Apparently you're new to chess.com and you may be familiar with some other way of doing things from another website or OTB. The reason everyone has jumped on you for this is that what you suggest is contrary to the expected behavior on chess.com on many levels - so just learn from this and move on.
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Jan 11, 2012
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#23
Thanks, Huskie99, for writing the only serious post on this thread. I now know the forum is a troll farm. I am curious how I can communicate with a moderator next time I have a question. Filtering through troll comments on this forum is a tedious and unreliable way to get information.
You need to fill out an ID10T form.
What's a troll?
eddiewsox wrote:
What's a troll?
It's a guy who doesn't understand basic chess etiquette, then jumps on his blameless opponent and anybody who tries to put him right.
I have 3 games on the go where its refusing to let me play a legitimate move I know at least one game i will lose on time because my oppenent wont accept a draw
afcwheels wrote:
I have 3 games on the go where its refusing to let me play a legitimate move I know at least one game i will lose on time because my oppenent wont accept a draw
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hughporter14 wrote:
Thanks, Huskie99, for writing the only serious post on this thread. I now know the forum is a troll farm. I am curious how I can communicate with a moderator next time I have a question. Filtering through troll comments on this forum is a tedious and unreliable way to get information.
No problem, I think the other posts were all saying the same thing - only with varying degrees of friendliness :-) Keep in mind too that you came on the forum and named an opponent for doing something that is perfectly within their right to do given the rules of chess.com with the intent of publicly shaming them and then you suggested timing out a game because they hadn't given you a draw or take-back. I think that is also a big part of the hostility (what you suggest as troll behavior) that you've experienced on this thread. Those are two things that won't win you many friends on chess.com.
If you have a concern about something, start at the chess.com support page (http://support.chess.com/) and take it from there. Questions like the one you raise are probably best handled through the support page anyway.
thanks I tried it but the captcha verification wont accept what I type ine.....
afcwheels wrote:
thanks I tried it but the captcha verification wont accept what I type ine.....
You need to keep trying, otherwise you are just hoping that a staff member spots your problem here.
Jan 11, 2012
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#33
hughporter14 wrote:
My finger came off my mouse button prematurely, putting my piece in a bad place, in a live game and my opponent wouldn't accept a draw or a take back. How should I respond to this kind of behavior?
You should ask your opponent to forgive you for exhibiting such embarrassing behavior.
Sheesh, what a crybaby.
EDIT: Gotta love the part about the hypothetical earthquake in a completely different game situation, though. 
hughporter14 wrote:
If I'm playing over-the-board and there's an earthquake while I'm in the middle of my move and the piece falls out of my hand and lands on the board in an unintended square I do not believe any reasonable tournament director would compel me to leave it there. It would not reflect the intent of the touch move rule. If, however, the etiquette around here is to be bound by the software, with no consideration for any external circumstance, I see nothing wrong with going to watch some TV next time it happens. After all, if there's nothing wrong with me being bound by the software, why should i care if he's in the same predicament? I'll delete the post where I name the troll.
Any TD that is more concerned about a piece falling on the wrong square as opposed ot making sure everyone gets out alive probably shouldnt be a TD. Also any player that is more concerned about piece placement during a earthquake probably shouldnt be playing chess.
hughporter14 wrote:
Thanks, Huskie99, for writing the only serious post on this thread. I now know the forum is a troll farm. I am curious how I can communicate with a moderator next time I have a question. Filtering through troll comments on this forum is a tedious and unreliable way to get information.
So, you didn't find this to be a serious reply? Are you kidding me!?
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hughporter14 wrote:
Clever observation, goldendog, but what are you saying I should do? Resign graciously, so as not to waste any more of the troll's time? By the way, the troll's name is [Name removed- Moderator] in case anyone wants to block him. I blocked him.
I don't see how this guy's a troll or bad sport at all. He seems to be behaving normally.
If you don't want to finish the game without a takeback just resign and move on.
Jan 11, 2012
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#36
Sorry, goldendog. I forgot u also had a serious post. More accurate to say most posts here are just trying to provoke me. (Online chess players enjoying provoking people? Who knew?)
I'll ask a mod what he thinks.
In the meantime, I don't think he's coming off as someone carrying shame, so no need to delete.
Jan 11, 2012
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#39
Here's another idea: next time my finger slips, I will quickly resign before my opponent can make his move. Not that it's his fault, but I'm not subjecting myself to the humiliation of asking for a break again, and I don't want to see his reply, because calling it a "reply" implies I made an intended move. And it doesn't matter if the move is completely losing, or still playable, or if my opponent notices it's bad. The point is that I refuse to play a game that is no longer a game, and it's no longer a chess game if moves are counted that no one ever intended to make.
You made a mistake that was in no way the result of your oppoent (your mouse-slip). The difference is that you are punishing your opponent by making him waste his time waiting for you to move while you slowly timeout the game instead of resigning (you said yourself you were doing it to be punitive for his not accepting your draw request or giving you a take-back) - on what basis? What has he done wrong? What you suggest sounds rather childish. Not to mention, excessive timing out of live games will get picked up by chess.com which has consequences (http://support.chess.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/171)