too. I make sure my games are long enough times so that I do not have to feel 'pressured' to play. Lots of time during the week, I am tired when I come home and do not feel like playing.

i dont know if that sounds fair. i have over 400 games, and i can manage them fine, it isnt a negative in my book, maybe some form of addiction ;o), but i usually run through my list at least once...

sounds better when you say it harley :)

IMupChucKing -

Yes, its good
Yes, its for suggestions
Yes, you can debate the merits of a suggestion
Yes, lots of things from there get implemented, or make the 'to do' list (which does get done)

I hope that answers your questions.

yes,yes,yes,and yes :)
you might want to take a peek :)

No, never....

Is it any good?
Is it for suggestions? Or for debating the merits of suggestions?
Does anything ever get implimented?

has anyone pointed out to you guys that this site has a "feature request" discussion board?

I can play all of my games within a couple of hours! So it would mean i would be sat here waiting for games to be accepted...I am also quite often sat here waiting for others to move.. but you never hear me complain! It is a turn based site, its up to the individual how often they move!
As someone suggested before, if you want to play quicker, play games with quicker time limits! or fill in with some people who are on line at the time!
I have players who wait till the last minute.. but so what! thats their choice!! I have other games that can be played!

I have about 300 games going.. I usually clear them all of my moves everyday! So There are some of us with a lot of games who do move on a regular basis and putting little red numbers against our names certainly does not appeal to me!
I quite often put games in the waiting area! So with your idea I would be penilised!!! Ok , so a lot of people i play know i move pretty quick...
but with that idea the newer people wouldn't!!
So I would never get to meet new people!!!

It is because of the anonimity of this site, that people can get away with being so rude in the first place.

I like your idea, maybe a little public humiliation will shame them into playing their games.
And it would help people like me from accidently playing games with these people.

Although, these types probably enjoy the attention and people would be competing to be the one with the most started games.

Ban anyone with a certain percentage of games waiting to be played, from posting on any message boards....

It would force some people, who are unable to use personal control, to limit their amount of started games to how many they can actually play :)

I do understand that many people prefer, and don't get frustrated with longer games. If someone really wants to only make one move every 10 days or one a month, and that is okay with their opponent, thats fine. Just inform your opponent that that is the case, so they know. Put it in your profile... I have many games and will most likely use the whole time limit for every move.
It is the person whoslow plays for pleasure in others frustration that fires me up!

LJ - Yep, I'm playing - I read the boards while I wait for my slow connection to submit the move and display the board back to me. :-)

If its not obvious, LongJohn, then it may be a private matter? And probably not one best discussed here. If it really had to be discussed on a public board then the fellowship board is the place.

Actually I think the first step would to ask the user to leave the fellowship. As long as there is a reason, I would think some users would leave on their own. If they refuse to leave, then that would be the time to ask Fencer.

I think there will be the option to remove them ourselves once BK2 is up and running Bernice, until then, the only way is as Cariad has said :o)

It's your fellowship, Bernice! If you don't want a particular person in there - get rid of them. They play by your rules, or else!

thanks for the advice :)....I wont bother Fencer at the moment :( i can handle it :)....I HOPE :)
thanks anyway

Bernice, if you want someone removed from your fellowship send a message to Fencer and he will remove them.

It is my personal preference to invite people to my fellowship, but......
do I not have the option to be able to "send someone on their way"???
Harley??? do you know???

thank you MM and BBW....that is what I have suggested to him :)

(to add to MM's post) - Just have the person who deleted the invite to go to the main fellowship page.

Since they never accepted or declined the invite (just deleted the message) - they just have to go there and accept.

Go to your main fellowship page and it will have a place to accept or deny their membership

i invited a member to join my Aus/Pom/Kiwi thingy :)

he inadvertantly deleted it and has requested that i invite him again....when i click on his profile the box to invite him isnt there :(
how do i go about this??
thank you

Great. :-)

That sounds brilliant! :o) Nice one, Caissus.

Thank you Antje for your help.It will described the two possiblities to play chess (or other games)in the internet (My impression is that to play chess in the internet and special at a chessserver is not prevalent in my (only?) country):
1."real-time",an good example is USCL, or 2."turn-based" with Brainking as an example,where you can play chess and chessvariants too.
In the second part there will described the "Three Checks Chess" as an nice chessvariant with some games (The most chessplayers know only the standard chess and not the varants).Perhaps I will continue to describe the other variants too..

