Hi Jessica, Welcome to our list. Before I can enter you in the Ladder Tournament, I need some information. Below is a portion of a welcome message I sent you when you first joined the blind-chess list. Note that I do not release anyone's contact information untill I get permission. snip--- If you are new to chess you will start with a blind-chess rating of 1400. If you have a FIDE, USCF or other rating, we will convert approximately to our rating system. Ratings are posted to the list twice a month. We maintain a database of our members and their ratings. If you wish your name included in our player database, please forward me your name and optionally your location (state/province), phone and any current rating information. Only your name and email are required, the other information is used to help establish time zone or provide direct phone communication if a question arises. Your name and email must be in our database and on the contact list mentioned below in order to play. Please tell me how you would like your name and email information to appear in our contact list. You also have an option to have your phone listed in our contact list. This list will be sent out periodically to our members so they can email game challenges. This contact information will not be sent over the list or posted on any future website. If you have any questions or suggestions to improve our discussion list, please do not hesitate to speak up. --- snip So at a minimum, I need your current rating for our database and permission on how you want your name to appear in the contact list. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: Jessica Grib To: blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 9:31 AM Subject: [blind-chess] ladder Hello can you please add me to the chess ladder please? Jessica