Derek Nalls wrote on Sun, Jan 23, 2011 11:56 PM UTC:
I also largely agree with the direction (and condition) of this article.
It is only the purging of ALL external links to individual 3-D chess
variants that I take exception to. Admittedly, I have a conflict of
interest since I invented 'Spherical Chess 400'- one of the casualties of
this recent edit. This is the reason I would rather not get personally
involved in an edit war on this Wikipedia page. In other words, I would
prefer someone else (who is plausibly neutral) to do it.
Please understand that I realize my game does not meet the notability
requirements for direct mention in this article? However, a single
reference to my game's web site in the 'Other variants of
three-dimensional chess' sub-category of 'External links' is appropriate
and unassuming. A couple of other quality game web sites (that were
purged) merit a single reference as well. I suspect 'MrOllie' simply
saved time by NOT examining them at all on a case-by-case basis ...
although as an editor, he should have.
The link to The Chess Variant Page's directory of 3-D games is certainly a
positive attribute for the article but unnecessarily, too indirect.