Posting Rules

"Chess.com is a friendly community. We try to keep it that way by following a common set of rules for posting. The following topics or behaviors are not allowed in the main public forums or chat rooms:

• offensive/vulgar language
• personal attacks
• religious or political debate
• spammy/pointless/distracting posts
• hijacking of threads with off-topic posts or images
• discussion of illegal activities (drugs, etc)
• advertising competitive sites
• cheating

If you would like to discuss any of the topics above you may do so in the Open Discussion group forums. 

If you are found unable to follow these rules, you may have your posting abilities restricted. 

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The following passage above includes: 

• spammy/pointless/distracting posts

Aren't there already a lot of "spammy/pointless/distracting posts" on chess.com?