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why so rude

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Joke is on him, you guys were chatting.
I usually don't say "hi" unless someone says hi, then I'll respond with hi. I think some people think by someone saying "hi" that will lead to other conversations, well that is what I always thinking.
If a person is here to play chess they don't want to be in a conversation. So..I think people are afraid of "hi" leading to something more than just "hi". Just my opinion. thank you.
I completely agree with Blackrose265, chatting in a chess game is considered by many to be poor chess etiquette , i usually reply back with a hi but i don't delve into any further conversation.

However, i do have an issue with your statement
" i don't stay here to make friends; i just want to learn play chess,"

Why not make friends in here? you can meet all sorts of kind and interesting people around here :)
I am definitely against those random 'hellos' to a stranger before a chess fight - and here's why

For example in 0+1 there are so many trolls that you can't count them - when my opponent will see me type "hello" he might immediately move knowing that I have left hold of the mouse and I might even lose on clock thus (if I was white). Even on 1+0 this could cost me a second or two which is highly important on bullet.

I will mostly reply with a hello or hi when not playing bullet, but I mostly dislike it, unless opponent is well known to me, because chess is a very psychologically rough game, and when playing game your opponent is your enemy, you do everything to beat him, and this niceness before game kind of corrupts the ideology. I can talk anything after the game, but before game saying hello or hi to stranger knowing that next moment you should do your best to beat him, and that he will probably not like it... it almost feels like saying hi before taking a punch to me, not that I view chess as physical violence, but a psychological fight - definitely - chess is like boxing with wits, and you don't say hi in a boxing match, however there is some form of greeting, in chess it is shaking hands and I am OK with that, but that's not possible online

mwghost, I get what you say about bullet, it makes sense. However, I don't understand your logic about the rest at all. You are ok with a handshake before a match, but not its online counterpart of saying 'hi'? Seems strange.
I like the option to deactivate the chat due to trash talk.
" don't understand your logic about the rest at all. You are ok with a handshake before a match, but not its online counterpart of saying 'hi'? Seems strange."

Why call it counterpart? I for one take it the same as real life 'hi' and you (usually) don't say hi before chess match - just shake hands, - if your interpretation is "shake hands real life = 'hi' online" then we simply have different interpretations,
I don't say this is written in the rock or something, but I said that I mostly dislike it because I view it as unwelcome niceness before tough fight - you can be nice afterwards etc. whatever, but before match it seems awkward to me, save when opponent is a friend or like
I'll tell you something for nothing - as soon as Static reacts to a post, there is no discussion. If you think you have a point to make - don't bother. It is lost. As soon as you see a reply by Static - you might as well wade in quicksand.
Sorry to be observant but it's true.

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