Once every 6 months it might make sense to publicly sum up the anti-cheat program:
"Cheating in online chess is at a minimum, especially here at Lichess; however, that doesn't mean that we don't spend 1000s of hours investigating claims and banning accounts.
The only reason that we can't get them ALL, the only reason that cheaters exist at Lichess, is-because-they-have-not-yet-been-reported.
So remember, if we do not take time to report suspicious accounts, then the cheaters become the symptom and *WE* become the problem.
If you think you have suspicions about a player, please take time to report them.
We have a dedicated anti-cheat division that will thoroughly investigate your claim.
We depend on lll*> YOU <*lll !!
Simply click the player's profile to report them (picture and arrow).
Select "cheat", and copy the URL link of your game into the message box (picture and arrow).
Their account will be reviewed and handled accordingly (picture and arrow of successful report and refunded points).
Big thanks to everyone for your efforts!
We could not be what we are without you good people helping to make us what we are.
Lichess Staff"
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Something to this effect, front page for a few days every 6 months, Lichess inbox messaging, whatever, wherever. Out front. Visible. By everyone.
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The fact is that the community is not participating in the anti-cheat program anywhere near the amount that it should be and could be.
Some is unwillingness. Most people just want to play and don't really care if they play a cheater here and there.
But some is unawareness. People would gladly start reporting people here and there a little more if they understood the value of it.
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They need to understand that the prolific anti-cheat efforts of the Lichess admin all begin with them reporting a player, and that it's possible ONLY because of their reports.
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Just building this awareness a little bit might greatly help increase productive reports and subsequent bans.
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I make this recommendation on two points:
1. Several of my last few reports have literally been banned within minutes.
One implication that explains this, is that Lichess has more than an adequate amount of anti-cheat staff, and therefore any number of players before me could have also reported the cheater and had them expediently banned as well.
Of course it's also possible that this cheater was banned because of a report from 1-2-3-4-5 days prior, regardless of my report.
2. If someone has been cheating for 50 games, it shouldn't take someone to come along on game number 50 and finally report the account.
*The amount of times that this has occurred is far too many to explain a 'good faith' effort by the majority of the community.*
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Just a simple community reminder that 'reporting suspicious players is important and that everyone should do their share' is all that is needed.
Obviously we don't need a 3000% increase in questionable/frivolous/hard-to-prove reports;
but at the same time, the evidence bares that the community is erring too far on the other side with inertia regarding reporting suspicious players.
I think that we're simply not aware that the only thing that creates "-1 Cheater" is "+1 Report".
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Just a suggestion.
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Regards, and keep up the spectacular work!
Thanks for your time.
"Cheating in online chess is at a minimum, especially here at Lichess; however, that doesn't mean that we don't spend 1000s of hours investigating claims and banning accounts.
The only reason that we can't get them ALL, the only reason that cheaters exist at Lichess, is-because-they-have-not-yet-been-reported.
So remember, if we do not take time to report suspicious accounts, then the cheaters become the symptom and *WE* become the problem.
If you think you have suspicions about a player, please take time to report them.
We have a dedicated anti-cheat division that will thoroughly investigate your claim.
We depend on lll*> YOU <*lll !!
Simply click the player's profile to report them (picture and arrow).
Select "cheat", and copy the URL link of your game into the message box (picture and arrow).
Their account will be reviewed and handled accordingly (picture and arrow of successful report and refunded points).
Big thanks to everyone for your efforts!
We could not be what we are without you good people helping to make us what we are.
Lichess Staff"
-
Something to this effect, front page for a few days every 6 months, Lichess inbox messaging, whatever, wherever. Out front. Visible. By everyone.
-
The fact is that the community is not participating in the anti-cheat program anywhere near the amount that it should be and could be.
Some is unwillingness. Most people just want to play and don't really care if they play a cheater here and there.
But some is unawareness. People would gladly start reporting people here and there a little more if they understood the value of it.
*
**
They need to understand that the prolific anti-cheat efforts of the Lichess admin all begin with them reporting a player, and that it's possible ONLY because of their reports.
**
*
Just building this awareness a little bit might greatly help increase productive reports and subsequent bans.
-
I make this recommendation on two points:
1. Several of my last few reports have literally been banned within minutes.
One implication that explains this, is that Lichess has more than an adequate amount of anti-cheat staff, and therefore any number of players before me could have also reported the cheater and had them expediently banned as well.
Of course it's also possible that this cheater was banned because of a report from 1-2-3-4-5 days prior, regardless of my report.
2. If someone has been cheating for 50 games, it shouldn't take someone to come along on game number 50 and finally report the account.
*The amount of times that this has occurred is far too many to explain a 'good faith' effort by the majority of the community.*
-
Just a simple community reminder that 'reporting suspicious players is important and that everyone should do their share' is all that is needed.
Obviously we don't need a 3000% increase in questionable/frivolous/hard-to-prove reports;
but at the same time, the evidence bares that the community is erring too far on the other side with inertia regarding reporting suspicious players.
I think that we're simply not aware that the only thing that creates "-1 Cheater" is "+1 Report".
-
Just a suggestion.
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Regards, and keep up the spectacular work!
Thanks for your time.
