Way too easy. There is not even any requirement to prove you hold a chess title. Unbelievable!
Too easy to join up ?
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artfizz do you think we should face with a questionaire before receiving a homepage ?
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kco wrote: artfizz do you think we should face with a questionaire before receiving a homepage ?
I think we should face a survey BEFORE WE EVEN REACH THE QUESTIONNAIRE. (But that's just me.)
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well with the questionnaires this could help the newcomers to be familiar with the chess rule, posting rules , TOS, chess etiquettes, webite walk through etc.
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Anyone can read the forums, look round the site and EVEN PLAY AGAINST THE COMPUTER without joining up.
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Are all new members sufficiently familiar with the rules of chess before thay play their first game here?
No - but it's fun to 'learn by doing'. We get a few accusations of cheating hurled about the first time someone encounters en passant, draw by repetition, castling, unrated games, etc. - but there's no harm in that.
Are all new members sufficiently familiar with the rules of posting before they contribute to their first forum topic?
No, but since the rules are based on commonsense, most people figure it out fairly quickly. The tiny proportion of people who join up specifically to spam, troll, flame and cuss are not ignorant of the posting rules - they are merely ignorant.
Feb 16, 2011
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BorgQueen wrote: Sorry, I don't think I understand the point of this topic 
kco was probably wondering whether there was scope for preparing people in a better way for the chess.com experience - so that they can get more out of it.
Many members are likely still unaware - even after being on the site for months - of the broad range of facilities the site offers: videos, chess mentor, puzzles, articles, blogs, tactics trainer, groups, computer workout, the forums, tournaments, live chess, turn-based chess, etc.
kco is doing his bit to inform, to respond to questions and to provide fun activities (like the Hintless Puzzle and Word of the Day).
Perhaps once a month, someone could publicise one chess.com feature - to make it more accessible to a wider audience?
Feb 16, 2011
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#15
there is a place for the (new) members to get around abit better is the 'Site Map'
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#17
even they do get it in the email or message, do they read it ? anyway I don't think erik do mind that alot of peoples join up because of the ads revenue, that why he is happy. 
Feb 16, 2011
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kco wrote: even they do get it in the email or message, do they read it ? anyway I don't think erik do mind that alot of peoples join up because of the ads revenue, that why he is happy.
Perhaps it needs to be made harder to leave the site.
Feb 16, 2011
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artfizz wrote:
Are all new members sufficiently familiar with the rules of chess before thay play their first game here?
No - but it's fun to 'learn by doing'. We get a few accusations of cheating hurled about the first time someone encounters en passant, draw by repetition, castling, unrated games, etc. - but there's no harm in that.
Are all new members sufficiently familiar with the rules of posting before they contribute to their first forum topic?
No, but since the rules are based on commonsense, most people figure it out fairly quickly. The tiny proportion of people who join up specifically to spam, troll, flame and cuss are not ignorant of the posting rules - they are merely ignorant.
yeah you the ideas of what I am trying to say and both of them sound like Groundhog Day for the current members and staffs/mods.
Do you think is just too easy to join up the chess.com ?