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Site Development History

PAGE DATE: 08-Jul-2008

Date

Event

22-Jul-08

Newsletter. Launch essexchess email newsletter

06-Jun-2008

Magazine. Add this new section, moving Chessexonline from Features.

12-Oct-2007

Features/Chessexonline/Chessexbase Versions blog. Add this feature.

Rename 'Site Amendments Log' as 'Site Updates Blog'.

10-Oct-2007

Features/Chessexonline. Add Chessexbase downloadable games database.

14-Aug-2007

Features/Chessexonline. Put out Chessex as an online download 'Chessexonline'.

29-Aug-2005

Meetings. Added this new area for minutes of Association meetings.

8-May-2005

Archive - History. Add page of League champions.

5.3.2005

Weekend League. Added this new page.

12.12.2004

Index. Added Google safe search feature.

23.10.2004

Site-wide. Rolled out new masthead.

1.9.2003

Calendar Archive. Created this new page and move archived dates from main calendar.

5.8.2003

Features. Add this new area, for reports etc., which are not covered elsewhere on the site.

26.7.2003

News/Events. Split this area into two: News, and Events. Only logical.

29.6.2003

Site becomes first recipient of BCF Website of the Year award.

24.5.2003

Added new page: Situations Vacant ("Vacancies").

6.5.2003

Join the BCF. Added new page.

22.4.2003

Archive/Activities. Added section for County Teams Statistics 2000-01.

16.3.2003

Created 'Site Office' area for all housekeeping and ancillary information.

20.2.2003

Rolled out site-wide re-design.

Archive/History. Add new page of Individual Champions and Minor/U150 winners.

20.12.2002

Added new area: Game Zone.

5.5.2002

Added new area: Forum.

25.4.2002

Added new area: Correspondence Chess.

14.4.2002

Included Java applets for the first time for playing games through on screen (Redbus ko 2002).

12.4.2002

Changed ECA banner site-wide.

29.3.2002

Page counter added to Home page.

18.2.2002

Re-introduced County 'seaxes' logo to Index page. Changed colour scheme site-wide to white background and grey 3D rules.

14.2.2002

Added new area: County Teams.

Took "Site Under Construction" notice off Index page.

14.1.2002

Added new area: Club Scene and uploaded Officers page.

2.11.2001

Site first uploaded to the Internet, bearing "Under construction" sign. Initial areas: Congress, Archive, Links, Calendar, League, Rules Compendium, News/Events, Update Log. Officers intended, but not ready at launch.

31.8.2001

Site created.

30.8.2001

First and only meeting of the Website Sub-Committee at the Shepherd and Dog. Ian Hunnable appointed as Webmaster.

25.7.2001

Executive Committee appointed website sub-committee: John Philpott (Chair), Ian Hunnable, David Millward, David Smith, Peter Walker and Norman Went.

28.6.2001

Decision taken at AGM to appoint a Website Sub-Committee.