Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 05:39:32 09/08/02
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On September 08, 2002 at 03:29:07, Terry Ripple wrote: >On September 07, 2002 at 22:44:35, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On September 07, 2002 at 18:01:29, Rick Terry wrote: >> >>>On September 07, 2002 at 17:36:41, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On September 07, 2002 at 16:05:16, Rick Terry wrote: >>>> >>>>>Does this guy need an Attitude Adjustment or what??? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Information about beetle(IM) (Last disconnected Sun Jan 09 2000 11:41): >>>>> >>>>> rating [need] win loss draw total best >>>>>Wild 1446 [6] 0 1 0 1 >>>>>Bullet 2121 [8] 862 627 86 1575 2405 (12-Apr-1997) >>>>>Blitz 2380 [8] 14204 7694 2216 24114 2728 (20-Feb-1997) >>>>>Standard 2529 [6] 10 3 6 19 >>>>> >>>>> 1: Michael Valvo Fort Collins Colorado USA 57 years old >>>>> 2: I will give takebacks for obvious mouse slips but you must ask >>>>> 3: I will play fast time controls to accomodate opponents but my aim is chess >>>>>not time (goes for silly or stupid stuff as well) so beware [don't bother >>>>>playing me if playing to win on time is your thing...I'm not into such >>>>>masturbation] >>>>> 4: I find it odd there are players here who play less than 90% of their games >>>>>as rated; Many who like their rating so much they stop playing! >>>>> 5: 3 0 is not chess (more like masturbation), but one has to do it or not play >>>>>(seems like the most popular time control)...I try, but I can't quite handle 3 0 >>>>>time controls and often lose on time >>>>> 6: Accumulated hours : 4879.97 % of life on icc : 10.31 >>>>> 7: I will immediately abort the game and/or put people on noplay/censor for >>>>>playing boring or wierd openings >>>>> 8: don't offer me draws I'm not interested (in fact excessive draw offers will >>>>>result in censor/noplay) >>>>> 9: giving thx after games or dising is a sure way to get censored and/or >>>>>noplayed >>>>>10: I detest increments & unrated games >>>> >>>> >>>>I'm not sure what you are asking. I've known Mike for 20+ years. He was the >>>>TD at most of the ACM events starting around 1980 or so... He's not as strong >>>>a chess player as he used to be (he is an IM), and he did suffer a stroke a >>>>few years ago that affected his chess playing ability (his words). >>>> >>>>Notes like that generally reflect poor experiences on ICC, which is not >>>>uncommon... that is why some (GM) players are anonymous... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Well I thought it would be obvious to anyone with decent manners and common >>>sense that this guy if off.. when is the last time you have been censored for >>>playing a weird opening???, or put on a No-play list for simply thanking someone >>>for the game??????? People will go at lengths to excuse people because they are >>>titled players, inspite being bad human beings. >> >> >> >>Not necessarily. Many people give the common "thanks for the game" as a way >>of irritating the opponent. Many don't like it. I personally ignore it but >>IM/GM players are a different type... >> >>As far as playing weird openings, I have seen players get upset with people >>playing "garbage" against them. Perhaps it has happened enough that he >>simply is warning folks first... >> >>And as I said, you _never_ know what has happened in the past. Had you read >>some of Roman's finger notes from time to time you would draw a different >>picture of him than if you got to actually know him... >> >>The network is full of jerks. They seem to like to try to irritate the well- >>known players as a way of "having fun"... It happens _everywhere_.. >------------------- > >I don't understand the logic of someone becoming irritated because you thanked >them for the game! What is that person's problem? Please help me to understand >because if this is a problem for many players, then i better stop thanking them! > >Regards, > Terry I don't really understand it either. But I have seen this problem on ICC enough times to accept that it is a problem to some. I think it may become a problem when it is done after _every_ game, not just occasionally...
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