[imported_silkroad]

Originally Posted by Carnage-

There are a number of things i'd like this mod to be able to do:

Also, on your TODO list, could you add:

-- Provide an ICF rating systems for players.

So, when players play, they get rated using the same basic system as ICF (unrated players start at 1500, etc.). You could also permit admins to manual place rating of ICF rated players.

Thanks.

Regarding your comment:

Yes, this does happen, however the interface is such that it should be easy/possible to put a game back to its proper state and continue.

We did not find that to be the case. Our users did not find anything "easy". If that was the case, we would not have deinstalled it.

Our forums have over 80K users, more than 3K active, and over 2M visitors a month. When we install a new feature, it is quite easy to test the feature and get immediate feedback from our user community, who are very computer savvy. They either like it, or they don't. They all want a robust chess program, not a buggy one where an opponent can easily mess up the board, and then have to discuss this with them. It is important for chess programs to enforce rules and for the board to be very stable.

In theory, anything is possible. In practice, either the users like it, or they don't. We have tried both vB Chess mods and removed them both.

We hope to see a robust, playable version soon!

Thank you!

PS: It does not work to argue with our users when they don't like something. They are smart enough to know what they like and don't like. Most board-jockeys learn early that listening to their members/users is the key to success.