"Was Your Opponent A Good Sport?"

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Thechezzbozz wrote:

to me a good person is someone that says hi at the start and gg at the end less than 1% of my opponents do it and i do it every game

 

I agree this would be great as a standard practice, and I certainly wish for something that would act somewhat as the traditional "handshake", but the anonymity of being online, in my experience, typically doesn't lend itself to this kind of expectation or behavior. 

Furthermore, I've recently switched to "Focus Mode" to avoid distractions, and the chat is not even seen in that perspective.

CristianoRonaldosuuu

nice

veryrabbit

Focus mode. Yes i'm using it as well

It is a well thought option. I always feel surprised when i see how well i played against a high rated opponent without knowing it.

But it also blocks communication as well. As the name suggest.. it helps you focusing happy.png

Who cares hi's and bye's anyways grin.png

TampaFanofChess

@BlunderousWilliam someone who is rated 700 or 400 can give good advice on chess sportsmanship? That's cool but I don't think so. 

frothy679

a guy i just played against beavis49 just left bc he was losing but didnt resign he stalled the game and won [User ID Removed_GC]

veryrabbit

naming and shaming is not allowed

use report feature

Vincidroid

 I think it's a pretty good way to filter out the diiicks from the non-dicks. 

CristianoRonaldosuuu
frothy679 wrote:

a guy i just played against beavis49 just left bc he was losing but didnt resign he stalled the game and won [Quote Removed_GC]

bro dont swear theres kids on this

Ian_Rastall

You don't need a high chess rating to speculate on how a website works. At least you had the stones to say it to my face, though.

Ian_Rastall

And also ... we're on a forum. It's as important to have good composition as it is to be able to answer a question. It's a point of pride with me that I don't descend into the English major version of a chesshole, i.e. calling people out for their remedial-level writing skills. But that's the situation you're in. Actually, most people here are in that situation. It's even worse on the other major site. If English is not your first language, then never mind. I only speak the one. But if this is your first language, what business do you have trying to communicate on the internet? Aside from having complete and justifiable freedom to do so, as I do to play chess or to comment on a web site. My web design skills don't extend beyond HTML and CSS, so if you're looking for a way to feel superior to someone, try that. Coming to a conclusion that off-base, though, *and* wording it poorly? According to chesshole logic, that should mean you can't even feed yourself or tie your shoes.

frothy679
veryrabbit wrote:

naming and shaming is not allowed

use report feature

i did report him why shouldnt i name him though?

CristianoRonaldosuuu
frothy679 wrote:
veryrabbit wrote:

naming and shaming is not allowed

use report feature

i did report him why shouldnt i name him though?

Because its kind of bad out

captstash

in my opinion... the chess community are mostly nasty people. i dont get it. n

CristianoRonaldosuuu
captstash wrote:

in my opinion... the chess community are mostly nasty people. i dont get it. n

i always send friend requests to people who say good luck good game and accept my rematch

Ian_Rastall
captstash wrote:

in my opinion... the chess community are mostly nasty people. i dont get it. n

It's always been toxic. Every once in a while I get a bug up my butt to be social in the chess community, and in the end come back to that conclusion. Safe mode is the way, and the way is safe mode.

captstash

chatting during a game, esp the shorter games is kinda rude...not earth shattering tho. its the people who get nasty at the end that i dont like. name-calling, cheating accusations. just vicious behavior. and, imo...a poor winner is worse than a sore loser.

rajaammarhaider
B1ZMARK wrote:

I don't even understand why you pay so much attention to chat? I just click "new game" after I finish my games... nothing in chat...

 

OceanicLava7

True,
Like only 20 to 30 percent of the people play nicely

OceanicLava7

But,
Mostly I ignore it and I didn't even know that chess.com puts such kind of message after seeing the forums I realized this

Elbow_Jobertski
captstash wrote:

in my opinion... the chess community are mostly nasty people. i dont get it. n

Because it is by design a personally confrontational game, and human nature is to see one's self as better at something than they are. Insecure people can't handle being bad/mediocre at things when they are trying to be good at them so they lash out in various ways. 

You get the same thing in a lot of fields/activities. It isn't so much the true experts that get nasty as much as the ones that aren't quite there and are insecure about investing tons of time into something yet still not getting to anywhere near the top.