I am starting a fresh thread to gain fresh insight into this concept, and maybe clear up some confusion over the intent. Please comment if you have ideas, concerns, questions, etc.
OK, based on my own ideas and helpful input from fibsters, the current idea works like this:
A bot collects data from fibs, and logs it into a database. A web page will be developed that will organize and display statistics and information derived from that collected data. This web page will be "real time", meaning, the instant that an event happens on Fibs, it is available to, and displayed on the web page.
This web page might have, for instance a scrolling window with real time events, like matches ending, etc. A "Who's hot, who's not" display showing weekly gains/slides in ratings that you can click on to drill down into details (match data, length etc.) This website might also have a personal page that has statistics about you. It could allow you to make notes about individual matches, etc. You could set up customizable alerts to have the bot tell you (email you? page you? ICQ you?) when a given event occurs, etc.
Access to the web page will be controlled and limited to current Fibs users. You will grant yourself access to the page by telling the bot to set you up with a password. The bot will assign a password for you that you can later change. (If you choose to change it, a warning will be issued that you should use a DIFFERENT password than the one you use for Fibs.)
There could also be an interface available to other bots and client programs to make use of the historical data, as well as a bot you can ask questions of to get information.
Please post any ideas, etc.
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PS Patti has offered to include YEARS of historical data she has collected to make this a really complete archive! I will only ask her for this data should this idea become reality.