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TheOldReb
Jul 8, 2008
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What do you think a hack is? LOL A hack is a weak player , also called fish or rabbit, etc........you ARE one so whats the problem ?
Reb wrote: myuselessid wrote: I do not understand why some people get mad that other people actually finish their games. They have every right to play till the end so if you don't like it, don't play. I understand its difficult for hacks to understand. As for not playing if I dont like this behavior, believe me I wouldnt IF I knew in advance that an opponent was gonna do this. I think in future I simply will not play anyone else below a certain rating as this happens more often the lower rated the opponents are.
Hmmm, I guess when people start getting old, they become crotchety. Glad my AARP years are still a ways down the road.
Reb wrote: What do you think a hack is? LOL A hack is a weak player , also called fish or rabbit, etc........you ARE one so whats the problem ?
Wonder if Mortzy views you as a hack, now that he whipped you twice in a row.
Reb wrote: What do you think a hack is? LOL A hack is a weak player , also called fish or rabbit, etc........you ARE one so whats the problem ?
I am aware of the many definitions of the word hack, as I am sure you are aware of the many definitions for the word ass, all of which apply.
myuselessid wrote: Reb wrote: What do you think a hack is? LOL A hack is a weak player , also called fish or rabbit, etc........you ARE one so whats the problem ?
I am aware of the many definitions of the word hack, as I am sure you are aware of the many definitions for the word ass, all of which apply.
There is no need to get upset at me for pointing out the obvious and resort to childish name calling, is there ?
You start something with me and then blame me for it? Smart.
myuselessid wrote:
You start something with me and then blame me for it? Smart.
Check post #18 , I believe thats where it started and YOU started it.......how am I to know in advance how an opponent will behave? Believe me, if I know in advance they won't resign a completely hopeless position I do NOT play them.
myuselessid wrote:
You start something with me and then blame me for it? Smart.
Don't sweat it, dude. Old Reb is from Georgia, where the clay is red, and books aren't.
myuselessid wrote: I do not understand why some people get mad that other people actually finish their games. They have every right to play till the end so if you don't like it, don't play.
You are right. Post #18 (above) was a vicious attack from me. I should be banned from the site for such a post as violent as that one.
God have mercy on me 
PrettyGoPale wrote: myuselessid wrote:
You start something with me and then blame me for it? Smart.
Don't sweat it, dude. Old Reb is from Georgia, where the clay is red, and books aren't.
Fair enough. Reb can have the last word.
Take it away.
myuselessid wrote: PrettyGoPale wrote: myuselessid wrote:
You start something with me and then blame me for it? Smart.
Don't sweat it, dude. Old Reb is from Georgia, where the clay is red, and books aren't.
Fair enough. Reb can have the last word.
Take it away.
Maybe he'll resign.
Reb wrote:I understand its difficult for hacks to understand...
Reb wrote: There is no need to get upset at me for pointing out the obvious and resort to childish name calling, is there ?
This should be listed as an example in the dictionary under hipocrisy.
eternal21 wrote:
Reb wrote:I understand its difficult for hacks to understand...
Reb wrote: There is no need to get upset at me for pointing out the obvious and resort to childish name calling, is there ?
This should be listed as an example in the dictionary under hipocrisy.
In Webstur's dictionary, perhaps.
eternal21 wrote:
Reb wrote:
Reb wrote:I understand its difficult for hacks to understand...
Reb wrote:
There is no need to get upset at me for pointing out the obvious and resort to childish name calling, is there ?
This should be listed as an example in the dictionary under hipocrisy.
Apparently you dont seem to understand that "hack" is not an insult and it only means a weak player. However, calling someone an "ass" IS an insult, at least where I come from. If a GM calls me a "hack" I am NOT insulted by it.
ok so back to the subject (if I may) I'd have to agree with reb's statement (not in the whole discussion), apart from the weak or strong players.
Since I get players stronger than me who are certain I will blunder away my advantage of a rook and a knight(for example) since I'm so dumb and not nearly as good as he/she. Now THAT is an insult. If someone weaker than me plays on I can understand it's because of learning new things or just a lack of experience.
I don't like people playing on especially when they assume I'm not up to it (only if they don't prove me wrong). But you can't really blame them.
[about the discussion at hand: hack is not an insult per se, but it can very well be insulting.]
Reb, you check their rating. If it's <1500, then you know there is a very good chance they will play on regardless. If you dont want to rule out playing people of this rating, then I think you should relax, and take it as a compliment. Finishing the game is likely no more a waste of your time than the rest of the game was after the first few moves anyway. I dont know how you can get through life if you get INSULTED by something as tiny as someone playing out a chess game. Also, you seem to whine about it quite frequently, so you make an easy target for anyone who feels like winding up a master. 
Reb wrote: eternal21 wrote:
Reb wrote:
Reb wrote:I understand its difficult for hacks to understand...
Reb wrote:
There is no need to get upset at me for pointing out the obvious and resort to childish name calling, is there ?
This should be listed as an example in the dictionary under hipocrisy.
Apparently you dont seem to understand that "hack" is not an insult and it only means a weak player. However, calling someone an "ass" IS an insult, at least where I come from. If a GM calls me a "hack" I am NOT insulted by it.
Seems to me that whether or not it's an insult would hinge entirely on the accuracy of the label.
Boys will be boys and another "discussion" (lol) of resigning ettiquette devolves into....well.....something else.
I have my own strategy on won positions when my opponent suddenly changes his pattern of moving and slows the game to a move every three days. I offer a draw. Funny things happen. Like they refuse the draw and regret that 3-4 moves later. Or they accept the draw and I am out of the game. I'm a hack and playing better chess is my goal...not my rating.
As far as me playing a lost position, it varies from looking for a possible swindle to making sure my opponent knows he has a winning position.
Then I resign and send a note of congratulations.
this never gets old, does it
It's kinda like when someone in front of you is driving really slow....the more you tailgate the slower they get. Its the one tailgating that is agrivated not the guy going the speed limit....yes its the speed limit, and you dont have to go over it. These are the laws of the road...They have every right to drive that way. If you don't like it then stay home!