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notmtwain
CedarsNH wrote:

Is there actually any admin here?  Why do they never respond to email request?  Are there better Chess sites anyone can recommend?

Is there something in particular bothering you?  

I have always found that they responded to email requests. It may take a couple of days but they have always responded.

check_out_23

I would suggest posting whatever your problem is as a topic. Also, when contacting support staff, it is always helpful to
a) be polite
b) be precise in what your problem is,
c) if possible, describe what you expect them to do.

Keep in mind the staff needs to answer a lot of mails and when none of the above are met, it may be difficult to respond, if the admin has no clue what you want, what to do about it, and gets the impression of being treated rudely, motivation to respond may be low. This is personal experience, I am not a staff member.

I have rarely needed it, but always gotten answers which were helpful from the staff, so I suspect you should rethink your approach.

DrSpudnik

Ew, which one has lice?

notmtwain
DrSpudnik wrote:

Ew, which one has lice?

Do you think it's just one? Don't be a nit picker.

CedarsNH

http://www.chess.com/tournaments/games?id=114136.  Here is a complaint I have about one player who is in hundreds of tournament and delays the tournaments for months because he only moves the minimum amount required.  The link above is just one example, he is currently playing 4000 games. In the tournemanet referenced, the most recent non Mishra game ended 2 months ago. For 2 months everyone has been waiting for Mishra to finish his games. I do not understand how admin does not boot this kid.  At the very least I just would like a response to the email I have sent.  I have rarely sent admin any emails but on the few occassions I have there was no response.  I would prefer a site where these types of inconsiderate players are not allowed.

Sai

I had several suggestions, requests and compliants. 9/10 of them have been given action by the admin and staffs. (1/10 might be unclear).

Premium member or not, admins give actions as soon as time permits.

TheronG12
CedarsNH написал:

http://www.chess.com/tournaments/games?id=114136.  Here is a complaint I have about one player who is in hundreds of tournament and delays the tournaments for months because he only moves the minimum amount required.  The link above is just one example, he is currently playing 4000 games. In the tournemanet referenced, the most recent non Mishra game ended 2 months ago. For 2 months everyone has been waiting for Mishra to finish his games. I do not understand how admin does not boot this kid.  At the very least I just would like a response to the email I have sent.  I have rarely sent admin any emails but on the few occassions I have there was no response.  I would prefer a site where these types of inconsiderate players are not allowed.

This again? As long as mishrafish is making his moves within the time limit, he's not violating any rules whether he plays 4 games or 4000. So no, staff aren't going to start arbitrarily banning people who aren't breaking any rules.

glamdring27

Join tournaments with a shorter time limit.  I make most of my moves based on when the time limit expires too simply because I just make moves when I have < 24 hours left in a game.  If I have more then I leave it for the next day unless I am especially enthusiastic.  I only have ~30 games going on in parallel though.

People should join tournaments with a more suitable time control when it bothers them.  It's like playing a 30 minute game and complaining because your opponent doesn't bash out all his moves in 10 minutes.

Sai

I have 120 games now. Usually I have 200 games. It takes me less than a minute to think of my move. Half of the games my opponents make their move frequently. Its taking me an hour to make moves of the current games I have. having 4000 games is a huge task. Who is this player?

Spectator94

4000 ongoing games and over 10.000 completed. Not sure if I have to salute the guy or doubt the entire thing.

Diakonia
CedarsNH wrote:

http://www.chess.com/tournaments/games?id=114136.  Here is a complaint I have about one player who is in hundreds of tournament and delays the tournaments for months because he only moves the minimum amount required.  The link above is just one example, he is currently playing 4000 games. In the tournemanet referenced, the most recent non Mishra game ended 2 months ago. For 2 months everyone has been waiting for Mishra to finish his games. I do not understand how admin does not boot this kid.  At the very least I just would like a response to the email I have sent.  I have rarely sent admin any emails but on the few occassions I have there was no response.  I would prefer a site where these types of inconsiderate players are not allowed.

Is he making his moves in the time allowed?  If so then what is the issue?  

CedarsNH

The issue is he is violating the spirit of the rule.  Every other player has finished their games months ago.  He is not advancing to the next round but the tournament has stalled.  The rules of Fair Play, as listed here state, "no player shall delay moves unnecessarily.  If he were just doing this to one or two tournaments it would be one thing but he is delaying hundreds of tournaments for months.  The one I posted is a move in 24 hours, it started in August and all other first round games were completed  in September, but we are all waiting for him to drag out his games.  He will not advance to round 2.  And since there was one reply again that began "not this again" I must assume I am not this only member complaining about this child.

