alanback: That has been my experience as well. I'm only guessing but I suspect that the Mozilla developers will continue to make improvements where needed and perhaps make it more compatable to those other sites.

I particularly like the tab feature of FireFox and the search function is much better. As for its compatability with Brainking, I haven't noticed any problems.

Groucho: There are quite a few places on the Web where you will find that Mozilla doesn't work, because the sites were designed to use features that are exclusive to IE. This is true on the Microsoft sites, of course, but I encounter such situations frequently. Still, I use Mozilla for most of my surfing, and activate IE only as needed.

Eriisa: Basically it's more secure. But it has many other advantages too. Check out the website below and check it out for yourself. I use it exclusively and like it. I have had no problems with the switch from IE to FireFox.

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

Eriisa, harley: lol

Fencer: I use "firefox" and get the same message :(

harley: It could. But who'd want to miss out on posting here???? lol

This could be discussed in more detail at the computer board...

http://brainking.com/en/Board?bc=52

playBunny: That's trivial.

Fencer: I use Opera. Works fine again now, other google services was just as slow at that time.

Fencer: I dont remember all the whys and where-fors. Can you re-explain why FireFox is better than IE?

playBunny: lol

frolind: I've got google ads blocked. I'd tell you how but you've got me blocked! Lol.

frolind: Don't use Internet Explorer.

frolind: I came on about twenty minutes ago thru Google (my Home Page - pop ups blocked tho) - no problems here - played my games, looked around, etc... :)

Anyone else experiencing that the page loads takes 2-3 minutes, with "Connecting to pagead2.googlesyndication.com.." in the status bar?

I've never noticed any ads here after logging in.

Long time Fencer

alanback: LMFAO

playBunny: OMG....you 2 are so funny lOLOL

playBunny: I read your message with Disnay. I fear you are a Lyin' King. Or else you're just Goofy.

BerniceC: Walt a pity. But Disnay worry me so far. ;-)

(I know, I know ... poetic licence)

BIG BAD WOLF: it is just that Walt Disney is very touchy about usage...but if they were in public domain I guess it could be alright :)...just a query :)

BerniceC: As far as I know, when I got the images there were in the public domain free to use. So as long as money was not made from them, they should be OK to use - again, as far as I know.

BIG BAD WOLF: but with some of those you would have to be aware of copyright??

alanback: Yes, for the small picture - you can e-mail it to fencer at fencer@brainking.com - make sure you include your user name (and user # is also helpful if you know it.)

40x50 pixel picture - jpg format.

If anyone does not know how to do that and would like to use one that I set up - I'm pretty sure if you send Fencer a PM and let him know the page I listed below, and let him know which icon you would like to use, Fencer can pull it from there himself.

BIG BAD WOLF: Very nice. And to get one displayed, you just send it to Fencer?

Pioneer54: I made up some extra awhile back (already correctly sized) and open to anyone to use:

http://coan.net/2/

I actually have about 10 more that I made that I have not added to the page yet. When I change mine, I normally make a few to see which one I like best sized that small.

Again, the ones in the link are open for anyone to use if they want.

Pioneer54: You just find your own and send it to Fencer. Photo or any picture you like.

alanback: LMAO

pauloaguia: thanks tons, & tazman too - i'll try to remember your advice, though not act on it too frequently! :)

The storkatar brings them.

Where do the avatars come from?

dams: the only silly question is the un-asked one!

dams: It means that there are 22x games with the same characteristics waiting (same challenger, color, period, etc).
If you accept one of those invites, it will decrese (to 21x in your example)

This must have been asked - and answered - several times before, but since browsing through 300-odd pages is well-nigh impossible, hope someone will whet my curiousity:

In the Waiting Games page, below some games one finds in parantheses "nx", like (3x), (22x) etc. What does the number n stand for? Thanks 4 an answer from anyone.

ScarletRose:

alanback: I think Princess Alison meant she was having problems with the site yesterday..

Kipling ~ "Is anyone having problems with games loading?"

Princess Alison ~ "I was yesterday, but not today"

alanback: pardon??

Princess Alison: You left the UK today?

I was yesterday, but not today

Kipling: If you are in the UK yes!

Is anyone having problems with games loading?

Dryznik: Actually, as site owner, financier, developer and host Fencer probably really is the lone King of the Hill :)

Dryznik: i'm somewhat new to brainking, but i'll take this site over iyt

playBunny: Fencer does sound like he is the lone King Of The Hill. ;) It has been a long time since I played Ladders and I'm done with IYT. I just have to get used to Stairs and this site. Most everything is improvable in kife and play. Thanks for all comments. ;~)

Dryznik: The IYT Ladder system allows you to challenge 2 people within 20 places above yourself and have 2 challenges from other people below.

The BrainKing Stairs allows you to choose from 4 Steps (your own and the three below). That can mean a greater or lesser choice of players depending on how many people there are on those Steps. The fact that you look down rather than up to choose an opponent is a new perspective. It's too early to say how well it's going to work.

The GoldToken Ladders are the real "program induced" ones. Players are assigned to play one other on their current Step at random. That's neither a good thing nor a bad thing.

Fencer doesn't intend to sound rude when he says suck it up or go away... lolol.

Dryznik: You remember wrong. You could only play a maximum of 4 games in any one ladder and you were limited to playing those within a certain limit on the ladder.

Dryznik: Do not forget we have a Discussion board to talk about stairs.

Anyway, the computer program does not pick who you can play - you can choose anyone on the same (or below) level as you to play.

Dryznik: Your "freedom living" is to choose a site which fulfils your criteria the most. Nobody is forced to play here. Our system is our system and I won't change it.

As I recall Ladders at IYT any lower rung player could challenge anyone on the ladder and have several games going at once on that Ladder. That made challenges and play more worth playing--instead of 'program induced' persons to play! Not able to choose who one plays is like losing freedom living. Isn't Brainking made up of teamwork to make the site, games and player's challenges better for overal enjoyment?