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Jason Summer wrote:
> 
> Scott Bogert wrote:
> >
> > Syed Yusuf wrote:
> >
> > > what is the POINT?
> > >
> > > FICS is FREE, has friendly admin

I heard about a FICS admin cussing someone out when someone flagged 
him/her...

, 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.

(ICC has this also)

> > > ICS's only other claim to fame is "most games played"
> 
> actually no, ICC has more titled players, more players total, weekly
> simuls where lower-rated people get to play strong titled players...
> > >    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)

(I never have to do that on ICC)
> >
> > > FIDE is the chess mafia,
> 
> What does FIDE have to do with this?

> > > ICS is the AOL of the chess servers.

ICS=Internet chess server
> >
> > 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)

by the way, sorry I'm posting the same thing again. it doesn't look 
right on my screen.(hard to tell who said what)

"Ringwraith7" on ICC

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