to the buddy list I didnt know lol:D
alright to the handcap part but it would still be nice to have a choice at the beginning of the game for a handicap.
as for the sgf file, I mean there are sgf file players. like panda go has one. If you open the file on an sgf player you can start from move 0 and click next as it lays the stones for you up to the end game. The good thing about this is you dont have to keep looking at the printout and lay stones. The second good thing is that you are able to play elsewhere to see what could have been a better move or even mark where better moves are. If the player were available on the website, like KGS, then you could even go over the game with the other person.
The way the sgf file is now is also nice because you can print it out and take it on the go. However, the layout of it is hard to read. It would be better if the layout were more like a sheet of kifu. Or something like:
B-Akiosensei(rank) vs. W-Royksopp(rank)
Komi-6.5 Handicap- (if there was one) Board-13x13 Score-(B-54 W-75.5)
03/11/11 12:22PM CST (Central Standard Time)
(only the number, not the color, here because black obviously went first) 1:(B,4) 2:(B,10) 3:(D,3) ........
This format is nice because it is clear which move was played at which point in the game, who is playing, what color they were, their rank, komi, handicap, what size board, and what the end score was. I just made this up from the top of my head as an example there might even be a better way to do it.