vandervelde banned

Originally posted by @lemondrop
I don't know if many noticed
he flew the North Korean flag
made me laugh

Hail to our Great Leader Kim Jong-un! We shall prevail.

Originally posted by @skippyjoe
So, why was he banned?

And, by the way, I note that you never played a game against him on RHP, so why is he emailing you. Are you vandervelde?

I never played a single game with vandervelde, but I liked his
forum posts. (He is a better writer than Greenpawn !!)

I understand why he was banned: This is pretty easy: Private web sites have rules.

Owners Rules.

(btw Fischer was banned from FIDE)

So this is why I only post once in a bluemoon.

But the thing is... there are plenty of chess web sites everywhere

RHP is a minor actor in the internet chess scene.

Originally posted by @schlecter
I never played a single game with vandervelde, but I liked his
forum posts. (He is a better writer than Greenpawn !!)

I understand why he was banned: This is pretty easy: Private web sites have rules.

Owners Rules.

(btw Fischer was banned from FIDE)

So this is why I only post once in a bluemoon.

But the thing is... there are plenty of chess web sites everywhere

RHP is a minor actor in the internet chess scene.

I don't see the need to disparage Greenpawn, who seems to be a nice guy. vandervelde was sometimes crude, but I do not see any connection to Greenpawn.

I am very bummed by the whole affair. He is unique- hard to accomplish in a meaningful way nowadays.

To make matters worse, I think I just won a tournament I did not deserve to win because of the ban. He outplayed me.

Originally posted by @skippyjoe
I don't see the need to disparage Greenpawn, who seems to be a nice guy. vandervelde was sometimes crude, but I do not see any connection to Greenpawn.

Totally agree. Greenpawn puts a lot of work into his blogs and has been doing them a long time.The comparison is uneccessary and irrelevant.

Greenpawn, loves his chess blog, He is good. But the thing is he is RHP, in the other side vandervelve represents the anti-system guy, the Rogue, the outlaw. Maybe he was banned because he would like to create his own blog. For me is clear that greenpawn is the mastermind behind the ban

"....For me is clear that greenpawn is the mastermind behind the ban."

vandervelde will love it when I point this it out to him and have a good laugh.
(we are still in touch via email and face book.)

Originally posted by @greenpawn34
"....For me is clear that greenpawn is the mastermind behind the ban."

vandervelde will love it when I point this it out to him and have a good laugh.
(we are still in touch via email and face book.)

I just noticed on a recent post by Vand, it didn't say account banned, it said Account Suspended. Does that mean it is temporary?

Originally posted by @greenpawn34
"....For me is clear that greenpawn is the mastermind behind the ban."

vandervelde will love it when I point this it out to him and have a good laugh.
(we are still in touch via email and face book.)

Ah yes, the V. has not lost his sense of humour, even in adversity. When I mentioned to him that there was a thread regarding his banishment, his reply was "notable deaths?"