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Internet Playing Site Wish List
Posted By: Phil Simborg In Response To: Internet Playing Site Wish List (Perry)
Date: Saturday, 22 December 2012, at 2:23 p.m.
1. Nicknames that identify the player, and/or the ability to know the real identity of everyone on the site. (Removing anonymity helps prevent rudeness and allows you to make a judgment about the skill of the opponent.) 2. Ability to download matches easily, and import into XG 3. Ability to make comments by players and spectators, however, also the ability to silence spectators, and/or to block spectator's comments from being see by the players. 4. A way to check the history of the player--who he has played, his w/l record, how many games he has unfinished. Of course, it would also be great if there was a way to track and post PR ratings of the players, but I think we are not quite there yet with the technology. 5. I would personally enjoy a playing site that, like Safe Harbor, offers many tournaments at different times and lengths that are posted so you can plan on what time you want to be on line to play in a tournament. 6. I would like to see a playing site that offers commentary, so that an expert commentator(s) can discuss strategy and plays during the match for the audience. In a perfect scenario, the commentator's voice could actually be heard by all the spectators, and the spectators can type their questions and comments, and of course, the players would not see or hear the comments while they are playing. In another scenario if there is an exhibition match, I would like the players, themselves, to be able to be the commentators. 7. It is important that any playing site have written guidelines for acceptable behavior and they they strictly enforce them (expel people for rudeness, foul language, cheating, political ranting, and stating anything negative about me). 8. It would be nice to have the ability for officials ONLY to make general announcements that is briefly seen by everyone on the site, alerting people that a tournament is about to start, or an important championship or exhibition match, etc. 9. It would be nice if you could choose Nackgammon as an option. 10. It would be wonderful if you could go back a week or so and find a match you or someone else has played and still be able to download it and import it into your XG. 11. The ability to choose the direction of play and color scheme really doesn't matter to me at all, but I know there are many who care about these things, so if possible, it would be a plus. 12. Sound affects such as loud clicks as the checkers are moved and a sound when a checker is hit help the aesthetics of playing on a site. 13. Having a rating system that separates the Open from Intermediate players, or a ladder board for each of the two divisions, would be a plus, as that way intermediate players have a chance to be ranked No. 1 etc. in their own range of play, and that would make the site more interesting and accessible for them. Naturally, once a player shows significant success in the Intermediate over a given period of time, he would be required to move up to Open so that other Intermediates have a better chance to win recognition and/or prizes in the future. Also, there should be some tournaments, ladder boards, or special events that are limited to Intermediate players, again, so that they can enjoy more success on the site.
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