Why don't most people like talking in chat?

I recently noticed that there's a "focus mode" for playing chess that hides chat, the players' ratings, and the moves (though there are arrows so you move through them). I turned it on because I think hiding the ratings can help the psyche. So, some people might be using that mode.

Yes I like the good sportsmanship. I typically wish players good luck at the beginning of unrated games, but in rated chess, the well wishes just cost me seconds of my clock and that puts me at a disadvantage as those same seconds might be used to flag me.

In rated, I'd just play and don't chat. In unrated, chatting is more acceptable and a "good luck" at the beginning is usually well received

These players are rare, but report them when you come across them. Many people disable their chat just to avoid trash talkers, but I find it more useful to leave the chat on and if I run into a trash talker, then perhaps disable it for that game. Disabling all chat also removes all chance of positive interactions as well, but it is a personal decision for each person to make.

Jesus Christ, chill out. That's not what they meant. They probably just meant that people don't like to chat because they want to focus. They were just summarizing what everybody else was saying in the chat. Your username certainly matches with your personality. You really don't shut up. ^_^

i chat in daily games and arena chatrooms between games. so if you play daily and know how to talk to people, challenge me to a daily. i'm always prepared to lose.

Because most of them are here to play chess, and not to chat.

because most people that you play are not humans, they are bots

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Often it seems that people who are playing more seriously(60min games, tournaments, rating grind, study, etc.) prefer to avoid it whereas those who have more relaxed intentions will be willing to chat. Neither is necessarily better, and I encounter about equal amounts of each. Although admittedly chatting with someone you don’t know can be less appealing at times.

Only 999?

yeah i only meet a few who chat

Why should I ?

Because you and some other twit say so lol ?

You both need to grow up and realise it is 2023 ,and not 1923

If you want silent women, get yourselves a time machine

I usually don't really care about trash talking, but I lost 7 games in a row that day, so I was quite upset. In hindsight, I probably should've just called it a day after the third loss.

Im a girl too dumbo

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Yes, but I usually mean in like 30 min rapid games, where the timer does not even matter in the end.

I say "hello" to most people, the majority just ignore me lol, thats life ,and their right

Thats just how it is