Leechers of chess.com

Yeah, I think it's a fair point. In almost any game or sport, you do need to learn how to close the deal.

only forever. now can we finish our arguement about who will win the american civil war?

After reading through this all, Moasi reminds me of the OP in this thread: http://www.chess.com/forum/view/livechess/1350-in-live-but-2200-in-tactics-trainer?page=2

Essentially the same flaw in each argument.

if you don't like it, then _________________

always a good time.

Sam97 wrote:

After reading through this all, Moasi reminds me of the OP in this thread: http://www.chess.com/forum/view/livechess/1350-in-live-but-2200-in-tactics-trainer?page=2

I love how all you people can do is personal attacks and accusations. Either you're too stupid to understand my actual argument, or you know I'm right and you're in self denial.

So either work on your reading comprehension skills or go see a psychologist.

perfect

Emphasis on the all, ilikeflags.

        Who is making accusations and personal attacks now?

I have noticed a great number of players on this site who can be best described as loochers.

These people have live chess settings with maximum rating close to their own (say +50 or sometimes even lower than their own rating), and extremely low minimums (like -500), thereby garaunteeing that they only get paired with weaker players.

This practice is not only selfish, but detrimental to chess.com. I feel it is not properly recognized as such by the community, hence the rant. 

As everyone knows, the way to feel better is to crush weaker opponents. But for every stronger player getting an ego trip, there is an opponent who is graciously volunteering their time to provide it. 

Need I continue ? Or is this enough to get abuse from the OP ?

you showed us

Attacking you personally is not and was not my intention. All I friggin said was you are making the same point as he. That is all. Basically, this "leech" behavior doesn't affect you. You seem to be intelligent and not trolling but I think we're miscommunicating. Will you please stop insulting and answer some questions? I want to help. I can only imagine you posted to hear opinions. Surely you wouldn't post and then not listen. If we argue about it without insulting, we can hammer out the problem and come to a REAL solution.

1. What exactly is your concern? You keep saying that "this behaviour is detrimental to chess.com. How exactly?

2. How does this effect you individually? If you play a "leech" worse than you whose rating is inflated, wont you kill him? If you lose 13 points when you lose and gain 3 when you win that means you should beat him 13 times out of 16, keeeping things even. Fact is, no matter what someone does, he can't escape his rating. FACT.

         I'll go see the psychologist, because I like the Horshak ink blok test.

It's not about what I want. It's about what society needs.

Chess.com needs honest players who agree to play both those above and below them. This way we can learn from eachother, live long, and prosper.

You must continue. This was not serious enough to be granted abuse.

Lechers was much better IMO.

It's my experience that any OP who manages to accuse those who disagree with him of fallacies, hypocrisy, AND trolling, in seperate posts on the first page of discussion is most likely guilty of at least one of those himself.  Bonus points for being insulting in the thread title.

I wouldn't take this thread too seriously, myself.

Aw, why don't you come and play?

           Sam; your young. Mosai is right. Everyone pays when people steal from K-mart. Everyone pays higher insurance premiums, because of drunk drivers. But what do you care. It doesn't effect you.

OK--so what do you think is an "acceptable" range? I have a 200 point swing. Does that put me in your arbitrary good graces?