FIDE rules are not being used on this site?

@thibault
Maybe some little advice/instruction when a new user joins Lichess can help

@thibault : I agree with the previous post by @lucila-solis, and would suggest that there be a link to the practice section of the site where these topics are discussed. Another option is to add a button that users can click when a game ends by such a rule which would explain in short detail, why the game ended in a win, loss, or draw.

FAQ's and advices when joining will not be read by people, who start a new thread before reading let's say one page of the existing threads.

Maybe, whenever the winning side has only one knight or one bishop, the text "White/Black wins" could be supplemented by a hyperlink "Why did I lose?", which directs to an explanation in the FAQ.

"FAQ's and advices when joining will not be read by people, who start a new thread before reading let's say one page of the existing threads."

Evidence: lichess.org/forum/lichess-feedback/broken-rules

Same issue, posted mere 13 hours earlier.

Guess we just have to live with those people who are too lazy to do even some minimal research.

I think the lack of a markdown like syntax for the lichess forum is more and more of a problem.

The image linked in this thread was not resolved, because it did not have an image extension. I had to rename and upload it so that it is resolved:

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Also there are problems with inserting links if they contain special characters.

A minimal syntax could be developed to handle at least image and link insertions if not some formatting ( bold, italic, monospace ).

What about a little "why?" next to the sentence "White/Black is victorious" when the player who won seems to have no mating material? People will click on it and (hopefully) learn the rule

Thanks SargOn, I just thought there was no way one could still mate in this position (guess I suffered from acute brain failiure) and on some servers out there the rules are diffferent from what FIDE uses.

I also wanted to be sure about the rules on this site, because I actuallly like this place, the design and all is just so much cleaner and better than on other servers.

The only rule in lichess is you dont talk about lichess.