could you just say move a passive rook back and forth 1 square back and forth, being really passive......

If you want to be disrespectful to your opponent, yes.

If you are in a totally lost position you should resign. If you are down pieces or pawns, but not totally lost  then play on to the best of your ability.  How else are you going to learn?

but if im in a losing posistion and not totally lost..if i move my rook back and forth he can't continue on?

If you want to see how well that works, go to live chess now?

Yes he can. Why do you think he cannot?

To continue from the end of a recent game I won on time:

A strange thread.

Play your best or resign.

so moving back and forth rook is a legitimate strategy

Yep. Keep it up.

Brilliant answer, Scottrf (#7)!

QED ...

In some situations it could be a psychological ploy, telling your opponent you're confident that he can't make a breakthrough, which may tempt him into trying to finish you off prematurely. Still, it's quite a last resort, only for if you just can't find counterplay, as genuine counterplay is practically always preferable. And even then, it's unlikely to work since you're giving your opponent all the time in the world to build up his position.

Yeah, but not a full rook down :) It is possible to insist you do something, and then seriously reduce the amount of technical skill/work your opponent needs to win in the process.

Begin analyzing the position for variations that lead to perpetual check, stalemate and 3-move repetition. If you are up material in a losing position begin anayzing the position for variations where you can give back material to get to an equal position or regain the initiative. This way you pull a rabbit out of a hat, salvage 1/2 point and some rating points.

If moving a Rook back and forth would save you, then it's not a losing position.  Therefore, no.

Can't fault that refutation of his logic at all.

if your in a losing position