Hopefully we can look forward to some new faces soon then :o)

Caissus is probably (not probably,i should say definately!) a better translator, but roughly translated it talks about Chess sites on the internet, and the part about brainking says:
"its a very nice turn-based site out of Czech. where you can play up to 20 games for free, and the graphics are excellent, it discusses the variations available on the site, it discusses its own rating system for each variant, and its discussion boards. its a very nice positive advertisement :o)

Could you give us non-German speaking folks a rough description of what its about?

thats a nice article Caissus. i understood most of it :)

Cool :-)

I have published something about Brainking in the German Chess magazin "Rochade Europa":
http://de.geocities.com/caissus2000/RochadeArt.JPG (but its in German)

...........Zetes!!

Send me your questions for the very first paying member on BrainKing! I have played Zetes a lot, and know very little about him (except that he's a perfect gentleman) so I'll be looking forward to this one!
Don't forget to add if your name can be added to your question, or if you want it anonymous. Its nice to see now that more people are allowing their names to be put with their questions! And I think the questions are getting more adventurous too now people have seen how its working. So keep the questions coming!

... and sugar and all things nice :)

No more questions for Chattytea please!

Bernice, theres loads of people I'm looking forward to interviewing, and hopefully AD and GI will be among them, as long term members of BK who add spice to the site :o)

i know the decision has probably already been made.....BUT

we have had 3-4 POPULAR interviews...what about an interview with some UNPOPULAR people? like AD...or GI...or...*tauec.LOLOL...or Dano*...no forget taurec or Dano....they are definately out in my book HAHAHAHAHA

ummmm im only stirring hehehehe......sorry Harls :)

Ive been moderated... I wonder why LOL

Chattytea.... Last day to get your questions to me for Chatty, this time tomorrow I'll be sending her the interview and announcing the next interviewee! (Watch this space!)

I look atb it as one big amusement for anyone to get into. Doesn't have to be just a game site

You've been asked to end this topic of discussion, please respect that request. Any more posts on this will be deleted - thanks.

I doth do at that, but seriously, all I have done is held up the tape measure, should the numbers you read be not large enough all I can suggest is that you get a higher chair.

Me thinks Whisperz you both protest too much. To belittle means to put down as YOU HAVE done to me.. I do not belittle any board. You are in fellowships, DON'T you play games in those fellowships? fencer asked for an end so this is my end to it all. Go bark up someone elses tree for a while Whisperz.

Okay, let's finish this neverending topic.
Only paying members can become discussion board moderators. This is a new rule, not a subject to discuss.

Oh, to live in a world where you can pay to be free ... nuff sed.

I play here because I enjoy it, but I also enjoy and stay because of many of the other activities as do you, so just because you do not write stories do not belittle the enjoyment this brings others. To be consistent then I guess you will need to be resigning from the following fellowships as they are not primarily for "games" or are you going to let these slip through to the keeper too?

!The Zoo! (manager)
ﭺOUR PLACEﭺ (member)
∙♠Uncensored Debate♠∙ (member)
** BADINAGE ** (member)
*´`¤Just Us GURLS¤´`* (manager)
Angel's Among Us (member)
Boiler Room (member)
Debate Club (manager)
Goodfoods' Kitchen (member)
Hobby Time (member)
HOME (member)
New Beginnings (member)
Noodleland (member)
QuizMasters Asylum (member)
Sane and Sober (manager)
The Pagan Fellowship (member)
The Reptilians (member)
~rAnCho biZArRo~ (member)

This is a game site not a story site, not a joke site, not a poetry site. I do not think a story board is in any way a contribution to the game site. Sorry it is still a free country where I live and I am entitled to my opinion on that! Honesty or not, when a site needs money to run and we are all made aware of this by the site owner and someone says well I wont contribute to help keep the site running, then YES call me what ever you wish to call me.

Not all contributions need to be financial ... if life is based solely on money then I expect it is probablay pretty soulless ... I guess you are then saying that the pawn's contribution to this site had no value which I think is really a poorer reflection on you than her honesty in admitting she would prefer to buy a new DVD.