Who's the idiot mod who deleted my thread?

Originally posted by SwissGambit
Why would you think ....e6 is weak?

Just the fact that he is calling it e6 instead of the French defense shows he knows nothing about it. It's easy to criticize what one doesn't understand.

Originally posted by exigentsky
Just the fact that he is calling it e6 instead of the French defense shows he knows nothing about it. It's easy to criticize what one doesn't understand.

I figured it was a very discreet cheating accusation.

Originally posted by exigentsky
Just the fact that he is calling it e6 instead of the French defense shows he knows nothing about it. It's easy to criticize what one doesn't understand.

Not too fast there. 1.d4 e6 is not French. He has played e6 as black against both 1.e4 and 1.d4. How would you call that? I'd call it 1. ... e6.

edit. but I wouldn't call either 'weak' openings.

Originally posted by Mephisto2
Not too fast there. 1.d4 e6 is not French. He has played e6 as black against both 1.e4 and 1.d4. How would you call that? I'd call it 1. ... e6.

edit. but I wouldn't call either 'weak' openings.

Even 1. e4 .. e6 may not be a French as it could transpose into something else although I imagine most of us would regard it as a French until or unless it transposed.

1. ... e6 is certainly not a weak response to 1. e4, although I never play it but it gives a solid black defence that can be difficult to break down. Some of us would say that black is giving up the fight too early and that only 1. ... e5 or 1. ... c5 are the only aggressive winning tries but that is probably grossly unfair to all those strong French players out there.

1. d4 .. e6 is somewhat unusual although my response would probably be 2. e4 transposing to a French but 2. c4 ... Nf6 transposing to an Indian defence would also be a fairly normal response. Therefore I expect to be back in a more "normal" line after move 2.

I don't think calling 1. ... e6 anything or nothing indicates anything about the player involved nor does having a p1900 rating indicate anything other than that we have a reasonably strong club player (although who knows it could be a GM).

Another simple point but I assume that not everyone everywhere will call a French, the French as I assume as in so many things people in some countries call openings by different names (perhaps the French call 1. e4 .. e6 the English and 1. c4 the French 😉)

Mind you User 435454 has been banned but we no longer know if thats for cheating, harrassment or multiple accounts as the "banned player" list has gone.

Originally posted by Dragon Fire
Mind you User 435454 has been banned but we no longer know if thats for cheating, harrassment or multiple accounts as the "banned player" list has gone.

I wonder if it was User 299307.

Originally posted by MontyMoose
Who's the idiot mod who deleted my thread?

I woldn't call the mods idiots, not even one of them.

By making them enemies to you, they will become your enemies.

(1) Originally posted by Nordlys
I wonder if it was User 299307.

(2) Originally posted by MontyMoose
Who's the idiot mod who deleted my thread?

(1) Possibly! Similar sort of attitude although I never got a chance to see the posts. Certainly gone PDQ.

(2) None of the mods are idiots. I have a good relationship with most of them so can conclusively state this. If you cultivate a decent relationship with them you will find on your forum posts anyway that if you word things badly and say what you don't really intend (it just comes across wrong) that you are given the benefit of the doubt and have an opportunity to correct things. Of course deliberately antagonistic and insulting posts do not fall into this category as there is no doubt on intentions.

Originally posted by Nordlys
I wonder if it was User 299307.

Awww I remember MerchantParkPro.....he still hasnt shown up for that game *sob*

Originally posted by Nordlys
I wonder if it was User 299307.

I first thought it might've been arrakis, after chessbully had sent eight silly pms to me (and by silly I mean arrogant and ignorant), but with this thread I also started thinking it might be MPP. arrakis needed some pushing to lose control, but this one needed no push. he was way gone the second he logged in. what a pathetic loser.

judging by my pms with him, I'd put my money on 3c though.

Originally posted by Nordlys
I wonder if it was User 299307.

Have read some of his "nice" dialogs with other RHP members. Also checked out his identity and blog. Good evidence that chess skill does not guarantee intelligence.

And seems like that he was also ChessBully911. I wont miss him 😛

Originally posted by Mephisto2
Not too fast there. 1.d4 e6 is not French. He has played e6 as black against both 1.e4 and 1.d4. How would you call that? I'd call it 1. ... e6.

edit. but I wouldn't call either 'weak' openings.

Ah, I assumed it was against e4. If it's against d4, it's still not a weak move. The worst that can happen is that White transposes into a French so you have to know that too. Probably someone who plays 1. ...e6 against d4 doesn't mind.

BTW: Yes, it was a cheating accusation and not too subtle even. But, this is not something to be discussed here.

Originally posted by Korch
Have read some of his "nice" dialogs with other RHP members. Also checked out his identity and blog. Good evidence that chess skill does not guarantee intelligence.

And seems like that he was also ChessBully911. I wont miss him 😛

Yeah, but there's no skill that guarantees intelligence. The definition of intelligence is too culturally dependent and too vast for that. But hey, compare these forums to myspace.com or youtube.com comments! It already tells me something... 😛

Originally posted by exigentsky
Yeah, but there's no skill that guarantees intelligence. The definition of intelligence is too culturally dependent and too vast for that. But hey, compare these forums to myspace.com or youtube.com comments! It already tells me something... 😛

Uh huh.

Originally posted by wormwood
I first thought it might've been arrakis, after chessbully had sent eight silly pms to me (and by silly I mean arrogant and ignorant), but with this thread I also started thinking it might be MPP. arrakis needed some pushing to lose control, but this one needed no push. he was way gone the second he logged in. what a pathetic loser.

judging by my pms with him, I'd put my money on 3c though.

Arrakis was banned?! What for!?!