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Reply #19 - 08/05/05 at 16:45:50
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Good point there Ostap, that never even occurred to me. 

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Reply #18 - 08/05/05 at 11:55:16
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I think the word being censored might be poon  (P-O-O-N).
  

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Reply #17 - 08/05/05 at 10:13:33
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spoon

Wow it really changes! Cheesy

Is "spooon -o" a dirty word in some language or what? ???
  
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Postscript: For some reason the correct spelling of the word 'spooon' comes out on this site like this ' sthingy ', I wonder why that is.


There is no spooon.  Grin
  

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Re: Are there any other opening discussion sites?
Reply #15 - 08/05/05 at 03:26:01
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had a brief look at other chess discussion forums & ive personally found this one to be the best. Discussions have been lively, contributors know their stuff & more importantly are passionate about the game.

I agree with those who have pointed out about broad topics generate greater responses.  If questions are too speific only those familiar with those things may be able to answer. I for one cant contribute to questions where lines & variations are discussed cos i'm not into memorization of lines, variations & latest theory anymore but I might be able to contribute something on the main ideas of a certain opening.

With regard to slowness,  hmmm..... give them a break. Sometimes people might be busy with necessary duties to respond immediately. Or sometimes a topic requires a bit of research before posting.

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Reply #14 - 08/02/05 at 05:27:10
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Yeah, we have to make room up here ...
  

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Reply #13 - 08/02/05 at 04:03:24
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Isn't Inn2 even closer to God status? 493 posts!
  
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Reply #12 - 08/01/05 at 19:08:43
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Oh, this is a thread on the BDG?  I'll respond then.  First I need to know what the Uogole variation of the BDG is.

And thank God (any of them) that Topnotch will soon be a God as well!   

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Reply #11 - 08/01/05 at 15:56:36
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Thanks, I'll look at that site.

It wasn't me that was interested in the Uogele whatever, it was the other guy who posted.  I just replied to him.  As I said in my reply to him, I don't play the accelerated Dragon, never have.  But, I know someone who does, and he's always trying to get me to convert from the real Dragon, so I'll pass the Donaldson site along to him.  I know he has Donaldson's book on the Accelerated Dragon, so he'll be interested.

I was just being lazy and used shorthand for the Chris Ward topic.  The full topic line was "Has GM Ward ever covered Bakre vs. Kadziolka?"

I'm trying to steer clear of the BDG topics, but I have to admit, sometimes I sneak a peek to find out what all the shouting is about. Wink
  
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Reply #10 - 08/01/05 at 13:56:01
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Thanks for that always useful bit of chess history Mnb. Grin

Lost Highway, the problem is this, broad questions allow people to post broad answers, which while interesting to read and have a chuckle don't really do much else. The ICC complaint thread is a case in point.

Yes sometimes answers are slow in some Sections, partly because some of these sections lack a catalyst, or devils advocate like me for instance. The other reason that answers are sometimes slow in coming, is that some would be responders often resist the urge to spooon feed, except when pluggin their own publications or soliciting a wider market. 

Take for instance this thread, many quick responses but none really dealing with your query fully. I will try to correct this.

A) Another good site that discusses Opening theory, and where you will surely get a response within 24hrs or less is http://njscf.proboards2.com/index.cgi#njscf. Give that a try.

B) If you want to unlock the Secrets of the Uogole, then you had better consult the Oracle on this variation, namely IM John Donaldson. Donaldson is not only a World reknowned expert on the Uogole, but the Accelerated Dragon in general. You can reach him on the following website  http://www.jeremysilman.com/home.html  post your query there.

C) The Chris Ward e.g was incomplete so I can't answer that one.

If all else fails you can post all future queries in BDG threads, you will surely get an answer that way, even if not the one you seek.  Wink

I will try to patrol all sections in future, time permitting of course, and supply prompt answers. Clearly the Gods here are not doing their jobs properly.

Your humble servant.

Tops Grin  

Postscript: For some reason the correct spelling of the word 'spooon' comes out on this site like this ' spoon ', I wonder why that is.
  

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Re: Are there any other opening discussion sites?
Reply #9 - 08/01/05 at 09:57:53
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I have looked at the 12th move Uogele position for a while - Uogele is/was some player, who came up with the combination of a5/d5 - but did not really have a clue. Then I realised, that I always used to transpose to the Jugoslav Dragon with d6. So I decided, that I had nothing sensible to contribute.
This happened also to me. So I fully agree with Glenn Snow.
  

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Re: Are there any other opening discussion sites?
Reply #8 - 08/01/05 at 09:25:13
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I agree with Hgman too, have tried other opening discussion sites but all seem populated by fairly weak players.

what you put in is what you get Smiley

The best part of this forum for me is the honest book reviews and contributions by the authors of books themselves.
  
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Re: Are there any other opening discussion sites?
Reply #7 - 08/01/05 at 09:03:33
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If you ask a variation question on move number 6 or up in general you're entirely dependent on either of 2 things. 
A-Someone must know the variation because he plays it.
B-Someone likes to look into it and has the time to do so.

If you ask about the Uguole (where does that name come from?? Shocked), my instinctive reaction is that it is another one of those loony yugoslav dragon lines, which are not really my cup of tea. So A definately doesnt apply. On further inspection I see it is a question about move 12 in a variation I will never play, so then my interest isnt that high. 

On the other hand questions like "What to play against the french", "Any good books on the Caro", "Is the advance still good" or "Main line ... question" usually get quick answers, though of course each of the subjects has its ups and downs. Soemtimes there isnt a post in the KI forum and then all of a sudden there are 6 big threads.
  

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Re: Are there any other opening discussion sites?
Reply #6 - 08/01/05 at 08:56:49
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Well, there are many probable reasons why a particular question gets ignored:

for one thing writing few words and given a single line of notation (like that Uogele question) is one way to achieve few responses. This just indicates that the poster has not really thought about his question or is reluctant to share his thoughts and wants someone else to fix things for him. In all discussions you have to give to get...

Other reasons could be that the topic is too narrow - a while back we had several people (guests) wanting us to provide each of them with their own reportoire, and often their only response if any  to suggestions given were 'I don't like that idea 'cos I don't like isolated d-pawns.'...

Or someone (also usually a guest) reposting a question that has been dealt with before (sometimes more than once), or (again guests) posting the same question in several (or every!) forums or multiple times in the same forum.

So finally, why *should we* spend time on answering guests who only write once or twice and never take part in discussing other's questions? ???

I'm not against guests being able to post, but they should be prepared to contribute in other discussions, post in the appropriate forum, search the forum before posting a new topic and after spending some time here - register.
  
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Reply #5 - 08/01/05 at 08:14:08
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Hi HgMan –

I don’t disagree with all of your comments.  My general observation was that new posters frequently get few, if any replies, even though they post interesting and intelligent questions.  I used two examples from the Dragon section, but the same observation seems to hold true for the other sections as well.  By the way, I’m sure you noticed that the Uogele question did not ramble on into a 20th move, Fritz-generated alternative, but involved a position at the 12th move.   

I may need to develop more patience like you obviously have.  I’ll work on that.  I’d rather not take your suggestion that if I don’t like something I can simply leave.  I’m not very good at finding things on the internet, but I’ll give your other suggestion (“Go find it for yourself.”) a try .  And thank you Glenn.  Perhaps I will find that this is the best chess discussion forum on the net and the others are even slower.
  
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