On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 11:18:14 -0000, "Ian Hurley"
wrote:

Is it just me, or are the majority of people who play on ICC unbelievably
rude ? If you beat them, they abuse you verbally. If they beat you, they
gloat and remark on your poor strength. I have encountered dozens and dozens
of players like this. It doesn't seem to be a problem on the Chessbase
server, or any other chess server I've played on.

Has anyone else noticed this?


I have had a few people get up and walk away (lost connection) when I
have been winning during online blitz games, but on the whole I don't
think it really matters...

You're just playing because you like playing - if the rating really
matters, you should really play "over the board" - online rating
mechanisms are often flawed anyway.

Regards

Jonathan
Jon Beckett