Should we ban Russian players?

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A  Russian player just laughed when I told him Putin is killing unarmed civilians in Ukraine. Should we ban Russian players? 

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Should we ban Russian players?” —  Well, it is not “we”, it is the staff. They control the site not us. Also political discussions like about Russia is not allowed. 

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How can you be sure it was a Russian player ?
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Woollensock2 wrote:
How can you be sure it was a Russian player ?

Flag maybe?

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Inb4thelock
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It seems like extraordinary circumstances. Don't we have a responsibility to stop the lie that Russia is not killing unarmed civilians? This platform doesn't exist in a vacuum.

 

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POORSILKFARMER wrote:

It seems like extraordinary circumstances. Don't we have a responsibility to stop the lie that Russia is not killing unarmed civilians? This platform doesn't exist in a vacuum.

 

Not all Russia members support the war. Chess.com can’t ban Russia members who didn’t do anything about it.

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Yeah well. I think they should ban Russian players. Russia is wrong. They need to know that.

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/ukraine-calls-for-russia-and-belarus-to-be-expelled-from-international-tennis-federation/articleshow/89892838.cms

 

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Having a Russian flag 🇷🇺 in your profile, doesn’t mean that you are a Russian , you could just be anyone at all . You can be anything you like on the internet . However Woolly is the real deal ! ✌️😺
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No. Russian players should not be banned

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Political posts are not for the general forum, Please discuss in a private club or somewhere that allows you to discuss the topic. Check how chess.con support Urkaine: https://www.chess.com/blog/CHESScom/on-the-invasion-of-ukraine

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61036740

 

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I think this is the perfect place to discuss politics.

 

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Thanks for the link Mattew298 but I do not agree. We should ban Russia from this platform. Obviously it will probably me that gets banned for saying that!

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You won't be banned for saying that, but your forum has big chances to be locked.

 

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Freedom of speech anybody? I don't know. Wrong place. I have my answer. Chess dot com is lame.

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inb4thelock

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same thing

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Money money money. ABBA.

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