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Crazychessplaya
Apr 8, 2011
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#41

I may have learned something, but unfortunately still feel like I know nothing ...

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Sofademon
Apr 8, 2011
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#42
Sly_Uses wrote:
Sofademon wrote:
Gomer_Pyle wrote:

There are more arrogant ***holes on this site than any other forum I've frequented.

 There are screwballs everywhere on the internet, but honestly this place is mid range at worst.  But then again, I have gone through the Wizards of the Coast Forums during the edition wars, and played Original Everquest, so compared to that pretty much anything else is amateur hour when it comes to trolls.

these are a whole new breed of trolls from what you're used to though

dealing fire/acid dmg doesnt work as well here

 If only it was as simple as a Burning Hands spell.  Sigh. 

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wishiwonthatone
Apr 8, 2011
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#43

I've learned I like to read what others like to write.

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d4e4
Apr 8, 2011
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#44
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Kaapola
Apr 9, 2011
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#45

I learned Ive played too much of blitz chess to play the regular one properly...

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Nabunaid
Apr 9, 2011
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#46
chessmates wrote:

Don't get so disheartened..!

 Oh not at all :) I didn't like chess much but now that I realised how bad I am at it and how much I can improve I love it now :) its good to see that there are many players from UAE and the highest-ranked player on chess.com lives in the UAE Wink

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d4e4
Apr 9, 2011
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#47
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TheGrobe
Apr 9, 2011
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#48

It's not that you mention it, it's how you mention it.

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TheGrobe
Apr 9, 2011
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#49

Which leads me to one of my learnings:  There is no shortage or rationalization, obfuscation, mis-characterization and occasionally even indignation that can be drawn upon by someone who wants to steer an argument to favourable territory.

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wishiwonthatone
Apr 9, 2011
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#50

whoa, that's a five beer statement. Hold on...phsssst... OK. Got it. Laughing

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nxavar
Apr 9, 2011
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#51

I think this is the perfect Thanksgiving Day thread for chess.com. I suggest it gets bumped anually on said day.

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wishiwonthatone
Apr 9, 2011
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#52

nice idea. I smell food cooking already.

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onthegrid
Apr 9, 2011
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#53

I've learned that a good conversation is a strategically built argument and the discussion of it's merits or bad points, leading to the formulation of a counter argument and maybe a change of view.

Chess anyone?

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wishiwonthatone
Apr 9, 2011
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#54

snorrrrrrrrring

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d4e4
Apr 9, 2011
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#55
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wishiwonthatone
Apr 9, 2011
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#56

Actually, I'm sorry for my comment, it was rude. I try not to be like that but sometimes I get the worst of myself. Apology.

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d4e4
Apr 9, 2011
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#57
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brianb42
Apr 9, 2011
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#58

Humility.

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d4e4
Apr 9, 2011
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#59
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brianb42
Apr 9, 2011
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#60

The reason my rating is so low is that I forfeited a bunch of games in a tournament. I had to be in the hospital for quite a while.