Offenses and cheating - how to handle?

I've recently had the following conversation with user Pat_et_tique:

No bersek for you next time.
14:26
Accepted!
14:33
TODAY
Of course Cheater. You are 1800 in blitz and 1100 in bullet.

The conversation was blocked.

I didn't cheat in chess, ever, and consider it an offense. There are two questions I wanted to ask for some time already:

- Who/what/how makes decisions regarding cheating? So next time I could just point an over-emotional user to a place where she could report an issue instead of sending me private messages.

- Is the general user conduct regulated at Lichess in any way? I'd really like to prevent this kind of interactions.

It is true, my bullet rating is varying wildly between 1150-sh and 1350-sh. It usually improves while playing in tournaments as a loss to a much stronger player doesn't affect my rating, and each win has a very strong impact. It certainly bends the numbers in some way, but I don't think I have violated any rules.

Just diasble chat = problem fixed.

You can also disable challenges, and the person will be unable to challenge you.

Send him here if he thinks you are cheating, and let lichess handle it.

lichess.org/appeal

lichess.org/report is the page you are looking for. lichess.org/appeal is for appealing marks.

@badbishoped No public shaming too.

@tpr disabling chat doesn't solve the problem, and it is already disabled. I do not think that a few misbehaving members is a reason for excommunicating the entire community.

Thanks for the links, @glbert & @publius121 !

@Vertonghen if a person sends an offensive message, and then deprives me of a chance to answer privately, I answer in public.