The thing is: organizations have chosen to classify certain games (board games, card games ...) as sports (poker, chess, bridge ...) - and these organizations are then referred to as authorities on the matter. But it comes down to popularity and revenue. If a game becomes popular enough that organizations can profit off it, then classifying it as a "sport" is the next logical step.
Do we really think that Bridge players need to be drug-tested to prove that they aren't taking anabolic steroids? Probably not. But they do. Because it's one of the "sports federation" practices that the Olympic Committee requires. So the WBF tests for steroid-use in their card-players ... because they want to be considered a sport.
It's not ncessarily that Bridge is a sport - it's that attaining "sport" status reaps greater financial benefits. Chess is much the same.
true.
Chess is a sport …. fact, but impossible to believe below a baseline IQ.
Why do you people like to insult others so much? Just because we don't share your opinion doesn't mean we're stupid. C'mon man! This isn't a discussion, just people mocking each other solely based on the fact that we are two sides of the same coin!
Honestly that is so true you are getting hated on so much for no reason at all
who?
StandStarter
no, theres a reason, hes being annoying
Please provide some examples. If anything, saying boo because someone disagrees with you is very annoying.
saying boo isn't that annoying, and if you think so, you have a skill issue.
1. he keeps bumping my threads
2. he keeps egging honchkrow and annoying people like you on
3. hes being kinda annoying
4. kinda bumps unnecessarily
So you think he is annoying for having a conversation in a forum, egging honchkrow and me on (honchkrow is not even in this forum, and I have never talked to StandStarter in my life), and for being annoying (You cannot say he is annoying because he is you have to show how he is)? That does not seem like valid reasoning.
you said why hes annoying, im saying why, why does it only have to be in this thread, and also he does egg trolls like you, i never said specifically you, thats pretty good reasoning.
It does matter that it is not in this thread. I'm not even sure whether or not your claims are true, but either way, he has been respectful this entire time. It is not right to just completely ignore whatever he says and insult him. Also, I am not a troll. I do not intend to make anyone mad. If anyone is a troll, it is you.
No, you are much more of a troll than me, you tried to rage bait, thats some toddler rage baiting and name calling right there, you're proving my point XD
I never name called nor rage baited
"if anyone is a troll its you" name calling, and low tier rage baiting
and ur thread, chess isn't a sport is rage bait obv
Saying that someone may be a troll is not name-calling. It is neither rude nor insulting. Also, that forum is not rage bait.
It is very rude, and it is insulting because I am not a troll like you.
Also calling that not rage bait is the most narcissist and dumb thing I've heard.
Wait, so when you call him a troll (which you did first) it isn't rage-baiting nor name calling but when he says it, it is? Also, if we agree that "name-calling" is disrespectful to the receiving end, what gives you the right to call other people "braindead" and "dumb" and "idiots"? I really don't understand the logic here...
he took a really bad opinion in the minority and tried to make a post, does the not seem like ragebait? And stop obsessing over the fact that i called you like 2 things, you're acting like you won the lottery.
So when someone has a different opinion than people on a website and talk about it they are ragebaiting?
look at Lmao's post