Feature Request: Behavior Ratings

If we can rate opponents behavior, then all of the trash-talking, classless losers, runners, name callers, etc. will get low rankings.  Thus if we restrict our opponents to those with a behavior level above a certain amount, we won't have to deal with such horrible people. It may also motivate some of them to show a bit more class.

Also, maybe select our opponents having a similar behavior rating.  The scum of the Earth will all end up playing each other and can name call each other the whole game. More mature or classy players will only get matched up with other mature classy players.

Chess.com would be a much better place.

The problem is that the ratings would be subjective.

You list "runners", for example. Somebody plays you and beats you but doesn't play a rematch. And you want to give them a bad rating. 

They may have wanted to go get a glass of water. Or the phone may have rung. Or maybe they promised to read a story to a little kid.

All perfectly legitimate.

But you would punish them.

There is already a system to punish disconnectors and aborters. They get put into a special pool if they do those things often enough.

I'd only punish them if it happened at an abnormally high rate.  Stuff happens, but if it happens to some people VERY frequently, then I'd like to know before I play someone.

I'm more concerned about the classless trash talkers, who fling insults on every move and are all around miserable people to play.

Good idea, but wont work.

It'd be easy to implement.  Just have a general "complain" button that is available to select after a game.  If people get too many of these (e.g., too high percentage of complaints against them), then decrease their reputation.

The idea is a good one, it wont work.  You will have every excuse not to give someone a good rating, for any number of reasons.  

1. Didnt offer/accept a rematch.

2. Cheating accusation.  All it takes is someone "thinking" it.

3. Lightening strike, power goes out.  "They disconnected on purpose"

4. Made your moves to fast.

5. You CAPS score was above <insert number here> "Must have cheated."

6.  "I got black 8 games in a row" Even though it was 3, but it must have been my opponent "hacking" something.

7. Lets just include every possible definition of "hacking"

8. I dont like there profile picture.

9. I dont liek there profile name.

10. They said somehting i didint like in the forums.

11. Add whatever you want...

Surely there will always be a few dumb ones, but this is a calculation of averages.  If 90% of the people you play complain about you, then I don't want to play that person. . I do not care what the reason is.