forum posters

@wycombe-al said
how many of the regular posters in this forum would still be here if you had to have 15 or 20 games on the go to be able to post, seems a lot of people on this forum don't actually play much chess!

I would cancel my sub and go elsewhere if a minimum number of concurrent running games were a requirement to be able to post at the forums.

@moonbus said
I would cancel my sub and go elsewhere if a minimum number of concurrent running games were a requirement to be able to post at the forums.

I think I'd do the same.

@moonbus said
I would cancel my sub and go elsewhere if a minimum number of concurrent running games were a requirement to be able to post at the forums.

I hope you don't, because you might be able to provide sensible guidance to @Russ in the next few years when more players might have gene-mods or chip-mods, or both.

After we start to spread out to the Moon, Mars, the Belt, and the outer system, I believe correspondence-style chess might still have its own proper place in the lifestyles of post-humanity.

@kevin-eleven said
I hope you don't, because you might be able to provide sensible guidance to @Russ in the next few years when more players might have gene-mods or chip-mods, or both.

After we start to spread out to the Moon, Mars, the Belt, and the outer system, I believe correspondence-style chess might still have its own proper place in the lifestyles of post-humanity.

It's not far fetched. Elon Musk is already experimenting with brain-implants in monkeys. It won't be long before there are chips in human's brains, too. At first, to help spinal-injury patients, but later to 'enhance' people considered to be 'normal'.

"We are Borg. Resistance is futile."

@moonbus said
It's not far fetched. Elon Musk is already experimenting with brain-implants in monkeys. It won't be long before there are chips in human's brains, too. At first, to help spinal-injury patients, but later to 'enhance' people considered to be 'normal'.

"We are Borg. Resistance is futile."

I'm pretty sure we'll still have the option to subscribe to a variety of tabloid nonsense and conspiracy guff. 😉

@fmf said
I think I'd do the same.

What's holding you back?

@huckleberryhound said
I post from time to time, but i only play one game at a time these days...I don't work in front of a PC anymore.

You can play on your phone 😉

@trev33 said
You can play on your phone 😉

Do you know how long it’d take me to type anything on my flip phone? That bit alone would be about an hour and a half.😡

@wycombe-al said
how many of the regular posters in this forum would still be here if you had to have 15 or 20 games on the go to be able to post, seems a lot of people on this forum don't actually play much chess!

You make a valid point.

I played my last rated game here about a year ago, then decided to concentrate on training for OTB chess which I had not done in over 20 years. I had no idea COVID 19 was going to throw my plans out the window for so long, now due to a number of (less than) intelligent folks who've decided to politicize this virus and not get vaccinated, it looks like it will be even longer, but - I'm trying to keep my posts down to 3-4 a week. 🙂

@wycombe-al said
how many of the regular posters in this forum would still be here if you had to have 15 or 20 games on the go to be able to post, seems a lot of people on this forum don't actually play much chess!

back in the day when I was a paid up member I had over a hundred games on plus tournaments and still found time to post, I decided last year to ease back after a problem with my internet causing 30 ish of my games to be timed out, so now I play a little but spend more time on my real hobby horse racing.

@mchill said
You make a valid point.

I played my last rated game here about a year ago, then decided to concentrate on training for OTB chess which I had not done in over 20 years. I had no idea COVID 19 was going to throw my plans out the window for so long, now due to a number of (less than) intelligent folks who've decided to politicize this virus and not get vaccinated, it looks like it will be even longer, but - I'm trying to keep my posts down to 3-4 a week. 🙂

Oh yes the almighty vaccine which doesn’t prevent you from getting or spreading the virus, that vaccine. Right.

@great-big-stees said
Do you know how long it’d take me to type anything on my flip phone? That bit alone would be about an hour and a half.😡

My old friend you really do need an upgrade!

-VR

@very-rusty said
My old friend you really do need an upgrade!

-VR

I am old but, don’t need an upgrade.😉

@moonbus said
I would cancel my sub and go elsewhere if a minimum number of concurrent running games were a requirement to be able to post at the forums.

I kept reading this post today. Fascinating. Actually may have changed my understanding of the General Forum and it's on-line family.

I am here to play chess. Full stop.

Or am I? Now I am not so sure.

@trev33 said
Oh yes the almighty vaccine which doesn’t prevent you from getting or spreading the virus, that vaccine. Right.

No Mr. Trev. - The almighty virus that which has put a stop to 98% of the OTB tournaments in my area.

It's somewhat difficult to play in an OTB tournament when there isn't one. 🙄