This guy's logic is quite something. He would hang a piece then block the guy for taking the piece and create a topic "I don't like people who play cheaply" or something. It's just insane.
I only play people who promise to sac their queen by move 3. All others get reported!
He thinks there's something as bully chess... like how the hell would you even define that. You play exploitable and bad and get a terrible position now the other guy is a bully and will get blocked. The hell is that?
He thinks that with a low/average rating and with there being millions of players that him blocking someone is going to make any sort of difference.
Of course I think there is something that can be characterized as bully chess. It is highlighted (but not properly defined) by aggressive, typically (but not always) unsound moves, a preference for gambits, opening traps and tricks designed to try and make the opponent lose not just the game being played, but also their self confidence. That's quite common in scholastic tournaments. The idea is to play chess without any finesse and crush the opponent with "extra points" if you humiliate them and make them not want to play chess against you anymore. That's bully chess and it's sadly, quite prevalent here.
As for me blocking players here... it makes me feel satisfied when i can prevent that kind of player (post facto, that is) from playing me again. Would it be better if I could block them ex ante? Sure... but I believe in giving people their fair chance not to be bullies. Many aren't, but many are.
So it would be more proper and good for him to ask for forgiveness from all innocent players... he blocked last year. ))
Players aren't innocent of anything. The decide to play a certain way and I decide to block them for playing a certain way, because I don't care for facing that style of play in the future. They can go and play that style against thousands of other players, just not me.
because you are close minded and selfish