New 3 (b)

Originally posted by dmnelson84
What's a 3(b)?

almost exactly the same as a 'freebie'.

Originally posted by rbmorris
What if you're just a casual, recreational engine user? Is it still considered a problem?

I think that depends on your religion.

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Do you really believe what you are saying? Your comments are the very reason why cheating accusations are banned in the forums and there are only a select few who are have enough integrity to be game moderators.

Is is completely out of the realm of believability for a player to become a strong player or even IM or GM before joining this site??? I would expect them to wipe the floor with all and sundry and have a meteoric rise in their rating. Yet this would be cheating to most - to have no losses. Then, if they show their human side and lose a game or 2 to weaker players, this also shows their guilt????

You need to rethink your opinions.

Originally posted by Hindstein
Do you really believe what you are saying? Your comments are the very reason why cheating accusations are banned in the forums and there are only a select few who are have enough integrity to be game moderators.

Is is completely out of the realm of believability for a player to become a strong player or even IM or GM [b]before joining this site??? ...[text shortened]... me or 2 to weaker players, this also shows their guilt????

You need to rethink your opinions.[/b]

perhaps the average player here is an " easy-cake " to the top players ... I agree .

If the average player on RHP is not so good to them ... why an IM or GM would be playing here ??? its a nonsense ... but obviously there are few exceptions ...

I suppose they should be playing on FICS, for example .

Originally posted by zintieriv
I suppose they should be playing on FICS, for example .

you can't play cc on fics. if someone wants to play recreational cc, the rhp and the likes are the places to do it.

Originally posted by no1marauder
Buy a Fritz; run some of their games through it. If they're consistently matching up with Fritz's 1st choice or a close equivalent (say at an 80-90% rate once they're out of the opening databases), they're almost certainly a cheat. There are signs if you don't have a Fritz; players with an extraordinary amount of games making a lot of moves daily but som ...[text shortened]... layers know who's a cheat; when you've played a few dozen of them, you get a feel for it.

This is good news, not that cheats are still thriving, but your post re-enforces the facesaving notion that most players blunder, and at the moment I am gutted, not so much here although I've blundered plenty, but otb where in my 1st 5 games this season I have been outgraded every game, but got into endgames where I should have won 4 and drew 1, but alas due to ridicleous endgame blunders (where I have had a time advantage!!!!!!!!!) my record is won 1, drew 2, lost 2. I have this knack of somehow moving without thinking deeply late in the game.

Originally posted by dmnelson84
Sorry. What is the appropriate course of action?

It's not sending a PM to the person you think is cheating making wild accusations so STOP IT.

Looks like you sent feedback to the site administrators which is what you should have done in the 1st instance.

If it turns out that the person in question is legitimate, i hope they send feedback to the site administators asking for you to be banned on the grounds of harassment..

Numpty

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well a few weeks ago I would have laughed thinking you were joking, but I honestly think I am in need of something after say 90 mins of concontration, so I may try that thanks

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Can get get rid of TouregNew from the 2007 championship before it starts? otherwise it'll mess up one of the groups if it's a seeded tournament again. I'm sure there are other tournaments containing TouregNew that haven't started yet.

Originally posted by stevetodd
well a few weeks ago I would have laughed thinking you were joking, but I honestly think I am in need of something after say 90 mins of concontration, so I may try that thanks

makes sense - your brain can only burn on glucose (and it burns a LOT when it's in full flow), and your body only has limited ready supply in reserve. It makes sense that you might be running low after 90 minutes - I know that after a 90 minute each side match (3 hour total!) I literally can't think at all afterwards.

Originally posted by rbmorris
What if you're just a casual, recreational engine user? Is it still considered a problem?

Yes