Does chess.com have the toughest pool of players?

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nTzT
2Ke21-0 wrote:

I bet five-thousand monopoly dollars that this forum topic will soon be locked by a moderator.

Are you not allowed to [reference to a competitor site that makes it obvious who that competitor is]?

2Ke21-0
nTzT wrote:
2Ke21-0 wrote:

I bet five-thousand monopoly dollars that this forum topic will soon be locked by a moderator.

Are you not allowed to see [removed]?

No. In fact, you are not even allowed to say "[same thing also removed]". 

2Ke21-0
2Ke21-0 wrote:
nTzT wrote:
2Ke21-0 wrote:

I bet five-thousand monopoly dollars that this forum topic will soon be locked by a moderator.

Are you not allowed to see the [removed]?

No. In fact, you are not even allowed to say [removed]

Allow me to rephrase. You ARE technically allowed to say that but only at the expense of being muted for one year. 

blueemu

I think the prohibition is against making invidious comparisons, not against the [removed] itself.

Steven-ODonoghue
blueemu wrote:

I think the prohibition is against making invidious comparisons, not against the [removed] itself.

at one point it was, but nowadays even saying '[actual name of competitor removed]' will get your post edited/removed by a mod

2Ke21-0
Steven-ODonoghue wrote:
blueemu wrote:

I think the prohibition is against making invidious comparisons, not against the [removed] itself.

at one point it was, but nowadays even saying '[removed]' will get your post edited/removed by a mod

Wait, so you agree with my statement but you are still willing to take the opposite side of the bet I offered? surprise.png

Steven-ODonoghue

I think it's gone way too far. I can see why they wouldn't allow someone coming on and listing reasons why the other site is better, but I don't see the problem with just saying the name, anyone with google can find out what the second biggest chess site is, we aren't hiding anything just by omitting the word [removed] from our posts.

Steven-ODonoghue
2Ke21-0 wrote:
Steven-ODonoghue wrote:
blueemu wrote:

I think the prohibition is against making invidious comparisons, not against the [removed] itself.

at one point it was, but nowadays even saying '[removed]' will get your post edited/removed by a mod

Wait, so you agree with my statement but you are still willing to take the opposite side of the bet I offered?

Sure, it's only Monopoly money

2Ke21-0
Steven-ODonoghue wrote:

I think it's gone way too far. I can see why they wouldn't allow someone coming on and listing reasons why the other site is better, but I don't see the problem with just saying the name, anyone with google can find out what the second biggest chess site is, we aren't hiding anything just by omitting the word [removed] from our posts.

Okay, now this forum topic will not be locked because then Steven's argument would be literally proved.

blueemu
Steven-ODonoghue wrote:

Sure, it's only Monopoly money

That's what The Boot said.

2Ke21-0
blueemu wrote:
Steven-ODonoghue wrote:

Sure, it's only Monopoly money

That's what The Boot said.

Evidently, I am too young. Who is The Boot?

Steven-ODonoghue
Joined 2 hrs ago
 
2Ke21-0
jackie521 wrote:
2Ke21-0 wrote:
nTzT wrote:
2Ke21-0 wrote:

I bet five-thousand monopoly dollars that this forum topic will soon be locked by a moderator.

Are you not allowed to see the [removed]?

No. In fact, you are not even allowed to say "[removed]". 

That's never been the case. Stop being dumb.

Nobody asked for your opinion, Colby. Stop posting in the forums on your thousand alternate accounts.

2Ke21-0
jackie521 wrote:
2Ke21-0 wrote:

Nobody asked for your opinion, Colby. Stop positing in the forums on your alternate accounts.

Never.

So are you admitting to being a smurf account for Colby-Covington?

2Ke21-0

Okay, Steven. Now your five-thousand Monopoly dollars are in the hot waters. 

 
Steven-ODonoghue
jackie521 wrote:
Steven-ODonoghue wrote:
Joined 2 hrs ago
 

And yet what I said was true.

False

2Ke21-0
jackie521 wrote:

A smurf account that doesn't play games?

An odd concept.

Is the definition of smurf account an alternate account specifically used to play games? I was under the impression that "smurf" and "alt" were synonymous terminologies. 

blueemu
2Ke21-0 wrote:
blueemu wrote:
Steven-ODonoghue wrote:

Sure, it's only Monopoly money

That's what The Boot said.

Evidently, I am too young. Who is The Boot?

Prior to the sale of the IP in 1997, The Boot was one of the iconic playing pieces (representing one of the players) along with the little dog, the thimble, the iron, the racecar, and a few others. After the game was sold to Hasbro, some changes were made (cannon, horse&rider removed, sack of money added) but The Boot is still in the game.

2Ke21-0
blueemu wrote:
2Ke21-0 wrote:
blueemu wrote:
Steven-ODonoghue wrote:

Sure, it's only Monopoly money

That's what The Boot said.

Evidently, I am too young. Who is The Boot?

Prior to the sale of the IP in 1997, The Boot was one of the iconic playing pieces (representing one of the players) along with the little dog, the thimble, the iron, the racecar, and a few others. After the game was sold to Hasbro, some changes were made (cannon, horse&rider removed, sack of money added) but The Boot is still in the game.

Oh, I know what the boot is, then. For some reason, I thought The Boot was the nickname of a specific person, lol. 

2Ke21-0
jackie521 wrote:
blueemu wrote:
2Ke21-0 wrote:
blueemu wrote:
Steven-ODonoghue wrote:

Sure, it's only Monopoly money

That's what The Boot said.

Evidently, I am too young. Who is The Boot?

Prior to the sale of the IP in 1997, The Boot was one of the iconic playing pieces (representing one of the players) along with the little dog, the thimble, the iron, the racecar, and a few others. After the game was sold to Hasbro, some changes were made (cannon, horse&rider removed, sack of money added) but The Boot is still in the game.

He's talking about the board game Monopoly... because I'm guessing after reading his explanation you're still confused.

The game piece used to show your location on the board is chosen at the beginning of the game. Among the options is a boot.

I know that. I have played Monopoly before. I was just confused because I thought The Boot was the nickname of a person based on the context in which @blueemu originally used it.