Gemma’s Journal: New Site!
May 19th, 2010
by Gemma
Well I hope everyone thinks our new site is as sharp as we hoped it would be! Still a few kinks to work out but at least they’re only kinks and not the mountains we had to surmount with the previous site!
I think now would be a good time to thank all those who were involved in getting the site set up. I feel especially grateful because I was too busy with work to get involved. A special big thanks to all those who helped us move our archives over!
We’re getting the forums sorted out as I speak. Although plain at the moment, they are functional and as I mentioned a few days ago, Asian characters compatible! Make good use of them 
Apart from that, I haven’t much else to say! I’ve been playing a lot on Mahjong Club. I played with a few of your already. I was doing quite well for a while but I’m on a losing streak so I definitely recommend you play me this Sunday if you want some easy cash!
Speaking of online mahjong, check our Adrie van Geffen’s column on Mahjong News. http://www.mahjongnews.com/en/index.php/columns/46-our-guest/810-mahjong-hooligans.html
I truly understand his pain. The amount of time in tournaments I’ve faced bots and cleaned up, or seen people in first place clearly having had the luck to sit on a table of bots. The mahjong clients need to come up with a system to tackle this issue as quite frankly it puts people off playing.
In many situations the problem mentioned is caused by unstable internet connections or you simply just forgot. (I look forward to the day when I get an app that will warn me when a tournament I’ve subscribed to comes up.)
Adrie suggests some ideas so I think it’s worth a look and definitely a discuss. This is our game and I know for sure that the people who own the mahjong clients want to hear our feedback. Positive action is the way forward!
Until the next rant…
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