This site has a bunch of members that don't rematch.

Oh I don't care about the whining.  Someone mentioned making matches available as well as single games.  I think that's a good idea.  I would like to play a short match once in a while.  I also like the idea of getting rid of the rematch request feature.  It causes too many to believe it gives them a right to a rematch.

That's a good point.  I've said before in one of these stupid rematch threads that if the loss of a chess game causes a player to fall to pieces and demand a rematch to get revenge, he needs to take up another game.  How would he handle a loss in a tournament?  No rematch available. 

COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If I want a rematch, I just use my mind-control powers against my opponents. They are powerless to resist, and always grant me the rematch. Resistance is futile! Is using one's mind control powers to get your opponents to blunder cheating?

In daily I always grant a rematch, even if the point differential becomes quite large. In bullet it's a different story, I only rematch those who play proper chess, people who play crap chess to try and confuse early on I never rematch. You know the types, the ones who push pawns none stop, or the ones who bring the queen out straight away, or the ones who sacrifice their bishop or knight straight away to prevent the castle. I don't have a particular problem with those people, I'm sure it works enough times, but I don't really enjoy those games as much because they don't require as much thought. But those who play proper openings I'll always grant a rematch to.

You gotta be kidding me!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why should i do rematch? I dont rematch even in 1 min bullet game!

Or the ones who sac pieces relentlessly with check to try to win on time lol

I ain't ducking nobody just so you know 

This is a good idea except:

most people who want to rematch decide that they want a rematch only during the game. Some people want a rematch when they win. Some want a rematch when they lose. Some want a rematch when they lose miserably. Some want a rematch when they defeat their opponent very easily. Some want a rematch when they lose on time. Some want a rematch when they win on time. And how many matches they want to play with the same opponent also depends on similar issues.

In short, the urge to rematch is born during the game for most players and these people wouldnt want to commit to multiple games before the start of a game.  That means this eternal whining for a rematch is likely to continue.

I don't think aborting before even playing the guy is right, but insisting on a rematch is wrong

Leaving after one game is not necessarily due to cowardice. There can be many other factors, so to assume cowardice is not valid. 

And what if you want a 3rd, a 4th? Mandatory rematch lol. I agree they should get rid of abort, but this NAH

Its not always a 'him'. I remember one such encounter with a seemingly 'her'. I say 'seemingly', because you never know on the net. But, anyway, it is mostly 'him' because mostly chess sites are populated by men and boys. So, it is just a matter of probabilities.

I don't think gender has much to do with it.

And you wonder why the site doesn't do mandatory rematches?

I honestly don't think anyone cares. The purpose is to play chess, not prove whose better or worse. It's for fun. There are about 10,000 games at any given time. PLENTY of availability aside from the rating filters

Quote of the year.   I couldn't agree more.   

They should secretly turn the abort button into a log-out button