Don Dailey: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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>On the web I see that some ELO based GO servers assume 100 ELO is 1
>rank, and do exactly what I proposed, when they handicap they fold
>this into the ELO rating of the players for rating purposes.

In Nihon Kiin's ELO system(1), 1000 ELO is 1 rank, ex 25kyu is 
[1000,1999], 1 kyu is [25000,25999], pro is [34000,infinitive](2)
(1) <http://u-gen.nihonkiin.or.jp/mypage/WR_AboutRating.asp> (J)
(2) <http://u-gen.nihonkiin.or.jp/mypage/WR_RatingTable.asp> (J)
#Unfortunatelly, Nihon Kiin has no English page.

>I would like to do better than that, so what I need is a formula that
>can be gradually adjusted by the server.  Something more sophisticated
>than just an ELO to stones formula that takes more into consideration
>than just the rating difference.
>
>I'm glad you brought this to my attention.
>
>- Don
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