Why are thier so many pepole who say rude stuff on chat

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MTILCChessfoever
it sucks
snoozyman
Internet
blueemu

People are jerks.

Well known fact.

x-4373414180
I would recommend playing several games with a handful of opponents to see what chat feedback you get from them. Add decent opponents to your friend list then set in game chat to allow for people in your friends list only. Any unwanted chat can be prevented by blocking the offending user(s).

There are lots of rude/offensive users but there are also a lot of very helpful users with great advice and feedback to questions in the forums.
busterlark
The internet makes it harder for people to remember that the people who they’re sending messages to are real people themselves. So, people find it easier to be mean over the internet
Hedgehog1963

Strange to say I've hardly ever had any rude comments.

sndeww
MTILCChessfoever wrote:
it sucks

Think of it like this. They’re mad that you played good. Therefore, their rage is complimenting your chess skill.

jetoba

Most of my opponents do not chat.

Of those who do, the great majority are decent.

Then there are those who make you wonder if they have a room temperature IQ - measured in Celsius.  I remember a somewhat lower-rated opponent that suddenly realized I was going to win easily and then made numerous chat requests first asking for a draw, then demanding it, then ridiculing me for not giving one - even (erroneously) saying that a draw in that rated game would not affect my rating and finally insulting my character in general.  I made an abuse report and moved on.

There is an old saying that one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch, but that is predicated on the apples being together and the byproducts from the decaying apple affecting the others.  If the bad apple is isolated then it is just an isolated bad apple that can be avoided in the future.  When multiple bad apples get involved in a forum thread then that thread can be avoided.

The internet allows you to play chess against people all over the world, but that means that you have a chance of playing jerks from all over the world.  Focus on the good opponents from all over the world and block then ignore the jerks.

Internet chess allows a slight improvement over the serenity prayer because you don't need to simply accept (and continue to interact with) the jerks and you don't need to try to change them.

Instead of:

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.

You can have

God, grant me the serenity to block and ignore the jerks I cannot change, joy to play the good people I meet, and wisdom to quickly know the difference.

ninjaswat
blueemu wrote:

People are jerks.

Well known fact.

 

Meiamei
If they do during the game, you must be a damn good player
Meiamei
And they bad losers, who should be banned from the site
miskit_mistake

"Why are thier so many pepole who say rude stuff on chat"

13 posts and no one mentioned spelling. So a lot fewer jerks than projected.  And then I post ...

 

miskit_mistake
blueemu wrote:

People are jerks.

Well known fact.

Guess I'm the only people around here

suspendmeMORE

Sign of the times.  Human beings are increasingly savage, crude, and nasty.

Plenty of comments in this forum are the same.

But look at the bright side: in 10,000 years, no one will know anyone ever lived on this planet.

Chchess

Not experienced anything negative myself. Most are quiet

blueemu
suspendmeMORE wrote: Sign of the times.  Human beings are increasingly savage, crude, and nasty.

"Whatsoever therefore is consequent to a time of Warre, where every man is Enemy to every man; the same is consequent to the time, wherein men live without other security, than what their own strength, and their own invention shall furnish them withall. In such condition, there is no place for Industry; because the fruit thereof is uncertain; and consequently no Culture of the Earth; no Navigation, nor use of the commodities that may be imported by Sea; no commodious Building; no Instruments of moving, and removing such things as require much force; no Knowledge of the face of the Earth; no account of Time; no Arts; no Letters; no Society; and which is worst of all, continuall feare, and danger of violent death; And the life of man, solitary, poore, nasty, brutish, and short." - Hobbes.

StormCentre3

Leave it to mud … wanting it repeated.

Chat during a game? 
Bah- hum- bug

typicalpaul

That's deep question, maybe it's because of parenting or lack of? Maybe it's because of their ego obsfucation? Maybe it's because they are being gluttonous on the poisonous liquids? Maybe it's post traumatic stress disorder when they were abused and hung out to dry as a child? Maybe they were literally forced to eat what rhymes with tit? Maybe they are jealous? They haven't been able to sort out the cacaphony of information that constantly pulls and pushes them in disarray? Either way the reaper will get what you sew. It's a nice law

DrSpudnik
miskit_mistake wrote:

"Why are thier so many pepole who say rude stuff on chat"

13 posts and no one mentioned spelling. So a lot fewer jerks than projected.  And then I post ...

 

I think we have all given up on spelling and grammar.

We am all uninnerested. Its to unpointyness.

Wits-end
miskit_mistake wrote:
blueemu wrote:

People are jerks.

Well known fact.

Guess I'm the only people around here

No, you’re the just the only Pepole. You know that. wink.png