Dealing with insults
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Russell812
Feb 7, 2016
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Not get mad at Internet insults works fine
Feb 7, 2016
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#4
have you tried one upping the insult? it's like throwing gas on a fire to put it out but it can be somewhat satisfying anyway.
block them and move on
Wow, this is what our society has come to? Can't deal with any adversity. I think we need more bullies in our schools to toughen people up.
Oh, sorry, didn't realize you were British. That explains it.
Feb 7, 2016
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#7
Wouldn't bother me at all. I'd just get on with the game. While they're insulting you they're not giving the game their full attention & the win will be that much sweeter. I kind of agree with Goober. In the grand scheme of life's problems, some guy hiding behind his keyboard chatting garbage isn't even a drop in the ocean.
Why do you have chat open anyway?
xming wrote:
Why do you have chat open anyway?
Chatting is fundamental - it makes all the difference against playing a computer.
Feb 9, 2016
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#11
I find the best thing to do is to type 'so does your mum' repeatedly to anything they say, whether it makes any sense or not.
Feb 9, 2016
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#12
And then simply get on with the game, win or lose, enjoy it and learn from it.
I have played over 500 3 day move games and i have only had negative chat 2 or 3 times form someone----
Feb 9, 2016
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#14
i tend to only play unrated in live , and there its cool re chat , nobodys grade is at risk so its more about good play and appreciating your opponent when // if they win
Just push those hurt feelings and anger deep down inside you and never let them come out. Always smile and act happy. This is the best thing you can do.
I don't really care what people say to insult me, often times it shows moral flaws so I know enough (:
In my 3800 3 day move games I have had mostly positive chat and made dozens of friends :)
when you are up against a textbandit, your opponent is trying to win the psychological battle. it's like otb when your opponent is taking the game really seriously and making faces at you and staring at you like a plonker while you are contemplating your move. you then have a chance to counter his texting by out-texting him, winning the psychological battle and the actual game itself. so if your opponent writes something like "my dad is bigger than your dad", you could reply "not if my dad also stood up on a milkcrate".
WhiteKnight812 wrote:
I love playing chess here, but don't like people typing insults and obscenities in the chat while I do so. And I've experimented with lots of different ways of dealing with it
Chat back (nicely) Ask them to stop Ignore it and play on Resign the game and walk away Take a screenshot and report them to chess.com Walk away and let the clock run down Stop playing here on chess.com and go to another site that doesn't have the problem1) and 2) seem to result in more abuse. 3) and 4) seem feeble and unkind to myself. 5) is OK but I'm getting tired of doing it. 6) is against the fair play policy. And 7) is great except that the other place I play has a much smaller userbase and I have to wait to get a game.
I don't really feel happy with any of the options.
What works for you?
Understand that the internet affords people the luxery of annonymity. The internet is like beer. Its technical courage.
thats disappointing kaynight, you weren't bright enough to realize how lame it was meant to be :(