Message for management, When members are busted for cheating..... - Chess Forums

jamerolle2

Mar 10, 2023

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#1

When members are busted for cheating: In addition to the message alert for unfair play, we should also know the name of the cheater/s so we have a chance to block future play.

David

Mar 10, 2023

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#2

jamerolle2 wrote:

When members are busted for cheating: In addition to the message alert for unfair play, we should also know the name of the cheater/s so we have a chance to block future play.

If the account is banned for Fair Play, you don't have to block them.
You can look through you gme archive and the names of those accounts closed for Fair Play violations will have a red circle with a cross through it next to them

jamerolle2

Mar 10, 2023

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#3

right, that is if they are banned. that only happens to repeat offenders. we should know for first-time offenders.

blueemu

Mar 10, 2023

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#4

It's probably for legal reasons.

The web-site has the right to kick anybody they like off the site (banned) with no legal problems, but if they start publishing a list of names as "cheaters", they might get sued for defamation and have to prove, in court, that the player was indeed cheating.

That would involve paying thousands of dollars in legal fees. Easier to NOT publish details.

MrKoovy

Mar 10, 2023

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#5

Unless I'm mistaken, as soon as someone is caught cheating their account is closed and they are blocked from making new accounts (at least from the same email address). If you suspect someone from cheating but they have not been caught by Chess.com (or if they're not actually cheating), you are still welcome to block them to prevent future games.

jamerolle2

Mar 10, 2023

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#6

It's not a public announcement, not understanding legal problems

Spawney

Mar 10, 2023

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#7

Oh yes imagine the costly legal difficulties of needing to actually PROVE someone is a cheater. So much easier to just declare it so and delete their account! This is chess after all might as well go all out medieval.

nklristic

Mar 10, 2023

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jamerolle2 wrote:

right, that is if they are banned. that only happens to repeat offenders. we should know for first-time offenders.

As soon as someone is caught, they ban that account. That is how it works.

dfgh123

Mar 10, 2023

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#9

I am sure they used to have a wall of shame with usernames but it disappeared also every account used to have it's own chess.com email.

Spawney

Mar 10, 2023

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#10

As for not giving someone the boot until they’ve cheated many times, obviously Chess.com is going to allow as much cheating as they can get away with before it hurts them financially. It’s a balancing act, keep the cheater around right up to the point of causing enough damage that it’s just as economically efficient to delete the cheater. But until he’s caused enough harm he’s presumably profitable.

RonaldJosephCote

Mar 10, 2023

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#11

Chess.com instituted a new policy change effective Jan 1 2023. All chess members caught cheating will receive this FREE download recorded by the Chess.com All Stars.....otherwise known as "The Most Dangerous Band In The World" as a lovely parting gift.

AntonioEsfandiari

Mar 10, 2023

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#12

The 1800 i just played in 10 min has 97% accuracy his last 10 games how do I report on the app?

nklristic

Mar 10, 2023

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#13

Go to profile, click on 3 little dots more button and then click report.

Martin_Stahl

Mar 10, 2023

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#14

Discussions of cheating, potential cheating, or cheat detection are not allowed in the general forums. If you would like to have that discussion join the following club.

https://www.chess.com/club/cheating-forum