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What's with the "Ping" at the bottom of the page. Why would someone do that?
by jimktrains2 14y ago
What's with the "Ping" at the bottom of the page. Why would someone do that?
- TheBiv 14y agoA quick google gives this; apparently from the creator. "I[t] tells how fast your computer talks with lichess server. It measures the time a message needs to make the round trip from your browser to lichess, then from lichess to your browser. I'm interrested in knowing what your ping is, depending on the country/city where you live. I live in Le Mans, France, and my ping is around 30-40ms. What about you?" {source} http://nn.lichess.org/forum/lichess-feedback/whats-your-ping http://nn.lichess.org/forum/lichess-feedback/whats-your-ping
- jimktrains2 14y agoI know what a ping is. Why would someone do that on a website? It just seems pointless and causes additional load on the server.
- TheBiv 14y agoMy apologies Jim, as I was not trying to insult your intelligence. I did not know the answer, but that is the answer given by the creator and it leaves a lot to be desired. His answer appears to indicate that he just did it for shits and giggles.
- lifebar 14y agoMight have something to do with the fact that you can play timed chess on that website. Time compensation due to high ping and such.... Just a guess.
- ornicar 14y agolichess.org is a game server, and supports real-time playing. The ping is a critical information when you play fast games, it helps to diagnose lagging when it happens.
- jimktrains2 14y agoAh. I thought it was just a forum/web-site. That would make sense, then.
- netrus 14y agoIf you play speed chess, latency might become a significant problem (depending on your skills/speed). edit: I wanted to comment on the parent comment. Sorry.