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GameKnot related: "Enthusiast Gaming Announces Acquisition of GameKnot"
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kingdawar 09-Sep-21, 04:44 |
 "Enthusiast Gaming Announces Acquisition of GameKnot"“GameKnot has long served as a destination for chess enthusiasts around the world to play, learn, and connect,” said Adrian Montgomery, CEO of Enthusiast Gaming. “This acquisition is in line with Enthusiast Gaming’s buy and build strategy for gaming communities, responds to growing interest in chess from members of our Luminosity Gaming roster such as xQc and NickEh30, and capitalizes on recent viewership growth for chess on Twitch.” www.enthusiastgaming.com I wonder what they'll do to the site and to the community. It's been kind of inactive here, no? |
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As a life member,that does not concern me,however,but any new owner can also change whatever they wish,for example,terminate life memberships and make me start paying at yearly intervals with perhaps two or three years credit.While it might be unlikely,I would not say impossible.Hope not,for then I will leave and not come back. |
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From me to Gameknot founder Thank you for starting Gameknot and developing it into what it is today. It has enabled me to rekindle my enjoyment of the game of chess. I think, after so many years of working to keep the web site going in the right direction, you deserve a nice retirement, and that is what I hope for you. Sincerely, fsud Life Member, 2005. |
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Agree Cheers, Matt |
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kingdawar 07-Aug-22, 04:55 |
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Improvements are not always better... it seems tops to me so does the superior interface and chess boards.I am on the fence if GK ever gets rated Blitz chess.Rated Blitz chess has its problems,complaints,cheats,opponents sending vulgar nonsense to one another,then being thrown off the chess site and a host of other issues...I know,I was a member of most of the top rated blitz sites over the years and steer clear of things like rated Blitz.Occasionally,I visit the GK Blitz game room(not often)to play a no pressure unrated game and have never encountered any issues.That would change with a larger influx of Blitz players arriving on GK,once they see the "rated"blitz options.So,keeping GK CC and NOT improving the Blitz room has hidden advantages and keeps it "clean". Although,improvements in the Blitz area and other areas could conceivably bring in more chess players,possibly keeping the price down. |
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GK acq. Friendly regards, GK... Chris lead DOG from team International Chess DOGss.... |
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kingdawar 26-Sep-23, 14:38 |
09-Sep-21, it's been two years of this already Nope, that hasn't happened at all. I have only seen decay and dilapidation over the past two years. It's unpleasant to be so negative about things but this new management has left all features to rot. No maintenance/regular updates in *any* sector. Not even irregular updates -- not even one. A totally unserious rated blitz feature was introduced without any interest in diligent bug-fixing afterwards. And the un-acknowledged Cloudflare issues and recurring prolonged downtimes are also extremely worrying. I hope these points will be addressed seriously and GK will be kept alive by people who care. It seems some vital people were laid off or left on their own accord in this transition and no effort to find proper replacements was made. |
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And I tried going back to unrated and found only 3 to 5 players using it on 10 occassions I entered it.My serious blitz friends will never come here and I will try and make sure of that by telling them. I have no issues with the usual 2/3 day games,but other things,including contact responses back to me with some PM issues were equal to zero.I'd rather chat with myself in a cave...at least I will get an intelligent echo reflected back to me.The old days with Mike and others were great,but gone now. |
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Enthusiast Gaming Lead DOG Chris from the team International Chess DOGs. |
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The "life"may be short,especially if a bankruptcy filing comes in and the $$ divided between all the GK members adds up to 2 dollars each,maybe 50 cents each.Hope not.But I suppose a new CEO can replace the old CEO,so everything may be ok and it may turn out even better. Mike was smart and left only after doing his research very carefully. Maybe he is off the beach from me right now in St Barts on of a yacht,sipping a martini and smiling and I would never know it. |
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pop_queen_legend 15-Oct-24, 17:42 |
Deleted by pop_queen_legend on 15-Oct-24, 17:58.
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pop_queen_legend 15-Oct-24, 17:58 |
Deleted by pop_queen_legend on 15-Oct-24, 18:39.
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haratta... See,I quit GK several times since 2005 and came back again.In total,GK offered the life membership 3 times since 2005.I had quit GK,then rejoined as a new life member again! Yes....3 life memberships since 2005.So,I must like GK obviously.So why did I quit so many times?Well,many reasons...lost interest,long world travels in places with no internet, club wars(if you remember)that disgusted me,stagnation as you mentioned above, Mike leaving who I could count on to get rid of players(sometimes permanently) for a host of reasons and of course no really good upgrades here and the blitz sucks on GK and is full of bugs.That should have been taken care of a long time ago. There are other reasons,but I will keep those to myself. As you know,GK was much better in many ways years ago with the members,the better forums both club and GK forums and more.The good old guys like barondekilt,shamash and others who were legends on GK and helped other out are passed away.When they disappeared,my spirit began to lose interest here.Even my club is gone(by my choice) because I have retired and have lost interest in keeping up with it. I have my old rating finally returned to 2500+again,but it is hollow to me because GK is not the same as it was years ago.I actually tried to quit GK not long ago but this time the GK computer told me that life members cannot delete their membership!!! That took me by surprise!Imagine that! So,now,I only play one game at a time,sometimes zero games.Lost interest,I suppose. I have my favorite Euro Pop star I listen to in my profile and only once in a blue moon share her with others.But what happens?"Right away" some dummy amateur critic belittles her accomplishments and calls her a nobody because she did not have a long string of #1 hits! But she had two #1 hits and a long string of top 10 hits.Gold and Platinum albums. But see,this is what I have to put up with on GK with some of the members I find totally disgusting.The moment I share a passion of music with others in a forum,"someone" has to throw knives immediately and begin that "dance of negativity and stupidity".This is all part of the equation that makes me feel the good old days on GK are lost.Something has changed. Also,there are also far too many free members on GK who expect much but do not deserve anything in my opinion because they do not support GK,but only complain.All members at any level should pay to be in GK.This was always a debate,but again,I am firm on the belief that a chess site will not improve until much higher levels of profit flow towards it.That excuse of having no $$ all the time is a weak excuse and what is called...a copout.Pay or leave GK is my motto.What those free members do not realize is that the paying members keep the free members heads "above water" by giving GK enough to stay afloat.For,if everyone was a free member,then GK would have disappeared years ago. Take care Fredrik TA |
