[ic] HERE is a tough one.

[interchange-users@interchange.redhat.com (Kevin Walsh)]

> 
> OK... Not exactly sure what all is entailed or if it's possible with IC but
> here it goes.  I will tell you what I need and some ideas I have on doing
> it.
> 
> I'm building an online gaming ladder.  What it is... players of online games
> like spades, hearts, poker, etc. sign up and report their game wins/losses.
> They are entered into a "ranking" system and they compete for the #1 slot.
> An example of this type of site is at: http://www.myleague.com.
> 
> The site would have multiple ladders for multiple games and I need admins to
> be able to create their own ladder/league.  What this entails is basically
> creating a new table and/or database using their ladder name.  This all
> needs done obviously in the browser.  The second issue is creating a
> subfolder for their ladder, something like www.etc.com/yourladdername.html.
> 
> Manually creating one ladder for 1 gaming club is easy.  Allowing for anyone
> to create their own "league" is where I have problems visualizing
> implementation.
> 
> Based on what I have presented.. please provide feedback with your thoughts
> on the use of IC and how easy it would be.  IC has everything I need built
> into it... just not sure about the additional things I need to have...
> possibly I should use a different application?
> 
I have never come across one of these "ladder" systems before, but
it seems to me that each of your ladder-related tables should have
some form of ID column associated with it.  Instead of creating a
new table, you just assign a new ID and allow everyone to share the
same table.

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