This is wrong, Chess.com

Many of you in the Chess.com community are not aware of this situation, but today I want to bring it to light.

A month ago, I reached out to Director of Written Content, @ColinStapczynski stating my intent to write a blog about Adolf Hitler’s only recorded chess game.

After explaining to Colin the angle I was writing from, I received thisHe advised that this topic would be best to be avoided but said that posting the blog would not be against the rules.

I heeded Colin’s advice and whilst writing the blog made sure it was 0% Pro-Hitler or Pro-Lenin. What I wanted to do was simple: Share an interesting story with the chess community, which as Top Bloggers we’re charged to do.

After a few weeks of writing and editing, I posted the blog.

It was well received and started an interesting discussion about the story in general. But less than a day after I had posted the blog, I received this

Chess.com had removed by Top Blogger status. As far as I had been aware at that time, no one was offended by the blog. Chess.com staff nearly immediately noticed the blog and stripped my status away.

I believe their main problem was the thumbnail with Hitler’s face on it, (which is a fair argument) but if that was the big issue, why was my blog allowed to remain on the top blogs page for nearly a week? It didn’t make sense to me.

My blog was eventually removed from the top blogs page, but it still left me wondering: Why did you wait so long, and why do it RIGHT NOW?

I was and still am left in the dark about the situation at this point.

I believe the situation could’ve been easily resolved by just taking my blog down right away and issuing me a warning.

Once the situation was made aware to members of the chess and blogging community, there was instant support for my situation. You can check out my profile to see all the names of all the users who have supported me during this.

3 days after I lost my status, I received this comment on my blog. I also received a message of good luck and thanks from a Jewish Top Blogger.

It was abundantly clear that no one was offended by my blog. Not only was I not being informed of exactly what was happening, I also wasn’t given any staff members names so I could talk to them directly.

I would be extremely surprised if Chess.com staff even read the blog. I believe they just took one look at the thumbnail and deemed it to be “hate speech” or whatever you want to call it.

There is only one truth, and it is this: I wrote a historical article under the premise that I wouldn’t be breaking any rules. I was then punished for writing a 100% clean article that was appreciated by many.

I love writing for Chess.com, but this has nearly diminished what I loved about being a Top Blogger: Sharing a story.

I know Chess.com probably doesn’t feel the same way, but there are many people out there who do.

Today I charge Chess.com to reevaluate their decision.

Thank you all.

bahaha

Bahaha

Rude

Just to be clear this is the original forum: https://www.chess.com/forum/view/community/this-is-wrong-chess-com

this is just a copy made for no reason

Mate, that got like locked, so I somehow, defying all odds, revived it.