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I am not the best chess player and never claimed to be, however a very angry fella decided that after he lost a game to me, it was okay to call me out for a rematch in a very rude and hostile tone. When I told him he sounds like a sore loser, he said I was gloating and I was not a Bobby Fisher blah blah...I am sitting here scratching my head, wondering where all that came from?! I love this game and always thought of it as having a certain prestige...I almost want to say, that such players, who engage in trash talking like that should stick with playing spades...Bad experience really.
Thanks IMBacon, will do..
Jun 14, 2017
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uptowndiva wrote:
Thanks IMBacon, will do..
If youre going to be on the internet, you need to accept one thing. People DO NOT act online how they would in person. Annonymity does weird things to some people. I call it technology beer, aka electronic courage.
That is very true and I like that analogy!
I want to add that a lot of the newer players think chess is like a video game.
I am beginning to see that Monie49...
Jun 14, 2017
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Monie49 wrote:
I want to add that a lot of the newer players think chess is like a video game.
You come here for a nice leisurely game of chess, and you get bombarded with the "gamer mentality" types. Got the headset on, piles of redbull cans all over the place.
popping zits!
Most people on this site are nice 
🚫Block & feel free to report any losers 🌈
Jun 14, 2017
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IMBacon wrote:
uptowndiva wrote:
Thanks IMBacon, will do..
If youre going to be on the internet, you need to accept one thing. People DO NOT act online how they would in person. Annonymity does weird things to some people. I call it technology beer, aka electronic courage.
Internet trash talk bugs me. Being anonymous doesn't change the fact that they are still addressing another human being. You're right though, a lot of guys that are jerks on the internet I assume are a lot different in person, probably to preserve their teeth.
@Brendan_UK that is very true my experiences on this site for the last 9 years were mostly very good. I did block him and forfeited the 3 Day Game I unfortunately had started with him.
Jun 14, 2017
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For really nasty stuff, you should also report them. There's a bunch of tips under Help --> Report Abuse
Jun 14, 2017
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IMBacon wrote:
uptowndiva wrote:
Thanks IMBacon, will do..
If youre going to be on the internet, you need to accept one thing. People DO NOT act online how they would in person. Annonymity does weird things to some people. I call it technology beer, aka electronic courage.
I'm curious about this phenomenon.... does anonymity generally bring out one's worst personality or one's truer personality. I tend to think that how one acts without constraint is indicative of one's real self, but I can also see that someone may want to project or act out.
Jun 14, 2017
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batgirl wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
uptowndiva wrote:
Thanks IMBacon, will do..
If youre going to be on the internet, you need to accept one thing. People DO NOT act online how they would in person. Annonymity does weird things to some people. I call it technology beer, aka electronic courage.
I'm curious about this phenomenon.... does anonymity generally bring out one's worst personality or one's truer personality. I tend to think that how one acts without constraint is indicative of one's real self, but I can also see that someone may want to project or act out.
Yep. A tell tale sign of someone's true character.
Jun 14, 2017
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My Aunt worked with a really nice guy for years. Everybody loved him, she would say when she told this story. He was a male nurse and the patients loved him too. He is now serving life in prison for murdering his wife and her child from a previous marriage. Sure he was a nice guy, but obviously he wasn't nice to people he didn't have to be nice to.
Jun 14, 2017
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batgirl wrote:
IMBacon wrote:
uptowndiva wrote:
Thanks IMBacon, will do..
If youre going to be on the internet, you need to accept one thing. People DO NOT act online how they would in person. Annonymity does weird things to some people. I call it technology beer, aka electronic courage.
I'm curious about this phenomenon.... does anonymity generally bring out one's worst personality or one's truer personality. I tend to think that how one acts without constraint is indicative of one's real self, but I can also see that someone may want to project or act out.
This is why i refer to it as technology beer, aka electronic courage.
Just as drinking lowers your inhibitions. being annonymous online does the same thing. So yes, how you act online is going to be a good indicator of your true nature.
Rise above them. A mature person will be on here and enjoy your time playing. A younger person (though not all as many youngsters were brought up right) MIGHT use it as a place where they can be heard. If they are pushed around at school or parents are not interested in them then they will show aggression especially, as was said above, if they have anonymity. Take joy in playing anyone who is rude as when you beat them it is more...satisfying. Sorry if that is wrong.
