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How can I report someone for using offensive language towards me and accusing me of "time cheating" (whatever that is) to the staff memebers of this website?

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At the bottom of the page there is a link called "Report Abuse". There's a form you can fill out that will be reviewed by the chess.com staff.

P.S. It is considered improper to name cheaters or abusers in the forums. The reasoning is that it's unfair to accuse someone before the staff has had a chance to review the complaints

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"Time cheating" :)...

As a mod I can say we get that a lot from inexperienced computer users who don't understand the basics :).  Rather than accounting for 'lag' (basically the time it takes for your move to make it to your opponents PC and vice versa) they assume you've 'hacked' the site and are altering the clocks to your favour :P.

Terrible sportsmanship, bad loser, and computer illiterate :P. ... A really bad combination!

 

I wish chess.com had an article on 'lag' so we could send it to these people :P (you know who you are! Wink).

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lol yes thnx both Gomer_Pyle and ih8sens,

however the form asks for a link to the game but I have already closed the window, what shud i do in this situation?

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Fill out the form anyway. I don't know what options the staff have available but at least you will do what you can.

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so fill it out without a link?

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Humness wrote:

so fill it out without a link?


Yes, give them what you can and let them take it from there.

If nothing else the staff will be alerted that someone does not play well with others in case it happens again.

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Wink Hi I reported a member some weeks ago and I had an apology from him and I was pleased with the action of the club

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it says i am missing one field (i.e. the link), nvm i think public humiliation wud be enuf for them, i dont think i will pursue this any further, but thnx for all your comments

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Is this the game you are talking about?

http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=15805802

 

When you complete games they get stored in the archives so you can go back to them later if you wanted.  :)

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Humness wrote:

lol yes thnx both Gomer_Pyle and ih8sens,

however the form asks for a link to the game but I have already closed the window, what shud i do in this situation?


You can simply fill it in with a link to either the game or a link to the players profile.  If you want to be generic... I'm sure www.chess.com will do the trick (honestly, I don't know what the staff wants filled in there... I always just put the guys profile).

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yes einstein_69101, that is the game but it doesn't have the chat in it.

ok ih8sens, will do.

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How do I report cheating in a tourney

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By bumping decade-old threads.

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So apparently someone reported me for cheating and now I can't get a match in 'live chess' . I get this message " Your account is currently flagged for potentially suspicious play. This may temporarily delay your game seeks. Please continue to follow the Fair Play Policy and your account will return to normal very soon. "

and no game ever starts. I didn't cheat nor will I ever. It would be nice to be able to play here again. How soon is soon? Does anyone know?

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effu

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bstormerb wrote:

So apparently someone reported me for cheating and now I can't get a match in 'live chess' . I get this message " Your account is currently flagged for potentially suspicious play. This may temporarily delay your game seeks. Please continue to follow the Fair Play Policy and your account will return to normal very soon. "

and no game ever starts. I didn't cheat nor will I ever. It would be nice to be able to play here again. How soon is soon? Does anyone know?

Account Flagged for Suspicious Play