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The Straw Hut
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This room is now called the KGSTeachingLadder

Introduction

The Straw Hut is a lesson room on KGS. It was made as a teaching ladder type of room. In other words, it's for people who don't only want to be taught but are also willing to return the favor to weaker players.

Players of all strengths are welcome in the Straw Hut. If you are a beginner needing help, please feel free to ask! Don't worry if you think you aren't good enough to teach: even a 25k can help a complete beginner with the basics. For everyone else, the idea is that if you receive a teaching game from a stronger player you should give a teaching game to a weaker player. "The Hut" runs on an honor system but so far it seems to be working really well.

It is also a social room, although we try to keep the emphasis of conversation related to go in some way. We also have simultaneous games a lot and a few other fun things.

(Reuven - I'll just add that it's the best place on KGS;)


"Eponymity is not all it is made out to be. Any want to try it in here?"

Any ideas what did the Dr mean by that?
I searched [ext] "eponymity" at dictionary.com and I think this was the closest match... Maybe the Dr wants to change the rooms name? :S

Looks like you're right, it's called "The KGS Teaching Ladder" now. I wonder what prompted the change.

No fun, The Straw Hut was such a nice name. The new name is logical but not special. Just Yet Another Teaching Room.

Reuven - Yup ^^*


Current Records - What makes us special? ;)

  • Simul -
    • 19x19 Simuls -
      • Most players played vs. - Azazil (4d) - 15
      • Highest winning percentage - Azazil (4d) - 53%(8 out of 15)
  • Most people in the room - 86 (Was more.. But only remmbered to check at the end of the event ^^*)
  • "The Straw Chain" - the longest teaching chain so far is Vegetarian-Rakshasa-Xopods-Drimgere-Katori15. Please either add to it or try to start a longer one.

Rooms Special Events

Hmm.. Lots of these.. But nothing pre-schedualed ^^*

General gossip and quotes ;P

Just put whatever nice quotes you catch there:

 (I can't belive nobody quoted me yet...;P)

Related discussions on SL?

Reuven - Hmph.. There's an old never stopping discussion about the appropriate rank diff for teaching.. Isn't there sucha page on SL, for ex? (Any other pages that relate to teaching and such also could be linked...)


Ideas for improvement

Please indicate your agreement or disagreement with these proposals with the usual + or -.

[1] Weekly meetings - However the Dr is busy these days, so we're looking for a dan player who is willing to contribute to our community by giving weekly lesson/ guessaramas (Guessing the next move in pro games) and such. (If you're willing and able to contribute, but unable to do it on a regular basis, just join the room at any time... It's 24-7 anyway, there..;)

 - Frog and the rest of us ;)

Votes: +

[2] Teaching Ladder Ranking - Why would people want to have a rank? It's no problem for the people who're already actively helping the community, however it might encourage others to join. Only problem is that since the game records don't include data about the room it was played in it would have to be entered manually on site.

 - Jeff.

Votes: +

Another note on this - what would a good point system be if this were to work? People should get points for Simul, Demos, and other stuff along with teaching games(please post ideas)...-Jeff223
Reuven - Don't you think it'd be enough if we kept records here, of the best of special events? Maybe just add a "Most Simuls" or most frequent once to the records list?


How to find us?

Step 1 - Never been on KGS before?

 Visit the [ext] KGS website, where you can either download a client for KGS or use the [ext] applet.
 If you're new to the KGS, enter a nick (any nick, you would like to log on with) and click on "Guest".
 You will land in the "English Room".

Step 2 - Where's the "Straw Hut"?!

 U'll find a menu called Rooms at the top, click on Room List under it.
 Open the category called, Lessons and enter the Straw Hut!

Step 3 - Enjoy! ;)



This is a copy of the living page "The Straw Hut" at Sensei's Library.
(OC) 2004 the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0.