Rsava

Please explain how he is delaying moves unnecesasarily.

Both of his games in the toruney you link to are 3 days/move. He is not absolutely lost in either of the two games showing.

In this game (http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=112676608) I can see where he should have resigned but nowhere in the rules does it say he has to resign.

Diakonia
CedarsNH wrote:

The issue is he is violating the spirit of the rule.  Every other player has finished their games months ago.  He is not advancing to the next round but the tournament has stalled.  The rules of Fair Play, as listed here state, "no player shall delay moves unnecessarily.  If he were just doing this to one or two tournaments it would be one thing but he is delaying hundreds of tournaments for months.  The one I posted is a move in 24 hours, it started in August and all other first round games were completed  in September, but we are all waiting for him to drag out his games.  He will not advance to round 2.  And since there was one reply again that began "not this again" I must assume I am not this only member complaining about this child.

How are you proving that they are delaying uncessarily?  You have no idea what is going on in that persons life.  Im not justifying what they are doing, its just that there have been numerous posts about this same exact thing, and what it comes down to is 1 of 2 things:

1. Impatient people that sign up for 3 day per move tourney, and then complain the opponents takes 3 days per move.

2. People purposely delaying to drag out a loss.

Make your move and then wait.  Or just wait...I never understood this.  If youre winning, youre winning.

CedarsNH

Here is the Fair Play rule:

Chess.com encourages players to be kind and show good sportsmanship. Our Fair Play policy expects that players will not...

  • intentionally disconnect during games
  • stall to make opponents wait unnecessarily 
He does not move until the clock is completely out of time.  It is not about the game that he is delaying it is about intentionally delaying entire tournaments.  It is a complete lack of sportsmanship and coutesy.  Look at his pending games see how many games he is down to the last minutes before he moves.  That is clearly stalling and it is not just his opponents who he is making wait it is hundreds of other players.
chasm1995

Maybe the problem is your impatience and not the person taking the time they were given to make their moves.  Nobody is stopping you from withdrawing from the tournament, so you have no reason to complain.

ForeverHoldYourPiece
CedarsNH wrote:

Here is the Fair Play rule:

Chess.com encourages players to be kind and show good sportsmanship. Our Fair Play policy expects that players will not...

intentionally disconnect during games stall to make opponents wait unnecessarily 
He does not move until the clock is completely out of time.  It is not about the game that he is delaying it is about intentionally delaying entire tournaments.  It is a complete lack of sportsmanship and coutesy.  Look at his pending games see how many games he is down to the last minutes before he moves.  That is clearly stalling and it is not just his opponents who he is making wait it is hundreds of other players.

This clause is open to interpretation, but is not applicable to this instance. 

So long as he is making his moves within the given time limit, it's within his own prerogative to take as long as he wants without flagging. 

Diakonia
CedarsNH wrote:

Here is the Fair Play rule:

Chess.com encourages players to be kind and show good sportsmanship. Our Fair Play policy expects that players will not...

intentionally disconnect during games stall to make opponents wait unnecessarily 
He does not move until the clock is completely out of time.  It is not about the game that he is delaying it is about intentionally delaying entire tournaments.  It is a complete lack of sportsmanship and coutesy.  Look at his pending games see how many games he is down to the last minutes before he moves.  That is clearly stalling and it is not just his opponents who he is making wait it is hundreds of other players.

If your opponent is making his moves in the time allowed what is the issue?  You have no idea what is going on with the opponent, and to just blindly accuse people is not right.  

 Yep...and your own words " It is a complete lack of sportsmanship and coutesy." 

And yet you feel you have the right to call the admins lousy, and accuse others of things you have no proof of.   That isnt being very courteous.  

Martin_Stahl
CedarsNH wrote:

Here is the Fair Play rule:

Chess.com encourages players to be kind and show good sportsmanship. Our Fair Play policy expects that players will not...

intentionally disconnect during games stall to make opponents wait unnecessarily 
He does not move until the clock is completely out of time.  It is not about the game that he is delaying it is about intentionally delaying entire tournaments.  It is a complete lack of sportsmanship and coutesy.  Look at his pending games see how many games he is down to the last minutes before he moves.  That is clearly stalling and it is not just his opponents who he is making wait it is hundreds of other players.

 

The number of games being played is immaterial.  If there were only the games in one tournament, the player is allowed to use all of their time as they see fit.

The fair play rule is about things like using vacation to stall completely lost games, not using the time available. 

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