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I have to say that I don't like Chess.com's new feature in which you state whether or not the person you just played was a good sport or not.  I hate it.  It's like asking someone to tattle.  No one likes a tattler.  Sure, some people can be jerks, but not very many, really.  

Also, it seems like an example of Big Brother.  If you've seen the episode of Black Mirror in which people are compelled to rate every interaction they've had with others, you know what I mean..

Get rid of it, administrators of chess.com!!!  People need to feel free, even if occasionally they have to deal with a jerk.  It's life.  Let it go.  

Thanks for listening!

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dkelty wrote:

I have to say that I don't like Chess.com's new feature in which you state whether or not the person you just played was a good sport or not.  I hate it.  It's like asking someone to tattle.  No one likes a tattler.  Sure, some people can be jerks, but not very many, really.  

Also, it seems like an example of Big Brother.  If you've seen the episode of Black Mirror in which people are compelled to rate every interaction they've had with others, you know what I mean..

Get rid of it, administrators of chess.com!!!  People need to feel free, even if occasionally they have to deal with a jerk.  It's life.  Let it go.  

Thanks for listening!

 

This is not the Mafia. There is no oath of silence. If people are go beyond being jerks here, into the land of abuse, they should be reported.

There are women who try to join and play here who are stalked.   You posted two years ago about someone who posted that a player should shoot themself.  Those kind of people need to be reported.

31,846 people had their accounts closed for abuse last month. It is a good thing.

https://www.chess.com/news/view/chess-com-month-in-review-june-2019

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Yes, I see your point.  Abuse should be reported.  You have roadblocks for that, though.  I don't think it's necessary to put up a notification after each game asking if the other player acted appropriately.  It becomes a little bit like a snitch society after that.  Personally, I'd rather someone get away with being a jerk to me than reporting them for being snide.  The problem with this new media is nit-picking and punishing someone for just being frustrated and human.  The more you make your "reporting" feature a common thing, the more it's going to fly back in our face as a species.  

Please don't respond to my critique quickly.  Take the time and think about this issue philosophically.  In dictatorial societies, people are encouraged to turn each other in for the most minor of infractions.  Let's not begin this here, please.  It makes me want to discontinue on-line chess altogether.  It's a thing of principle.