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Post #1 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:56 am 
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Starting today, the question: "Where are all the Go players?" finally has an answer. Announcing Igolocal.net, the first Physical Go Server and worldwide Go location service.

http://igolocal.net

From IgoLocal, you can:
- Directly find local Go players who match your rank
- Challenge them to Games by tagging a time and location on the map
- Create open games for anybody in your area to accept
- Find and Join local Go clubs
- Create a Go Club that will be seen by the entire world
- Manage your local schedule of Go-related activities
- Register so that other Go players in your area can find you
- Use a localized interface in English, German or Japanese, with more languages to come

You can see a complete tutorial and description of the features of Igolocal at:

http://www.igolocal.net/how_to_use.php

The days of sitting alone at home at the computer are coming to an end -

It's time to Go Local.


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Post #2 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:25 am 
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Great idea, Chuck.

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Post #3 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:34 am 
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cthomas wrote:
Starting today, the question: "Where are all the Go players?" finally has an answer. Announcing Igolocal.net, the first Physical Go Server and worldwide Go location service.

http://igolocal.net

From IgoLocal, you can:
- Directly find local Go players who match your rank
- Challenge them to Games by tagging a time and location on the map
- Create open games for anybody in your area to accept
- Find and Join local Go clubs
- Create a Go Club that will be seen by the entire world
- Manage your local schedule of Go-related activities
- Register so that other Go players in your area can find you
- Use a localized interface in English, German or Japanese, with more languages to come

You can see a complete tutorial and description of the features of Igolocal at:

http://www.igolocal.net/how_to_use.php

The days of sitting alone at home at the computer are coming to an end -

It's time to Go Local.


Wow.
San Diego is not even on the map!!
I am highly offended... lol!

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Post #4 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:36 am 
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Bantari wrote:
cthomas wrote:
Starting today, the question: "Where are all the Go players?" finally has an answer. Announcing Igolocal.net, the first Physical Go Server and worldwide Go location service.

http://igolocal.net

From IgoLocal, you can:
- Directly find local Go players who match your rank
- Challenge them to Games by tagging a time and location on the map
- Create open games for anybody in your area to accept
- Find and Join local Go clubs
- Create a Go Club that will be seen by the entire world
- Manage your local schedule of Go-related activities
- Register so that other Go players in your area can find you
- Use a localized interface in English, German or Japanese, with more languages to come

You can see a complete tutorial and description of the features of Igolocal at:

http://www.igolocal.net/how_to_use.php

The days of sitting alone at home at the computer are coming to an end -

It's time to Go Local.


Wow.
San Diego is not even on the map!!
I am highly offended... lol!


Well. it is... but you need to zoom in. Darned... ;)
These young people and their blasted zomming-machines... how can a grumper like me keep up?

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Post #5 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:36 am 
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cthomas wrote:
Starting today, the question: "Where are all the Go players?" finally has an answer. Announcing Igolocal.net, the first Physical Go Server and worldwide Go location service.

http://igolocal.net

From IgoLocal, you can:
- Directly find local Go players who match your rank
- Challenge them to Games by tagging a time and location on the map
- Create open games for anybody in your area to accept
- Find and Join local Go clubs
- Create a Go Club that will be seen by the entire world
- Manage your local schedule of Go-related activities
- Register so that other Go players in your area can find you
- Use a localized interface in English, German or Japanese, with more languages to come

You can see a complete tutorial and description of the features of Igolocal at:

http://www.igolocal.net/how_to_use.php

The days of sitting alone at home at the computer are coming to an end -

It's time to Go Local.


Seriously - one of the best Idears I have seen in a while.

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Post #6 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:42 am 
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Thanks. =)

It just launched 1 hour ago, so we need to get people on here.

AGA E-journal will run a story about it, but word of mouth is even more important.

I'd like to encourage everybody to email every Go player you know about this - getting Go players to connect directly - locally - is the biggest problem we face. Let's Go Local!

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Post #7 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:47 am 
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Hi Chuck,

I'd suggest making your website compatible with Internet Explorer. I know these things tend to be entrenched positions among non-IE users and that the idea of accommodating IE in any fashion brings some folks to vomiting, but IE users still hold around 60% of browser market share worldwide (see - http://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-m ... &sample=30).

I know all the arguments pro and con, forwards and backwards, in nauseating detail. I'll even admit that Fire Fox et al are probably better browsers, but I'm crotchety and have grown accustomed to Internet Explorer and Windows Vista too - horror of horrors.

Bottom line - from a marketing standpoint, shutting out IE users is a really bad idea.

