RHP's hospitality is being abused by new users. Yesterday some dude with a provisional rating started spamming the forums. He even started a thread to "apologise" for spamming. Today someone with 0 games in RHP starts off this thread
http://www.redhotpawn.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=48988
Perhaps it would be best to have a rule where you cannot post in the forum until you have completed 20 games.
Originally posted by z00t RHP's hospitality is being abused by new users. Yesterday some dude with a provisional rating started spamming the forums. He even started a thread to "apologise" for spamming. Today someone with 0 games in RHP starts off this thread
http://www.redhotpawn.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=48988
Perhaps it would be best to have a rule where you cannot post in the forum until you have completed 20 games.
ThudanBlunder is an old player who was very active in the chess forums (and others) around a year ago.
Originally posted by z00t RHP's hospitality is being abused by new users. Perhaps it would be best to have a rule where you cannot post in the forum until you have completed 20 games.
I know what you mean but when I first started I found the Help forum very.... well, helpful.
Originally posted by z00t RHP's hospitality is being abused by new users. Yesterday some dude with a provisional rating started spamming the forums. He even started a thread to "apologise" for spamming. Today someone with 0 games in RHP starts off this thread
http://www.redhotpawn.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=48988
Perhaps it would be best to have a rule where you cannot post in the forum until you have completed 20 games.
Or even better, they shouldn't be able to start threads or post in the general forum until they've got at least 25 recs...
Originally posted by z00t Perhaps it would be best to have a rule where you cannot post in the forum until you have completed 20 games.
A much more sensible suggestion would be to have a rule whereby you cannot post in the forum or play chess if you have completed 20 games and not yet subscribed.
Originally posted by ThudanBlunder A much more sensible suggestion would be to have a rule whereby you cannot post in the forum or play chess if you have completed 20 games and not yet subscribed.
That would rule you out then wouldn't it? 🙄
Also;
At least he's actually played some chess here - unlike some.
Originally posted by Dr Strangelove That would rule you out then wouldn't it? 🙄
Also;
At least he's actually played some chess here - unlike some.
Not until I have played 20 games. Actually, I played 1 game last year with a different account (before relocating and losing my old email address). That experience did not make me hanker after more. As I haven't subscribed I don't see why I should play for free. Who is worse: a non-subscriber who plays for free or a non-subscriber who doesn't? I go to my local chess club once a week and that's enough for me. Anyway, why the fixation on playing? That is only one part of this site. I don't see anybody saying if you play for free you must post in the forums (which is a much more sensible idea).
There is nothing wrong with folk like me who play AND post in the forums. I click on the adverts and that gives RHP valuable income. Since the collapse of my ISP, I'm looking for a new one and the adverts displayed are helpful.
The reason for me not subscribing is that RHP is purely used to sharpen my other chess activities ie online blitz and OTB play. So until RHP can satisfy all of my chess needs I would not need to make commitments elsewhere.
It is however out of order for a forum only user of RHP who wants to spread his brand of confusionism here. It raises the possibility of a user either having multiple accounts ie some are for playing and some for spamming the forums.
Originally posted by z00t There is nothing wrong with folk like me who [b]play AND post in the forums. I click on the adverts and that gives RHP valuable income. Since the collapse of my ISP, I'm looking for a new one and the adverts displayed are helpful.
The reason for me not subscribing is that RHP is purely used to sharpen my other chess activities ie online blitz and ...[text shortened]... r either having multiple accounts ie some are for playing and some for spamming the forums[/b].[/b]
What are you still doing here? You've in the past said that 'correspondence isn't proper chess'.
Originally posted by z00t It raises the possibility of a user either having multiple accounts ie some are for playing and some for spamming the forums.[/b]
These ideas you have that I am spamming the forums and playing with multiple accounts reverberate only within your own cranial echo-chamber. And that of Caro Kan, a proven spammer, engine user, and multiple account holder himself.
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