I was a member at caissa.com for four years. I loved it for two, but got progressively more bored with it during the last two. There was a ton of churn there, so I'm not surprised to hear of it here, also. People come and go.
I finally followed one group of quitters and left that site, about ten years ago. If you are here, chess is probably a passion for you. Some passions burn slowly and can be sustained for life. Others burn bright and flame out, perhaps to be rekindled later, or perhaps not. People get busy IRL, too--that takes a toll.
Well, there is more to this site than chess. There is also a sense of community, and interaction which used to be more fun than it is now. I suspect that at least one of these two became disillusioned with the latter.
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Is this the sixth incarnation of kenible?
Please....if u are new by all means jumb in and enjoy the many interesting chess ideas .Don't make comments that reflect on a member who has elected to move on. U have no personal knowledge of them or this site.Let it go and stick w/ the chess.
I thought my comment avoided any accusation. Yes, I am new here, and yes, I will refrain from any speculation.
One of the main reasons I'm new here is because I don't trust online sites to provide fair and honest players because there is no way for me, as an individual, to know if someone is playing far above their rating by using a chess engine. I also know there have been some here who have been banished for that tactic. I was simply looking for candidate moves, not a main line, and I specifically stated that it was not an accusation. The alternative then as suggested is to shut up and go away, which I will do.
If someone told me to shut up and go away, I would talk a little louder because I hate being interrupted in the middle of a speech.
Also a tip: try to develop an online "I dont care if you use an engine" attittude. It works for me. I have played over 200 online games, no idea if anyone used an engine, and dont care. At all.