Skeeter has gone.

Before any of us start squabbling and specualting.

I can confirm Skeets was banned for persistant forum baiting.
The episode with ironman mark II was the final straw as far as the site admin
was concerned. Trust me on this. Skeets was not banned for cheating.

How do you guys know Skeeter is a "She"?

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Before any of us start squabbling and specualting.

I can confirm Skeets [b]was banned for persistant forum baiting.
The episode with ironman mark II was the final straw as far as the site admin
was concerned. Trust me on this. Skeets was not banned for cheating.[/b]

It's unfortunate that on this site you presently have a much higher chance of banning for publicizing a cheat than for being one.

Originally posted by thaughbaer
Ask SmittyTime. As he always said "Skeeter threads are the best". There will now be bags of unopened popcorn across the globe. Jobs may be lost. Say it one more time for me Smitty.

No I will not.

But I did start a game 1. c3 recently (and I was thinking about Skeeter when I did it), now I'm up a piece in opening.

Originally posted by no1marauder
It's unfortunate that on this site you presently have a much higher chance of banning for publicizing a cheat than for being one.

yup, that just about says it all!

Hi No1.

The irony is that I think Skeets was wrong on this one.
The lad she was outing as ironman MKII was not ironman MKII.
Seems like the site admin knew this, warned her to stop.........

As for the other nonsense about Skeeter.

Thread 6976 from 2003.

She tells you her first name and her OTB grade (2166.)

It's very risky impersonating someone on here, especially someone on a FIDE
rating list. you will get found out.
I assume the hunters did their checking and Skeets passed that one.
The poor lass had more FTP's raised against her than anyone else because
she fought back in the forum.

I sometimes think she enjoyed the forum fights more than the chess. Bless her.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Hi No1.

The irony is that I think Skeets was wrong on this one.
The lad she was outing as ironman MKII was not ironman MKII.
Seems like the site admin knew this, warned her to stop.........

As for the other nonsense about Skeeter.

Thread 6976 from 2003.

She tells you her first name and her OTB grade (2166.)

It's very ris ...[text shortened]... n the forum.

I sometimes think she enjoyed the forum fights more than the chess. Bless her.

She may well have been, but I was under the impression that SC admitted that the user had claimed to be IM I though it was supposedly in jest. Skeet had a conspiratorial frame of mind beyond doubt and was prone to running off in tangents. Banning her is a ridiculous overreaction and a mockery given that the SAs seem unwilling (AGAIN) to do anything about the farce that page 1 of the rating tables is becoming.

And Jesus wept...?

I see this has spilt over from the Clans forum, a place I rarely visit as they
never post games.

SC may have taunted Skeets with the idea of later embarrasing her.
Poor Skeets dived in as only she can.

As for page 1.
It's the proof No1. The proof.
The mods are struggling v the stealth users.
Only the obvious ones are getting caught in the 3 match up system.

Edited due to downward thumbs.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
I see this has spilt over from the Clans forum, a place I rarely visit as they
never post games.

SC may have taunted Skeets with the idea of later embarrasing her.
Poor Skeets dived in as only she can.

As for page 1.
It's the proof No1. The proof.
The mods are struggling v the stealth users.
Only the obvious ones are getting caught in the 3 match up system.

That is incorrect. page 4 Thread 144204
Skeeter threw the first stone (unprovoked) and then continued with it relentlessly.She brought it upon herself.

Originally posted by tharkesh
For one thing I don't think she was banned for engine use. I have no numbers on that, but I would be extremely surprised.

She polarized very well. And many jumped on the train once accusations against her started flying.

After all I only read her posts. There was a lot of wit in them and many felt she stepped on someones toes.

I believe (yes, it is ...[text shortened]... med during what I read is clearly not everyones. Everyone may draw their own conclusions...

I still fail to see what relevance that has to you buying a subscription?

The post that was quoted here has been removed

Wow. The game mods didn't agree with managment to not discus these matters with the plebs? I am appalled if they indeed informed you about this.

I think you are talking bull poo.

Originally posted by Kegge
Wow. The game mods didn't agree with managment to not discus these matters with the plebs? I am appalled if they indeed informed you about this.

I think you are talking bull poo.

Ah yes. The other member of skeeter's clan.
No bias there then...

If you pm me your email address I can send you ply-by-ply match rate analysis for all 20 objectively chosen games. You can then cross check results with an engine of your choice, though I suggest Houdini set to a max depth of 20 ply.