Yes, this is a problem. I posted something on my own wall to discourage others from doing what you just decribed, although I have still encountered 1 hate note.
Chess.com should really do something about this.
People posting rude messages on player page...
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I wonder what chess.com can do?! Maybe if someone types certain foul words they're automatically replaced with other words or phrases like:
LOVE you!
Go to THE HEAD OF THE CLASS!
You're such a AWESOME CHESS PLAYER!
I hope you DANCE!
Or even just random phrases like:
I'm ugly and my Mama dresses me funny, but Good Game!
cyed, i have thick enough skin. But others do not. It's an epidemic here on chess.com.
LeduhAn,
What's a clever idea. Hahahah. I'd just as soon get rid of the comments on player profile pages altogether, though. :P
I know I' m making fun. But I'm making fun of the awful people that post such things. For the record I agree with you, Careyfan.
Train your cat to block the screen so you don't have to see anything offensive.
Cyed, I personally don't get offended by anyone posting hate messages on my page. But I'm smart enough to know that there are more sensitive people (teenagers, younger kids) who might read those messages.
You have to realize that not everyone may be as tough as you. And the hate comments are clearly against chess.com's ideals. So might as well be consistent all around instead of emphasizing on live chat/forums.
Nathaniel, I would, but I'm deathly allergic to cats. LOL.
Funny messages like these you listed only make chess.com more fun and exciting. People here have passions; they are not robots. They trash talk like sportsmen.
Punitive, I think they're fine for a subset of the population (such as yourself).
But people mainly write like that because they're upset that they lost or didn't get their rematch. And since they can hide behind their computer screen, they rant/vent on the person's profile page.
Trash talk has its place in competitive games. But let's be real...this is chess.com, not the NFL.
Dude its the internet, toughen up sissy.
You sound like your in grade school & you heard a badword then tattletale to the teacher. Not everyone in this website is going to like each other nor pretend they do
Hey, that looks exactly like my cat! By the way, until chess.com does something about this (and they should) anyone can adjust the settings so only friends can post on their page. If your friends post something inappropriate... Well you know where they live.
OK, this is degenerating, fast. As a mom, some of those things he showed posted on that person's page were disturbing. You don't wish people dead or threaten their family. If you think that is okay; have fun playing chess behind bars. It's just a matter of time...
Nope, Kasporov...I call it like I see it. I see a problem, and I bet the chess.com folks see this as a problem as well.
I have seen one or two of these sorts of messages and find it really odd.
I suspect some (or most?) are posted by children but how they come to behave so badly I really don't know.
I guess the only thing to do is to send in a ticket each time. Not sure how much good that can be expected to do but it is better than doing nothing.
There is no problem though?
The problem is that you want everyone to be all goody goody & bestfriends with each other online. That is never going to happen. This is a worldwide website so obviously there is going to be thousands of conflicts here. Talking smack is apart of competition. If someone beats me in a close game, ill probably cuss at them too.
Hey Johny,
Not really sure. I have a feeling many of these posts are written by full blown adults...mostly men. Yeah, not really scalable to send in a ticket each time. Perhaps the revamp that was announced will get rid of this.
Kasporov,
Maybe this is a place where you feel like you can flex your tough guy Internet muscles. Perhaps you should read what Erik (the CEO of chess.com) posted and let me know if you think HE would be ok with said messages posted on people's pages.
I'd venture a guess as to say that he and I are more in sync.
Conflicts are one thing. Many of these types of comments have NOTHING to do with trash talk or the spirit of competition. They're just outright mean/stupid/hateful.
Again, there are KIDS and other very sensitive/impressionable youngsters on this site. And one of the precepts of this place is to be SAFE.
Here's an excerpt:
"Chess.com is a global community and we hope to be civil, friendly, and helpful to one another. We try to keep it that way by following a common set of rules for posting. We do not tolerate:
- hate speech, racism, or ideological persecution
- threatening or aggressive personal attacks
- obscene or pornographic material
Additionally, the following behaviors are not allowed in the main public forums and chat rooms:
- hijacking of threads with off-topic posts or images
- persistent stalking and harassing
- offensive or vulgar language
- religious or political debate
- spammy/pointless/distracting posts
- discussion of illegal activities (drugs, etc)
...."
Overall, Chess.com has done a great job on stressing tolerance/open-mindedness and having less tolerance for hateful/racist/bigoted comments (especially in chatrooms).
However, I actually see most offensive remarks on people's profiles. And like many others, I've had a few people post offensive remarks on my profile page (which I deleted).
Yes, I definitely understand that we have the ability to delete these postings, block the offending message poster, etc. I simply wish there were more tools to prevent people from posting offensive/hateful messages to begin with.
Sometimes I just want to look at the profile of one of my recent opponents. Here's an example of some of the messages left on their page:
"Pathetic....begging for Internet points"
"Hope you die"
"Extremely weak player...cuz this player has nothing bug lag and weak premoves"
"Ahahah....ugly f***er hahahahaha"
"Avoid this moron"
"No rematch in a bullet game....yet another dishonorable one and run COWARD player"
"run along, pu**"
"I **** your parents bastard"
"Cheats. Hopes he dies with his family"
"Are your wife and doughter prostitutes?"
"Look at this miserable person, coward, unfair. A simple piece of **** to avoid, he and all of the s*** of his family"
"DO NOT PLAY. Just a jerk"
These are comments posted on the profile pages of some of my recent blitz opponents. As you can see, I've censored some of the foul language.
I feel bad for the people that have had these comments posted on their profile. And I find it disturbing that people can post such mean/hateful things.
If the upcoming revamp removes the ability for others to post on people's profile, the revamp can't come soon enough!
But if the revamp is going to allow people to post on player profile pages, perhaps Chess.com should reconsider or find a scalable way to discipline the offenders.
I haven't done any actual analysis...but if I were to take a wild guess, I'd say that for every neutral/positive comment I read on someone's page, there are 2 hateful/negative comments somewhere else.
Again-- I get it; every user has the ability to remove these comments, ignore the offender, etc. But that doesn't prevent people from having to read/endure the comments before doing so.
Thoughts?
Thanks...