I just changed chatting to “only friends” / Where have the times of fair play gone?

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sokoban

22 hrs ago

I just changed chatting to “only friends” because some chats really bothered me.

Apart from a lot of very friendly chats, that I will miss in the future, there are two kinds of bothersome chats:

1. Players who win the game, somehow feel superior and have a need to make denegrating remarks.

2. Players who loose the game, and somehow cannot handle their loss.

I used to report each and every one of these chats, and chess.com usually promises some “action” invisible to me but I got so fed up with them that I blocked chatting.

Where have the times of fair play gone?

MAN270

16 hrs ago

I can understand what you feel.

Actually one funny incident happened with me, one player I played in a tournament, after defeating me sent me a message in my inbox (because I already have only friends option turned on for in game chatting)

The message said, "you lost to me 😂"

But I was clueless then about such behaviour so I replied, "Congratulations, you play chess very well."

And you know what, that person didn't reply for about 2 min and then he said, "umm thanks. Friends ?"

A little goodness never disappoints

sokoban

4 hrs ago

: I can only say, you have reacted very well in that situation.

sad_gurrl

1 hr ago

This must be unique to OP. I've only run across the nicest people here.

Speed_Swimmer_1

22 min ago

I've been on here for awhile and progressed through about 800 elo since I've joined and probably ran into a dozen annoying people chat-wise.
Just ignore them, or better, troll them back.
I once mated this guy with .1 seconds on the clock, in a completely winning position for me, and he said "You are lucky. I should have won that you lousy chess player."
I challenged him to a rematch, he gained a winning position, and trolled me for the rest of the game, only to stalemate me. (This was a 900 btw).
What goes around comes around, idiots will be idiots, either ignore them and let them learn their lesson or play an Uno reverse.