game numbers
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:30 pmI would like to congratulate the club on it's success, but of course, as the old adage says, be careful what you wish for 
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I'm sure you guys have thought of this : soon game numbers will be 7 digits, and eventually (with speed games and the growing membership, much sooner rather than later) 8.
From a user perspective, typing in a game number a few years from now will get annoying ... this is most amplified when trying to find a newly created RT game referenced on the chat, as one is always aware of how quickly these can fill up
Have you considered going from a flat numeric key to a composite, based, say on a 2 digit year ?
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I'm sure you guys have thought of this : soon game numbers will be 7 digits, and eventually (with speed games and the growing membership, much sooner rather than later) 8.
From a user perspective, typing in a game number a few years from now will get annoying ... this is most amplified when trying to find a newly created RT game referenced on the chat, as one is always aware of how quickly these can fill up
Have you considered going from a flat numeric key to a composite, based, say on a 2 digit year ?