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How about adding a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" rating to screen rude players?

So I guess I'm "rude" because I play on an e-board and am only looking at the board so cannot/do not chat.
I misread the title as "nude" players. Changes the whole tone!
@mcgoves said in #13:
> I misread the title as "nude" players. Changes the whole tone!

Lol, I don't mind adding a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" to filter that :)
@lordnala said in #1:
> Hi. I have complained before about how easy it is for people on lichess to use anonymity to excuse rude behaviour. I am appalled by the number of people who fail to greet their opponent with a "hi" or say "gg" after a game. Worse, many people ignore Rematch requests, leaving you waiting, waiting, waiting. This is wrong. Chess should be a polite, respectful game, win or lose. Sadly, the lichess interface (especially the iOS apps) make it easy for people to ignore good manners completely. No one would behave like this OTB!!! Suggestion: Give users a facility to *rate opponents with "thumbs up" or "thumbs down", like Uber and other companies, and then include an option to *filter out opponents who are particularly rude, e.g. anyone less than 3 stars. I face SO MANY rude people here, I wonder why I don't just abandon lichess for good.

While I'm all for promoting sportsmanship and good manners in chess, I have concerns about the proposed rating system with "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" for opponents. Let me illustrate with an example: I enjoy playing an unconventional opening 1.a4 and 2.Ra3, which is admittedly not very popular. However, if this rating system were implemented, I fear that I would receive far too many dislikes solely based on my choice of opening.

The problem here is that players might misuse this rating system to express their disapproval of unique or disliked openings rather than evaluating actual sportsmanship and behavior during the game. This could lead to an unfair and biased rating system, discouraging creative play and making it even harder for players who enjoy experimenting with different strategies.

While I agree that fostering a positive and respectful atmosphere in chess is essential, it's important to consider the unintended consequences of such a system. Instead, alternative approaches like encouraging in-game communication with some chat customization settings and implementing stronger moderation may be more effective in achieving the desired goal of a polite and respectful chess community.
@XeRo13g said in #16:
> While I'm all for promoting sportsmanship and good manners in chess, I have concerns about the proposed rating system with "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" for opponents. Let me illustrate with an example: I enjoy playing an unconventional opening 1.a4 and 2.Ra3, which is admittedly not very popular. However, if this rating system were implemented, I fear that I would receive far too many dislikes solely based on my choice of opening.
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> The problem here is that players might misuse this rating system to express their disapproval of unique or disliked openings rather than evaluating actual sportsmanship and behavior during the game. This could lead to an unfair and biased rating system, discouraging creative play and making it even harder for players who enjoy experimenting with different strategies.
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> While I agree that fostering a positive and respectful atmosphere in chess is essential, it's important to consider the unintended consequences of such a system. Instead, alternative approaches like encouraging in-game communication with some chat customization settings and implementing stronger moderation may be more effective in achieving the desired goal of a polite and respectful chess community.

Good thinking. I have also asked lichess to address issues with the interface that make it too easy for players to behave badly. Actually, I would suggest ratings only affect casual games, not rated. I don't believe anything should affect the automatic pairings for rated games, including tournaments.
Regarding post game gg and rematch requests, keep in mind your opponent may not see either of these for a couple reasons. For chat, if they're on mobile (in browser) they have to scroll the screen down to even see the chat window and there is no indication opponent has written anything there unless you make a point of checking. Immediately after the game many go straight to analysis board to review the game. If they've already done that when you type in chat, they won't see it, nor will they see your rematch request despite their connection dot still showing green.

I will often miss chat messages and rematch requests for this reason. It's not because I'm intentionally being rude.
@lordnala said in #1:
> I wonder why I don't just abandon lichess for good.
So do I.
For me, writing "gg" is not only no merit, but often an insult. If I know I played bad "gg" means either my opponent is bragging or mocking me.
But still, even though I encouter those "gg"s sometimes, I don't plan to abandon Lichess.

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