I think this thread is intended for discussion of the topic and not the specific players. So it's ok to post statistics on a player, and to call them player1, or whatever you want, but just don't name them.
I can appreciate that they want to keep the naming of the players to be official and not done by users.
I think this thread is intended for discussion of the topic and not the specific players. So it's ok to post statistics on a player, and to call them player1, or whatever you want, but just don't name them.
I can appreciate that they want to keep the naming of the players to be official and not done by users.
Ok, I understand. But the player I mentioned had admitted to cheating in a public thread which had stayed up with his account for about 2 weeks, I reported him and still nothing was done. It seems that for some reason it took me mentioning his name here to get him banned..
I think that the process they use to determine if a player is in violation takes time. While it's possible that your comment here was a positive catalyst, it's also possible that this player was making their way through the process. It's reasonable to think that more than just that person was being analyzed for that time period, so this is at least one reason why it takes time.
Even if the person publicly admitted cheating, it is reasonable for them to go through the same process from start to finish.
I think that the process they use to determine if a player is in violation takes time. While it's possible that your comment here was a positive catalyst, it's also possible that this player was making their way through the process. It's reasonable to think that more than just that person was being analyzed for that time period, so this is at least one reason why it takes time.
Even if the person publicly admitted cheating, it is reasonable for them to go through the same process from start to finish.
If someone admits to cheating going through any process won't (shouldn't) change the fact they are going to be banned, and I doubt they were going through any process anyway as they wouldn't just stop it half way through and ban the person straight away just because I prodded them (one can see that by this entire thread)..
Anyway it's done now and it's no big deal.
I think the process is still important, if for no other reason than to verify that it is effective.
nuculerturkey: If someone says in a forum that they cheated, but they did in fact not cheat, then what rule exactly did they break? Just asking.
Can you provide a link to somewhere on chess.com help document?
The most relevant section I could find in the ToS was this:
You may not post any offensive content on Chess.com including your username, avatar, or personal description. You may not add any offensive comments, chat, or other content. The following behavior is prohibited and can result in your being kicked or banned: cheating, using offensive/vulgar language, using toilet humor, making personal attacks, spamming or advertising competitive websites, religious or political debate, intentionally pointless/distracting posts, and discussion of illegal activities (drugs, etc).
(emphasis mine)
OK, I think that means you'd probably get a warning. And if you REALLY kept doing it, and if enough people complained, you might get your acct closed.
I knew Harpo was making that up!
"as prompted by the Service's registration form"
I don't think this applies to posting truthfully in the forums.
They're talking about the registration form.
Specifically, they're addressing impersonation.
I think this shows that there is no rule that this violates.
I think the argument that richie_and_oprah just put forward is that the legalese leaves it open for interpretation under the "because I said so" clause.
You forgot to tell him where to send the $200.
You forget my brokerage fee.
Not sure why my message was removed when after I posted it the player was banned and added to your list of cheaters anyway..