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Lichess Feedback - Feature Request: Don't change rating points when terminating abandoned match#46

Aight, I feel like society is telling me I should be scalping more points from players with bad internet connections. I was just trying to be considerate. :\


Clarkey
Lichess Feedback - Feature Request: Don't change rating points when terminating abandoned match#44

@for_cryingout_loud Can we say we're following them now?


Clarkey
Lichess Feedback - Feature Request: Don't change rating points when terminating abandoned match#42

@for_cryingout_loud Is FIDE going to come and arrest us for doing things differently? :'D Your argument reads as an appeal to tradition, which isn't convincing. Why should we follow FIDE's rules in th…


Clarkey
Lichess Feedback - Feature Request: Don't change rating points when terminating abandoned match#37

I accept your arguments. They seem like edge-cases, but large volumes of people can be surprising. I think adjourning would be nice in this situation, but I do see the issues raised in this chat. Pers…


Clarkey
Lichess Feedback - Feature Request: Don't change rating points when terminating abandoned match#35

@Toadofsky I think you're being a bit obtuse. I'm a professional developer and used to work on lila. I'd be impressed to find a feature request that didn't involve code changes. Being able to claim a …


Clarkey
Lichess Feedback - Feature Request: Don't change rating points when terminating abandoned match#33

@Toadofsky said in #31: > There are problems with allowing games to be aborted, for example: > - user interface gets even more complicated and difficult to maintain (and add future features such as ad…


Clarkey
Lichess Feedback - Feature Request: Don't change rating points when terminating abandoned match#9

@Cedur216 I don't think I'm making myself understood. Presently when a player disconnects you are provided two options: Claim victory, or claim a draw. If a game hasn't developed very far, neither opt…


Clarkey
Lichess Feedback - Feature Request: Don't change rating points when terminating abandoned match#5

It's the principle. The game is incomplete. It's not a win, a draw, or a loss, it's incomplete. Rating points shouldn't play a factor. Imagine this scenario. You play your first move as white then you…


Clarkey
Lichess Feedback - Feature Request: Don't change rating points when terminating abandoned match#3

Yes, but this is online chess - I could also claim the win. I'm being punished for not taking cheap points.


Clarkey
Lichess Feedback - Feature Request: Don't change rating points when terminating abandoned match#1

Long time no see :) I started a rated game and part-way through the opponent disconnected from the match. The game was undecided so I decided to call the game a draw - it could have gone either way. I…


Clarkey