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DefinitelyNotGM

There would be disputes about WHICH ONE should be the official one

rooperi

Hmmmm, maybe

But there will be issues with who is going to be admins and stuff/

DefinitelyNotGM

Who would create matches if there was no admin? And there can't be an admin for every single one, because there isn't a staff member from every country.

TheGrobe

People can't even agree what flags should be available (and which should not).  If it were officially sanctioned groups as opposed to a simple icon people could identify with could you imagine the uproar over Holland vs. Netherlands?  Western Sahara?  Tibet?  Taiwan?  Quebec?  Wales and Scotland?  UK vs. England?  Ireland vs. Northern Ireland...?

TheGrobe

I think that letting people create their own groups that they choose to associate with is better.  Officially sanctioned groups for each country would become a giant argument over what constitutes an officilaly recognized country, just like the availability of flags has.

macer75
TheGrobe wrote:

People can't even agree what flags should be available (and which should not).  If it were officially sanctioned groups as opposed to a simple icon people could identify with could you imagine the uproar over Holland vs. Netherlands?  Western Sahara?  Tibet?  Taiwan?  Quebec?  Wales and Scotland?  UK vs. England?  Ireland vs. Northern Ireland...?

And some people have even mentioned California.

rooperi
macer75 wrote:
TheGrobe wrote:

People can't even agree what flags should be available (and which should not).  If it were officially sanctioned groups as opposed to a simple icon people could identify with could you imagine the uproar over Holland vs. Netherlands?  Western Sahara?  Tibet?  Taiwan?  Quebec?  Wales and Scotland?  UK vs. England?  Ireland vs. Northern Ireland...?

And some people have even mentioned California.

And Canada!

DefinitelyNotGM
idreesarif wrote:

well thats the idea, the matches should be scheduled automatically acc. to the tournaments (world league, continental leagues etc.)

 

LETS SAY, 11 rounds, 1st round starts on 15th of jan and so on .... 11th and final round starts on 15th of Nov .... all of that stated on the official section for world and continental leagues on the website ..... lets make the world league 5 day and continental leagues 3 day .....

of course all other groups are there and people can play friendlies through them .... but this would be the real deal .....

I would reallly like to hear staff's opinion

thanks

They play other matches and vote chess as well

gjsgregskyplayer

This whole thing is getting over-complicated. Keep it simple.The original idea is fine.When people start playing around to  "make things better" all they do is complicate and take the simplicity out of the main idea.Why fix something when it's not broken? Keep it simple. Period....GREG