Re: FICS [was "---SCAM WARNING---"]

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From: Scott Bogert
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 00:00

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Syed Yusuf wrote:

> what is the POINT?
> 
> FICS is FREE, has friendly admin, has a superior rating system, has a
> MORE
> STABLE server,
> 
> what does ICS offer that FICS doesn't?
> GMs get free membership? (all membership is free at FICS)
> live simulcasts of World Tournaments? (FICS has this)
> "instructional games" play a team game at FICS and listen to higher
>    rated's analysis of the position.
> ICS's only other claim to fame is "most games played"
>    I'd rather stay at FICS where I don't have to turn the "shout" off
> the minute I log in to avoid a sensory overload (even with an
> interface)

> FIDE is the chess mafia,
> ICS is the AOL of the chess servers.

i don't know if i had the right place, but i decided to check out the
FICS and what i saw was a joke.  isn't there an actual chess board (not
just a bunch of ASCII characters), and how does one move the pieces? 
people actually play blitz on this?!

and by the way it's ICC (or as it used to be called AICS)

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From: Scott Bogert <sab.23@ibm.net>
Subject: Re: FICS [was "---SCAM WARNING---"]
Date: 1997/08/02
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