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People usually don't ask about the en passant rule, most people think their opponent is cheating
Dec 27, 2016
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#6
knighttour2 wrote:
Part question, part rant: why do people ask questions in the forums when the answers could easily be found elsewhere? Things like: how does en passant work? How does the 50 move rule work? etc.
Why complain? Questions like that give you a chance to flaunt your deep understanding of the game, and also offer you somebody to feel superior to. It's win-win!
Since you did the same thing, ask yourself.
so that their thread becomes popular.
Ninjakiwi17 wrote:
People usually don't ask about the en passant rule, most people think their opponent is cheating
I smiled at that.
Yes , No cure
I'm thinking of posting on what the etiquette is with regard to rematches..
guys when i am playing live chess sometimes it is saying another login has been detected.its very irritating.does anyone have any idea why it is happening??
Dec 27, 2016
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#14
It has been demonstrated that spending 5 minutes or more per day at bagofnails.com will increase your level of stupidity by 5%.
Dec 27, 2016
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#15
knighttour2 wrote:
why do people ask [trivial] questions in the forums
It's one of the keys to making a successful troll topic, the other being to make the topic controversial.
If they leave out the controversial part, then I'd say they're attention seekers, but aren't very good at it yet.
See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality
If you additionally make use of
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines
You can get titles like:
"Proof that Bobby Fischer was the best homosexual chess player?"
and perhaps generate 100 posts in 24 hours.
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Edit:
Here's a good example
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/is-an-en-passant-capture-unsportsmanlike
Telestu wrote:
knighttour2 wrote:
why do people ask [trivial] questions in the forums
It's one of the keys to making a successful troll topic, the other being to make the topic controversial.
If they leave out the controversial part, then I'd say they're attention seekers, but aren't very good at it yet.
See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality
If you additionally make use of
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines
You can get titles like:
"Proof that Bobby Fischer was the best homosexual chess player?"
and perhaps generate 100 posts in 24 hours.
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Edit:
Here's a good example
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/is-an-en-passant-capture-unsportsmanlike
I doubt that's the same thing the OP is talking about. It sounds like he's referring to threads like "When does the World Rapid Championship start?" which aren't in any way meant to be controversial, but which can be easily answered with an online search.
Dec 27, 2016
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#17
macer75 wrote:
I doubt that's the same thing the OP is talking about. It sounds like he's referring to threads like "When does the World Rapid Championship start?" which aren't in any way meant to be controversial, but which can be easily answered with an online search.
That's what I mean though, when they aren't controversial they're not really trolls, but they do want attention.
Dec 27, 2016
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#18
Macer: correct. That's exactly what I'm asking about. It makes no sense to ask such a question in the forums. I'm not asking about trolls or topics that getting brought up again and again (like rematch etiquette, when to resign, etc) but questions with definitive answers that can easily be found elsewhere
Dec 27, 2016
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#19
I think these guys nailed it
kindaspongey wrote:
People like to interact with each other.
kaynight wrote:
They are lonely.
Part question, part rant: why do people ask questions in the forums when the answers could easily be found elsewhere? Things like: how does en passant work? How does the 50 move rule work? etc.
I see questions like this pretty regularly in the forums. The weird thing is, the answers to questions like these can easily be found online, using google, wikipedia, or chess.com's tutorials. It makes no sense for people to ask these questions when the answers are easily available elsewhere. The obvious answer is "the people asking are lazy", but that doesn't really make sense. It's much easier to do a quick search and find the answer rather than post in the forum, check back regularly, determine which answers are correct, deal with trolls/insults, etc. Plus the answers may be wrong or contradictory, leaving the OP with no real answer. It may just be that some people are stupid, but I'm hoping for something a little more satisfying.