This page containt wishes that have been rejected by wms.
Note: Unless stated otherwise, all replies are from wms, explaining why a feature has been rejected.
genix: Access to Database, so i can get Infos for the webpage from an User: Name, Rank, Email, Infotext, Homepage, Last Seen, Client-Language, Nickname.
No. Much of this is private information. I am always worried about people harvesting email etc. info, and I'm not going to do anything that makes it too easy.
It would be nice if you can have some XML file for all the game records. that way you do not have to give access to the database but all go-lovers can make programs to download and organize their game records from KGS.
This file is huge and changes every few seconds. Having a static list of all games in not practical, when people have a real use for all games I am willing to give them the files but it isn't easy because of the volume.
eng60340: allow kgs to interface with igs (for >6d players). so that high dans can still play with good opponents on kgs and we can still kibitz.
So many reasons not to do this, I don't even know where to start. Just let it stand, KGS and IGS will not become interconnected any time soon, and no IGS-related features will be added to CGoban2.
wms:Don't plan on ever letting people set their own "xx?" ranks. I have seen it happening on IGS and NNGS, and I think it causes more problems than it solves. KGS will give you an "xx?" rank after just one win, so it is still fairly easy to get. The problem is that nobody wants to play a "[?]" player on KGS; letting people call themselves "[4d?]" will just mean that the 4d? ranks will be looked down on as much as "[?]" ranks are today.
wms: There has been a lot of discussion on Fischer. Some people love it. But at this time I think it would be a mistake, and I do not plan on implementing it. See the fischer discussion page for why.
Dave: Please see additional analysis on Timing Systems - Redux wms. I have added a reference on KGSIssueFischerDiscussion as well. I hope that you will find enough of interest to move this off the rejected page and back onto the wishlist.
wms: Over time people have often complained that this list (KGSWishlist) is irritating to them because it is too big. I am beginning to reconsider my "I will never remove an idea here" policy. What if we make another page, "rejected suggestions" or maybe something nicer if people can think of such a name, and any suggestions that I am sure I will not implement I will delete from the wishlist, put in the rejected area, along with my reason for not wanting the feature. Then we will have the "Status" page (features that are going in very soon), "Plans" page (features I definitely want to implement), "Wishlist" page (features start here when somebody adds them), and the "rejected" page for features that I deleted from the wishlist page. Anything on the "rejected" page will be simply deleted when somebody notices it is already rejected. Would that be an improvement?
nachtrabe: I'd consider this a major improvement. There still will be a lot of clutter, but it would certainly help.
axd: Sounds like a good idea, but (1) how about moving this text to this page's /Discussion subpage? I'm not sure I fully understand the last phrase ("Anything...is already rejected"). I assume you will simply move the rejected text to the Rejected page, without caring if it is already on that page or not. Isn't there a danger that people will not understand WHY something has been rejected? You will know, but they will have to scan the entire page before knowing. So (2) IMO at least you should group rejected features.
axd: added the authors (whenever possible - but wms will not have the time to do so for every unsigned rejected wish) so one can find back one's own contributions; unless more structure is applied, this page will become a huge unmanagable and unreadable pile of rejected stuff. People need to/should check it otherwise they will continue to generate rejected wishes (which will be more probable if this page is too difficult to go through).
tapir: Good idea.