Go back to the books for some time.. and then come back and whip their asses.. The day you wont get angry losing will be the day when you'll be 2000+ or something.. say about 3 to 5 years from now.. or quit.. good luck..
Do I have anger issues and if so should I quit Chess?
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Feb 10, 2010
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here's what i tell people who get angry when they lose:
"you never lose if you learn!"
so instead of getting mad about the outcome, use it as an opportunity to learn something from the game. maybe you learned about an opening move that doesn't work. or you missed a tactic because you didn't see the underlying theme.
life isn't about outcomes, it's about the process. awesome article about this ->
http://michaelgr.com/2007/04/15/fixed-mindset-vs-growth-mindset-which-one-are-you/
Rae1 wrote:
tomjoad wrote:
I guess you are a troll then too eh? Welcome Sir! Have fun here. And please do "adamantly" stand behind or state (or care to spell correctly) whatever you want to spew. Thing is, your friend has been spewing nonsense. He seems to have a real problem. (not funny).
I have asserted that he has a genuine issue. Of course I am not a "troll". None of my posts have been outrageously inflammatory sherely for the sake of causing responses. I hesitate to type, as I know I'm trying to reason with a toad. I was tyring to address his issue, you, on the other hand, are being unreasonably flammatory - the very definition of troll, if we're flinging it around.
Rael → English Translation:
I said you should stop hating on Eo. You are a jerk and I don't like you. I'm cool and not a jerk.
This is surprisingly fun. 
Feb 10, 2010
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dude posts a new what if topic at lest once, sometimes twice or more per day. often he abandons the topic by removing his posts. he uses over-processed words and ideas in an attempt to impress, confuse, and incite. he floods the board with very little of value. indeed, he seems like a troll to me.
would you be more comfortable if he was called a spammer?
ps english is a dynamic language. that's one of its strong points.
One of the critical aspects of trolling is that the obsensible post is ultimately insincere. The joke they enjoy is presenting something as if it were genuine and sitting back and watching the responses accumulate while laughing at the fact that no one could spot it as is.
Mr. Elo, unfortunately, is very sincere. He does have the problems he professes. It requires a subtlety to track, but it is no less the fact.
Posting often, and posting unfortunate or embarrassing posts does not a troll make. A troll is a preconcieved trap, one designed to recieve responses on an actually obvious "fake" post. This young gentleman, unfortunately, is just an egrerious poster, excited and obsessed, forraying into a community, looking for acceptance.
P.s. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/adamantly - tomjoad, I spelt it correctly
Eo____ wrote:
I am not a troll, but you, sir, are a bully and a troll. Even if I meet the criteria to be considered a troll at least I am discussing what I consider to be legitimate issues. If you think that my posts are silly, that I need a girlfriend, or that I should leave the house, then that's your problem, and if you have some sort of pathological compulsion that prevents you from following your own advice instead of stalking random people on the internet then it's obvious that you have no less issues than I do.
I am not a troll, but you, sir, are a bully and a troll. Even if I meet the criteria to be considered a troll at least I am discussing what I consider to be legitimate issues. If you think that my posts are silly, that I need a girlfriend, or that I should leave the house, then that's your problem, and if you have some sort of pathological compulsion that prevents you from following your own advice instead of stalking random people on the internet then it's obvious that you have no less issues than I do.
Since you quote me directly I will reply (this once). A troll does *exactly* what you self-describe as doing: discuss what might be considered legitimate issues except in a manner that is so skewed in some direction as to be completely implausible (absurd, ridiculous, inflammatory - pick one). You seem to have a real talent for this. I would not recommend trying to develop it further.
As the the rest of it - motivations, girlfriends, etc. - yeah, you seem like a lonely guy with some real problems. You are not going to make many friends here (if that is your interest) by posting troll bait. You *will* get attention like this. Maybe that is what you seek? (hint: this is the kind of thing trolls seek - not relationship but mere (and somewhat hostile) acknowledgment that they have been heard). It doesn't seem to me that that is what you really want. Why not just post some questions about your games or how to answer Caro-Bizarro?
Rae1 wrote:
One of the critical aspects of trolling is that the obsensible post is ultimately insincere. The joke they enjoy is presenting something as if it were genuine and sitting back and watching the responses accumulate while laughing at the fact that no one could spot it as is.
Mr echo is a sad case. You Sir, are just a fool.
Tomjoad, let me say, quite casually, that it is you who will not be making friends with this juvenille and embarrassing threadplay. You consistently goad him (oooh tomgoad, I get it) and perpetuate an ugly demeanor.
