Originally posted by WulebgrI don't worry too much about them, as long as they don't take down the official RHP logo and replace it with their own.
We need to put some limits on the forums. A player that has timed out the only finished game should not be permitted to post in the forums. This is a chess site.
Originally posted by Wulebgr"timed out the only finished game"
We need to put some limits on the forums. A player that has timed out the only finished game should not be permitted to post in the forums. This is a chess site.
What the hell does that mean..? How can you time out.. a finished game... Its finished..
Its a free community here.. Live and let live.
Originally posted by Peachytiming out was the way it finished; no other games started or finished
"timed out the only finished game"
What the hell does that mean..? How can you time out.. a finished game... Its finished..
Its a free community here.. Live and let live.
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Originally posted by RedmikeI don't think people who don't have any active games should be excluded from posting. We have participants in the photo comp who don't play here at all, and the comp would be less fun without them. I also wouldn't want to exclude people like BigDoggProblem who have stopped playing on this site, but still make valuable contributions to the forums.
In the site ideas forum, I suggested that non-subs should have as many posts per day as they have active games.
Originally posted by NordlysDepends whether you think this is a chess site which also has forums or a forum site where some people play chess too.
I don't think people who don't have any active games should be excluded from posting. We have participants in the photo comp who don't play here at all, and the comp would be less fun without them. I also wouldn't want to exclude people like BigDoggProblem who have stopped playing on this site, but still make valuable contributions to the forums.
I agree there are some people who aren't actively playing chess who contribute positively, but there are a whole lot more who just pollute the forums.
Maybe there could be a criteria where completed games counted towards forum-posting priveleges too.
Originally posted by RedmikeAre there really so many people who post a lot in the forums, but don't actually play here? My impression was that most people who pollute the forums also play here, although I don't usually check out if or how much people play here when I read their posts.
I agree there are some people who aren't actively playing chess who contribute positively, but there are a whole lot more who just pollute the forums.
I don't really care about the ratio of people who only play, people who only post, and people who do both. But I am quite sure there are a lot more people who only play than people who only post, so it's still a chess site which also has forums. It seems to me that the real problem is forum pollution, not whether people are active players or not.
Originally posted by General PutzerThere are some tolerable players who post inane nonsense, and mediocre players that make the forums worth a visit.
only allow people rated over 1600 to post , they're the only ones smart enough to matter
zeeblebot was correct to rebuke me for starting this thread. If the forums are to be open, and the best chess site forums for politics, religion, and general issues, we (I) must accept the irritatiing nonsence from the likes of Iorek.
Originally posted by zeeblebot
freedom of speech ... but not for Iorek ....