The site has players from all over the world, all ages. It's silly to assume there's only one correct way how everyone should say or understand a simple gesture.
Some say gg at the beginning of the game, meaning "I wish you a good game", while majority of those using it say it at the end of the game, meaning "thanks for a good game". I very often just send the gg trophy badge for games that were finished and were good. Especially if I have nothing more specific to say. Spectacular winners or those who turned the tables completely and won, I tend to reward with a more specific trophy.
I started avoiding the "sorry for the blunder" badge after someone took an offense, though it's supposed to only mean that you understand his loss was due to a blunder and you feel sorry for that. Another player blocked me after I sent "mystery why you lost" badge, though I definitely meant only well with it. (I guess I should have picked "I was lucky" to express the same.)
People generally seem to interpret anything as sarcasm rather than take it at face value. I appreciate politeness and friendly manners, but sometimes the issue is the receiving end's imagination, not what the first person says. I don't think emojis fix the problem either, because people interpret them, too, in wildly different manners. They'd take a smile for an offense, for example, which I find weird.
Life's easier if we don't assume so much, and don't read too much into a simple gesture.
Let's not take an offense if someone's happy for winning. Or sad for losing. When it's about football, everyone seems to consider it normal that people show emotions, while when it's about chess, we're supposed to act like robots.
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The site has players from all over the world, all ages. It's silly to assume there's only one correct way how everyone should say or understand a simple gesture.
Some say gg at the beginning of the game, meaning "I wish you a good game", while majority of those using it say it at the end of the game, meaning "thanks for a good game". I very often just send the gg trophy badge for games that were finished and were good. Especially if I have nothing more specific to say. Spectacular winners or those who turned the tables completely and won, I tend to reward with a more specific trophy.
I started avoiding the "sorry for the blunder" badge after someone took an offense, though it's supposed to only mean that you understand his loss was due to a blunder and you feel sorry for that. Another player blocked me after I sent "mystery why you lost" badge, though I definitely meant only well with it. (I guess I should have picked "I was lucky" to express the same.)
People generally seem to interpret anything as sarcasm rather than take it at face value. I appreciate politeness and friendly manners, but sometimes the issue is the receiving end's imagination, not what the first person says. I don't think emojis fix the problem either, because people interpret them, too, in wildly different manners. They'd take a smile for an offense, for example, which I find weird.
Life's easier if we don't assume so much, and don't read too much into a simple gesture.
Let's not take an offense if someone's happy for winning. Or sad for losing. When it's about football, everyone seems to consider it normal that people show emotions, while when it's about chess, we're supposed to act like robots.