Attacks/assaults on character should be first addressed, then deflected and disbursed as so much trash.

There are many posters around here who are condescending and provocative in nature who should be banned from time-to-time. Even short suspensions seem to have a remarkable effect on their actions. The redoubtable <Overgod> seems to have made an effort to clean up his postings after repeated deletions of his garbage

Overbearing and obnoxious posters like <keypusher> or <cluelessalem> need to be reminded from time-to-time that their provocative postings need to cease altogether. "Looking down the nose" and assuming a condescending attitude contributes nothing to the enjoyment of chess

best always, morf

<morfishine: Overbearing and obnoxious posters like <keypusher> or <cluelessalem> need to be reminded from time-to-time that their provocative postings need to cease altogether.>

I've been reading and enjoying <keypusher>'s well-informed posts for years, and I fail to see what you mean. How is he "overbearing and obnoxious"?

The only thing I can think of is that he knows a little *too* much for the comfort of some, and incurs resentment for making them feel inferior. But those who resent would do well to bear in mind the adage, "No one can make you feel inferior without your permission."

In other words, it's down to attitude. If you're debating with him, and he wins, you can either learn from it, or reject it and object to him for doing it. It seems to me you've done the latter.

Do you have some special settings for certain users?

In particular, that their kibitz's are hidden from the <Latest Kibitz> list?

Herr Nickel's offer is interesting. Lasker chess is also interesting, as it is among the most minimal ways that the standard game can be tweaked.

Here's another: Nimzowitsch chess. And Arno Nickel is familiar with this, as he was the publisher of a collection of late writings by Nimzo. In one of those pieces, circa 1930, Nimzowitsch opined that within ten years the initial double pawn move - a 16th century innovation to speed up the game - would be rescinded. Around the same time he began to use openings like the Van't Kruijs: 1.e3...

So another idea is a game of Nimzo chess - no double pawn moves - vs Arno Nickel. Would he agree? I don't know - try him.

1. < I'm faced with a job of reading a long rambling rant>

2. <to make the admin's work simpler by forcing the complainant to distill their case into fewer words>

3. <although with current funding don't expect Carlsen.>

My reading is as follows: the cg staff are human beings doing a job. When members make this job more difficult - never mind whether those members are self-obsessed fruitcakes, paranoid crazies with a chip on each shoulder, or decent types with a justified complaint - then dealing with the complaint gets to be a hassle.

Meanwhile, time and money are short. Or not as long as they might be.

So it would help if more people took a deep breath before fanning flames, making complaints, screaming, whining, mewling, etc. Even when justified it probably just gums up the works.>

<zanzibar: <Chessgames>... Do you have some special settings for certain users? In particular, that their kibitz's are hidden from the <Latest Kibitz> list?> Yes. Checking the code I see there are a few reasons why recent kibitzing might be suppressed. First, the most well known, the "Rogoff Rule" that prevents Kenneth Rogoff from showing up on our homepage (unless it's a game.) The now-defunct "Goldsby Rule" prevented all talk about Mr. Goldsby, the secret question-mark-player doesn't show up, and also Edmund Beronio is exempt. The (?) player is just a joke page, but in the other cases the reason is all the same: too much off-topic posting and/or bickering. It's all found on the Recent Kibitzing Page but not necessarily on the homepage.

<morfishine>: If you've made up your mind not to like <keypusher>, that's your concern, but I honestly don't see the source of your animus.

To me, <keypusher> seems unfailingly polite. If he has ever been otherwise, apparently either it was before my time, or I missed it.

Anyways.. I'd like to change the name of my forum to "The Messi appreciation forum" or "I ♥ Bieber" or something, I just don't want the name <you decided> to give my forum.

<That was the first of many exceptional actions taken on your account; and this is yet another time I had to make special code to cater soley to you.>

Are you sure about that!? Did it have anything to do with why the police are in touch with you now or is it seriously because one day I woke up and thought "May as well get rid of my username and any mention of my real name from that chess site, no reason why I'm just bored!?". You've told me not to use this forum to complain about other people, well one person, yet the guy who caused <ALL> the recent trouble doing 100x worse than anyone has EVER done on this site, tpstar, just gets word to me that's basically "Hey. Sorry for everything I did but I do believe you about what <Keyser Soze> is doing away from the site now!".

That's your buddy talking about no one's buddy, lol.