chungle isn't a member and never has been. Yet he is complaining when he has played over 5000 games for free. I'll have a little chuckle about chungle.
Oh look! They've fiddled with the look and feel again.
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Spacebux wrote:
@IMBacon - I seriously doubt it is just you.
It's some random baloney to fill a void where useful information used to be. They're going to lock down the stats eventually to entice (LOL) more members to pay. /facepalm
Aug 27, 2019
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#44
I get its not my site. I get i don't get to say how its run. I get all of that. What i don't get is "why" the changes, and "why" no explanation? It would be nice if someone from chess.com would explain the purpose behind "Total Moves" I dont have to agree with it, or even like it, but an explanation would be nice.
Aug 27, 2019
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#45
AussieRookie wrote:
chungle isn't a member and never has been. Yet he is complaining when he has played over 5000 games for free. I'll have a little chuckle about chungle.
Whether you paid or not. You have just as much right to complain.
Aug 27, 2019
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#46
I think he should be grateful to the site that's he's played 9 years at absolutely no cost.
Aug 27, 2019
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#47
And now apparently even private messages are monitored and blocked if they turn political, etc.
AussieRookie wrote:
I think he should be grateful to the site that's he's played 9 years at absolutely no cost.
Get bent. I've been a member, paid and otherwise for as you say...a long time. I've earned the right to complain so bite it.
IMBacon wrote:
SnowyTheWolf wrote:
chungle wrote:
If you play a game and afterwards click on the opponent's name you're taken to their profile page..so far so good but they've altered how it looks by adding stupid stuff like, LOL, get this: "total moves"! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Total moves. Think about that for a second. Not total moves in a game but total moves period! The single most utterly useless "stat" they've chosen to highlight.
Phew....chess players these dinguses are not.
I like it. I find it entertaining to check others Total Moves. Guess we disagree on this one. But oh well.
It serves absolutely no purpose.
I think it's for the enjoyment of kids now.
SnowyTheWolf wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
SnowyTheWolf wrote:
chungle wrote:
If you play a game and afterwards click on the opponent's name you're taken to their profile page..so far so good but they've altered how it looks by adding stupid stuff like, LOL, get this: "total moves"! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Total moves. Think about that for a second. Not total moves in a game but total moves period! The single most utterly useless "stat" they've chosen to highlight.
Phew....chess players these dinguses are not.
I like it. I find it entertaining to check others Total Moves. Guess we disagree on this one. But oh well.
It serves absolutely no purpose.
I think it's for the enjoyment of kids now.
If that's true then this place is doomed. Kids aren't stupid. They'll figure out it's a useless stat and ask themselves why they're here and why shouldn't they go where "real" players are. Pander to the lowest common denominator and at some point you're left with nothing. Which is a shame really since there used to be actual chess players here. Now? No one comes unless they're bribed. So it goes I guess.
chungle wrote:
SnowyTheWolf wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
SnowyTheWolf wrote:
chungle wrote:
If you play a game and afterwards click on the opponent's name you're taken to their profile page..so far so good but they've altered how it looks by adding stupid stuff like, LOL, get this: "total moves"! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Total moves. Think about that for a second. Not total moves in a game but total moves period! The single most utterly useless "stat" they've chosen to highlight.
Phew....chess players these dinguses are not.
I like it. I find it entertaining to check others Total Moves. Guess we disagree on this one. But oh well.
It serves absolutely no purpose.
I think it's for the enjoyment of kids now.
If that's true then this place is doomed. Kids aren't stupid. They'll figure out it's a useless stat and ask themselves why they're here and why shouldn't they go where "real" players are. Pander to the lowest common denominator and at some point you're left with nothing. Which is a shame really since there used to be actual chess players here. Now? No one comes unless they're bribed. So it goes I guess.
You are correct.
Aug 27, 2019
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#55
chungle wrote:
SnowyTheWolf wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
SnowyTheWolf wrote:
chungle wrote:
If you play a game and afterwards click on the opponent's name you're taken to their profile page..so far so good but they've altered how it looks by adding stupid stuff like, LOL, get this: "total moves"! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Total moves. Think about that for a second. Not total moves in a game but total moves period! The single most utterly useless "stat" they've chosen to highlight.
Phew....chess players these dinguses are not.
I like it. I find it entertaining to check others Total Moves. Guess we disagree on this one. But oh well.
It serves absolutely no purpose.
I think it's for the enjoyment of kids now.
If that's true then this place is doomed. Kids aren't stupid. They'll figure out it's a useless stat and ask themselves why they're here and why shouldn't they go where "real" players are. Pander to the lowest common denominator and at some point you're left with nothing. Which is a shame really since there used to be actual chess players here. Now? No one comes unless they're bribed. So it goes I guess.
You can make things better, or you can makes things easier. We live in a world where we want to make things easier.
Aug 27, 2019
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#56
AussieRookie wrote:
chungle isn't a member and never has been. Yet he is complaining when he has played over 5000 games for free. I'll have a little chuckle about chungle.
Wrong. We are ALL paying. Chess.com makes money off us being on their site via advertising. We are paying whether we pay up front or (probably more) behind the scenes. Chungle has every right to point out the inconsistencies and issues of the site.
Aug 27, 2019
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#57
Spacebux wrote:
Why work on code that improves core functionality and performance when you can put up stats like Total Moves and .. FLAIR.. ?
--- Good points.
Well, now how does one edit images on one’s profile page? I have flair (?), but no ability to post important things such as chess memes.
Take back my flair! I took a jillion chess pics last week...
IMBacon wrote:
I get its not my site. I get i don't get to say how its run. I get all of that. What i don't get is "why" the changes, and "why" no explanation? It would be nice if someone from chess.com would explain the purpose behind "Total Moves" I dont have to agree with it, or even like it, but an explanation would be nice.
there are a few stock responses cc gives when pressed:
"this is to improve functionality"
"our coding process works better this way"
"this change was necessary for new features"
staff has learned the art of bs.
Aug 28, 2019
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#60
Essentially, they are using a javascript package - one of the Vue packages, possibly. Widget management varies wildly from package to package. And, unless one is ready to dig deep in to the widget code and fiddle with the constructs (which also utterly ruins upgrades when they are rolled out), one is essentially stuck with the confines of the code base.
Futureware was the primary excuse given by the staff for the obscenely large Move History window (relative to the chess board size). But, rather than expand on that, or show improvement in August, we instead get teen-FLAIR and useless Total Moves stats. The Move History window is undoubtedly going to be populated by floating, multi-colored butterflies and the latest questionably R-rated Beyonce video playing in the background.
Until then, enjoy squabbling with the equally pointless responses by Martin_Stahl. I sense its a matter of time before staff begin shutting down these threads for one reason or another. (https://www.chess.com/forum/view/suggestions/express-if-you-like-or-do-not-like-the-new-version-of-the-site) Long live the reasoned adult responses. 👍
@IMBacon - I seriously doubt it is just you.