The ugliest word

@woofwoof said
I wonder how many posters and readers have taken their presence elsewhere because of your "virtue"?

Probably not as many as those who've taken heart, and so decided to stay on the forum, due to you landing SO many blows on divegeester's chin.

@fmf said
Probably not as many as those who've taken heart, and so decided to stay on the forum, due to you landing SO many blows on divegeester's chin.

I believe he has had a few knock outs too! 🙂

-VR

@torunn said
True, I followed her advice, learned more and developed for a few years - and then I lost it. I don't play chess now, I socialize.

You were doing pretty good for awhile got up around the 1400 mark I believe. Some have played longer than you and can't get to 1400.

-VR

@woofwoof said
So, instead of respectfully debating or disagreeing with Wolfgang59, you heckled, harangued and bullied him, until he permanently left the site.

Your "virtue" appears to be... poor "signaling".

Not good for business.

I wonder how many posters and readers have taken their presence elsewhere because of your "virtue"?

We may be quite surprised to know the answer that question!

-VR

@woofwoof said
So, instead of respectfully debating or disagreeing with Wolfgang59, you heckled, harangued and bullied him, until he permanently left the site.

Your "virtue" appears to be... poor "signaling".

Not good for business.

I wonder how many posters and readers have taken their presence elsewhere because of your "virtue"?

Me. I leave the site every night and cry myself to sleep over online bullying. But each morning, after my yoga and a cup of hot cocoa, I take the dog for walk, renew my faith in human nature, and think “I think I’ll log on one more time, just to see if rookie’s … thread is still running,” and, lo and behold, like a recurrent miracle of creation, all is well in the world (except in Ukraine), and here I am again, posting at RHP, like a punching-bag man that swivels up again no matter how hard you hit him.

@moonbus said
Me. I leave the site every night and cry myself to sleep over online bullying. But each morning, after my yoga and a cup of hot cocoa, I take the dog for walk, renew my faith in human nature, and think “I think I’ll log on one more time, just to see if rookie’s … thread is still running,” and, lo and behold, like a recurrent miracle of creation, all is well in the world (exce ...[text shortened]... again, posting at RHP, like a punching-bag man that swivels up again no matter how hard you hit him.

Weebles come to mind too.

@great-big-stees said
Weebles come to mind too.

Best toy ever.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Best toy ever.

Well that’s a “Stretch”, Armstrong.🤔

@very-rusty said
You were doing pretty good for awhile got up around the 1400 mark I believe. Some have played longer than you and can't get to 1400.

-VR

Thank you, yes I was on my way so to speak. Did well against Handy Andy and he was good. I was very focused and I really wanted to win my games at that time. And I was younger. 🙂

@torunn said
Thank you, yes I was on my way so to speak. Did well against Handy Andy and he was good. I was very focused and I really wanted to win my games at that time. And I was younger. 🙂

Yes you were younger by what a whole 6 years. 🙂

I think you may like socializing better than chess.

-VR

@very-rusty said
Yes you were younger by what a whole 6 years. 🙂

I think you may like socializing better than chess.

-VR

I loved the urge to win; when I was in tournaments my games were always somewhere in the back of my mind and I really disliked losing - I wasn't a bad loser but an unhappy one. 🙂

@torunn said
I loved the urge to win; when I was in tournaments my games were always somewhere in the back of my mind and I really disliked losing - I wasn't a bad loser but an unhappy one. 🙂

I think you were the only undefeated member of the Misfits.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
I think you were the only undefeated member of the Misfits.

That may be true, mostly because, I believe, all of you played more games than I did. Good times.