"Runners, Cowards, Decliners & "Time" Players: Beware.

Thank you for supplying the link to where you have weighed in on the matter. It is always great to read the work of subject matter experts who have contributed significantly to the field.

At this time I am at the liberty neither to confirm nor to deny the rating boost of nearly two years ago happening immediately after the release of the DB software launch https://www.chess.com/forum/view/livechess/standard-ratings-boost was ever anything more than one big happy coincidence whose time had come.

The most important thing, (no matter how it was done or who did or did not get the credit) is that the members of Chess.com were taken care of as always. 

Hey, did you update the list of escorts in Dubai?

I actually can't claim any credit for having anything to do with that venture, but if I hear anything I'll let you know!