One thign you can do to try to isolate the nature of the problem is switch Java viewers. If it turned out that this problem only happened with Chess Viewer Deluxe but never happened with MyChess it would tell us a lot about the nature of the problem.

Another question that springs to mind is this: suppose you get the "?" error and you then refresh the page. Is it possible that it works for the second attempt? If that's the nature of this problem, it could be a network error on your end. In other words, your network grabs one half of the PGN viewer, and when it tries to execute this chopped up software you get an error.

I find that when I enclose a link in square brackets in a bio, that the link doesn't work properly unless there's a gap between the text and the square brackets.

<who> <Is there a way to edit a post without having to delete it and then repost it.> No, partially because it's not clear how much chaos would be created by people saying one thing then later (after being flamed for what they said) changing their post to something innocent. Of course most of the time people probably just want to tidy up typos and so forth, but no, there is no way to do that.

<who> <Is there a way to edit a post without having to delete it and then repost it.>

I spend a little time (obviously not very much since I am here all the time) at another site that does allow limited editing of posts. I think you have about an hour to do any editing (much like your <delete> function) and then that's it. Also, it has a counter that lets the reader know how many times a given post has been edited.

That forum is much smaller than this site, so it may be that the logistics of it here would be overwhelming. The other site also time/date stamps each post--again, I realize that this might be overwhelming in this larger context.

Thanks for processing the last game missing from the 7th American Chess Congress (Game Collection: St. Louis 1904). Now it's time to move on to the 8th Congress at Atlantic City 1921.

A couple of weeks ago I submitted a batch of Atlantic City games in an email with 28 PGNs (there would be a 3-4 duplicates of what's already in the database) in an attached file. Was that format ok?

In addition to the normal completely random release-times of the clues - I think it would be absolutely brilliant to release a couple of VERY EASY clues around... well a little before noon UTC so that would be, perhaps, 6 am for east USA..

This very fine photograph of Vladas Ivanovich Mikenas is copyright free on GOOGLE WIKIPEDIA COMMONS, so why not stick it on his Player Profile?

<hms123> We know that some of our forum conventions are a bit unusual, but they've served us well for so long we are loathe to change them. Sort of like the rules of chess ;) On the subject of timestamps, we decided long ago to not use them for privacy reasons.

<Oct-31-10 Stonehenge: <CG> You can get the PGN from the Unive tournament here:> http://www.univechess.nl/toernooi-2...

Though admittedly CG has at several times responded swiftly to requests of mine, and who knows to how many others', but one of the reasons I haven't renewed my membership "promptly" is because of the disappointment with the laksity with which some of the queries here at this page have been/are treated at times. At least that is my perception.

Most promising Youngster following Carlsen, ie Giri, and a world champ candidate like Shirov one would think might automatically result in a <Univé> discussion page and PGN re/delay.

To be honest if it's reasonable for me to want to know if and when the admins are overstretched, and, if they are, they'd just say so. Remove any hint of doubt and speculation on our side.