Crotchety, luddite IE user,
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Post #8 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:47 am 
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I'm all alone in Southern California lol. :o

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Post #9 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:58 am 
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I'm all alone in Southern California lol. :o


If you drive up to San Jose, I'll play you.

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Post #10 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:06 am 
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I know the arguments as well...

My problem is, I spend 100% of my time making the site work just with well-behaved browsers. I don't have any time left over for catering to IE's eccentricities... I really can't program and manage Igolocal AND make it work with IE, I don't have the time.

Sorry!


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Hi Chuck,

I'd suggest making your website compatible with Internet Explorer. I know these things tend to be entrenched positions among non-IE users and that the idea of accommodating IE in any fashion brings some folks to vomiting, but IE users still hold around 60% of browser market share worldwide (see - http://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-m ... &sample=30).

I know all the arguments pro and con, forwards and backwards, in nauseating detail. I'll even admit that Fire Fox et al are probably better browsers, but I'm crotchety and have grown accustomed to Internet Explorer and Windows Vista too - horror of horrors.

Bottom line - from a marketing standpoint, shutting out IE users is a really bad idea.

Crotchety, luddite IE user,
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Post #11 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:09 am 
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I'm all alone in Southern California lol. :o


Gotta move out of Hemet....

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Post #12 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:13 am 
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My main problem with this site is that it's yet another community website where people have to register. I'd prefer if it were somehow integrated with L19.

And also I'd like to be able to associate myself with multiple locations(Such as home and work).

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Post #13 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:32 am 
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And also I'd like to be able to associate myself with multiple locations(Such as home and work).

Yep, multiple locations would be nice. There would be more chances near my workplace in my case.

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Post #14 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:41 am 
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cthomas wrote:
I know the arguments as well...

My problem is, I spend 100% of my time making the site work just with well-behaved browsers. I don't have any time left over for catering to IE's eccentricities... I really can't program and manage Igolocal AND make it work with IE, I don't have the time.

Sorry!


I don't know what the particular IE problem is that prevents the site from running, but unless you are really set on running all of this alone, I am sure people could pitch in and help if you ask. As a web developer I have to constantly fight with IE quirks (and Safari quirks, and Firefox quirks, and Opera quirks, and all that) - its painful but usually not very hard to deal with. You have a great idea, but if you shutting out 60% of potential users, you sort-of make it unworkable...

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Post #15 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:43 am 
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cthomas wrote:
I know the arguments as well...

My problem is, I spend 100% of my time making the site work just with well-behaved browsers. I don't have any time left over for catering to IE's eccentricities... I really can't program and manage Igolocal AND make it work with IE, I don't have the time.

Sorry!


No need to apologize, Chuck. Best of luck with the new site! :)

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Post #16 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:46 am 
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I don't know, maybe now that my main development for version 1 is done, I'll try to get windows and IE8 working in a virtual machine and have a crack at it.





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cthomas wrote:
I know the arguments as well...

My problem is, I spend 100% of my time making the site work just with well-behaved browsers. I don't have any time left over for catering to IE's eccentricities... I really can't program and manage Igolocal AND make it work with IE, I don't have the time.

Sorry!


I don't know what the particular IE problem is that prevents the site from running, but unless you are really set on running all of this alone, I am sure people could pitch in and help if you ask. As a web developer I have to constantly fight with IE quirks (and Safari quirks, and Firefox quirks, and Opera quirks, and all that) - its painful but usually not very hard to deal with. You have a great idea, but if you shutting out 60% of potential users, you sort-of make it unworkable...

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Post #17 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:48 am 
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Post #18 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:01 pm 
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cthomas wrote:
I don't know, maybe now that my main development for version 1 is done, I'll try to get windows and IE8 working in a virtual machine and have a crack at it.


Might want to take the easy way and explore this:

http://evolt.org/Google-Chrome-for-Internet-Explorer
http://www.chromeextensions.org/utilities/ie-tab/

Didn't try it myself, but I think it would help.
There are other solutions like that out there, from what I know.

Good luck, and holler if you need help. ;)

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Post #19 Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:04 pm 
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You are a scholar and a gentleman! Looking this up now.

Bantari wrote:
cthomas wrote:
I don't know, maybe now that my main development for version 1 is done, I'll try to get windows and IE8 working in a virtual machine and have a crack at it.


Might want to take the easy way and explore this:

http://evolt.org/Google-Chrome-for-Internet-Explorer
http://www.chromeextensions.org/utilities/ie-tab/

Didn't try it myself, but I think it would help.
There are other solutions like that out there, from what I know.

Good luck, and holler if you need help. ;)

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feature request: being notified by mail if a new player appears in a certain distance at a certain rank range.

I'm already refreshing like a madman :D


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