But don't take my word for it.
p.s. I see you
Rael → English Translation:
Once again, you don't know the meaning of "troll". I'm cool and grammatically correct y'all.
Rael → English Translation:
You're a big meanie-head, stop it!
Rae1 wrote:
tomjoad wrote:Oh please. The guy is a troll. Read his posts. "Whirlpool of descending obession"... or of purple prose. Just get over it. Shame on both of you.
Mr. Joad - my rather prosaic comment about chess being a whirlpool of descending obsession I adamantly stand behind, this thread notwithstanding. It is.
The only one acting as a traditional troll, ie. posting deliberately to inflame is yourself.
"Just get over it" is nonsensical, I have no idea what you intend to state her other than, what, don't post anymore? And "shame"? Now who is taking things too seriously?
Oh my GOD!!!!!!!! As of 17 minutes ago, it's your BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! At least in my area.
modernchess wrote:
You're a big meanie-head, stop it!
I'm not sure that I care for him to stop, I'd rather him continue to provide the proverbial rope with which to hang himself, as they say.
And he's not really a meanie-head, so much as an empty one.
woodshover wrote:
Oh my GOD!!!!!!!! As of 17 minutes ago, it's your BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! At least in my area.
Gosh, it puts a smile on my face to think it was noticed here. Yes, I turn 28 tomorrow. Thanks for noticing Woodshover, really.
Rael → English Translation:
Heck yeah, bro! You're cool too now!
Rae1 wrote:
Tomjoad, let me say, quite casually, that it is you who will not be making friends with this juvenille and embarrassing threadplay. You consistently goad him (oooh tomgoad, I get it) and perpetuate an ugly demeanor.
But don't take my word for it.
p.s. I see you
LOL. I've worked with LeVar on Reading Rainbow stuff. Nice guy.
Anyway - whatever your point is it's pointless and lost on me. That Echo guy is a sad troll. You are- what? defender of lost causes? identified with the troll? trying to defend your dignity after a mistaken posting? Just let it go. What happens on the internet stays... etc. In other words, don't get your panties in a bunch.
I'm sorry we ever started talking, Tom. I'd love for it to cease. I made my comments to the op and that is all. You decided to wade in and address me. It's nice though, to encounter your type every now and again on the internet as a personal reminder of the egos that roam about. I like that, as you fall asleep tonight, you have to know that today you typed the phrase "panties in a bunch" and clicked send. Oh yes, beautiful you.
Stay classy, tomjoad. Really, keep it up. Let's let this one pass, and I'll see you around, eh?
Rae1 wrote:
I'm sorry we ever started talking, Tom. I'd love for it to cease. I made my comments to the op and that is all. You decided to wade in and address me. It's nice though, to encounter your type every now and again on the internet as a personal reminder of the egos that roam about. I like that, as you fall asleep tonight, you have to know that today you typed the phrase "panties in a bunch" and clicked send. Oh yes, beautiful you.
Stay classy, tomjoad. Really, keep it up. Let's let this one pass, and I'll see you around, eh?
Aw... gee.. now you go all wounded and introspective. Makes me feel a bit conflicted, like the Sawyer/Jack dichotomy on 'Lost' - should I stick it to you one more time or just let it pass...
Sawyer: hey acorn, don't worry - you will grow into this thing called the 'internet.'
Jack: get your backpack, we have to leave NOW!
lol
Unfortunately I'm unable to respond to your colloquial reference. Tis a shame, I imagine. I didn't really want to make the focus of this thread about our ridiculous and unnecessay tit for tat, unfortunately I'm incapable of eschewing one when I'm called out. So, I guess we can go till this gets locked if you like, I did try to end it gently though.
Let me reiterate - no one has been more trollish than you in conduct through this thread. Shame on me for responding, really, but I don't mind dragging myself through mire to spite a fetid toad like you.
I guess you are a troll then too eh? Welcome Sir! Have fun here. And please do "adamantly" stand behind or state (or care to spell correctly) whatever you want to spew. Thing is, your friend has been spewing nonsense. He seems to have a real problem. (not funny).
I have asserted that he has a genuine issue. Of course I am not a "troll". None of my posts have been outrageously inflammatory sherely for the sake of causing responses. I hesitate to type, as I know I'm trying to reason with a toad. I was trying to address his issue, you, on the other hand, are being unreasonably flammatory - the very definition of troll, if we're flinging it around.