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Why is the keyboard input extension banned now?

It makes no logical sense to ban input methods. If we're going to complain about players having faster input than others, are we going to impose IP address handicaps for players with faster internet? How about just setting all moves with a negative increment based on how long it took to reach the server? Oh and while we're at it, let's ban all Lichess mobile apps as well. You have no idea how fast some players are on a touchscreen. Actually, let's just ban the mouse as well! Think about all the poor players who have to play on a touchpad! In fact, we should require all players to set the same sensitivity for their touchpad. Anyone using a sensitivity over 50% gets banned. But wait,since some players have better motor skills than others, that's not fair either! We should just force all players to turn on their webcam during their games to ensure that everyone plays using only their left pinky! Sigh...........
Bullet chess is not a rhythm game like Osu or something. The point of the tight time controls is to limit thinking time, not how fast you can rub your mouse on a surface. The input methods are supposed to be as close to human thought time as possible. Ideally, your timer should stop the instant you've decided on a move.
I am no expert, but my guess is that extensions/addons might be hard to distinguish from cheating software like chess engines from a technical standpoint. That is just a guess, but if true then it is totally understandable to try and promote fair play much as possible. I am sure the detection software they run is not infallible and lichess I'm sure lacks a giant funds needed to develop the massive systems needed to allow certain things. Feel free to donate money and shoot them an email. I'm sure if it is doable and they get enough to fund a computer programmer to meet your needs they'd consider it if it improved the experience for other players too.
@PuzzledGamer said in #1:
> The point of the tight time controls is to limit thinking time, not how fast you can rub your mouse on a surface. The input methods are supposed to be as close to human thought time as possible.
Technically, you need to think in order to rub your mouse on a surface.

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