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Rating Changes?

I don't know if it's just me, but my rating always seems to be bouncing up and down, reaching as low as 1250 and as high as 1350 but never higher. does anyone know how to sort this out so it stops happening in order for me to finally hold a stable higher rating?
@DaBoss1999 said in #1:
> I don't know if it's just me, but my rating always seems to be bouncing up and down, reaching as low as 1250 and as high as 1350 but never higher. does anyone know how to sort this out so it stops happening in order for me to finally hold a stable higher rating?

Everyone's rating fluctuates within a certain band. It just means you're human. Rejoice!
@NeuralGnat said in #2:
> It just means you're human.

no it does not. ratings of bots fluctuate within a certain band as well [edit: see e.g. @maia1]. even if you did a simulation of some perfectly 1250 rated mathematical object, its practical rating would still fluctuate. the fluctuation happens because ratings are estimates based on chance events.
@glbert said in #3:
> no it does not. ratings of bots fluctuate within a certain band as well [edit: see e.g. @maia1]. even if you did a simulation of some perfectly 1250 rated mathematical object, its practical rating would still fluctuate. the fluctuation happens because ratings are estimates based on chance events.

I stand corrected, sir. But I can still rejoice for being human, right? :-)
@NeuralGnat said in #4:
> I stand corrected, sir. But I can still rejoice for being human, right? :-)

if you are indeed human, then you can do that. however, trying to make bot behaviour sound human is typical bot behaviour. they're obsessed with the turing test.
@glbert said in #5:
> if you are indeed human, then you can do that. however, trying to make bot behaviour sound human is typical bot behaviour. they're obsessed with the turing test.

This answer sounds really like an AI BOT, how do you proof you are human?
How can I proof I'm human for that matter, darn what kind of world are we living in?
On topic: the more games you play, the less rour rating will fluctuate

N.B.: I solved the captcha to proof that I'm human
Well, I know I'm human, and I don't care what anyone else thinks, haha...
@NeuralGnat said in #7:
> Well, I know I'm human, and I don't care what anyone else thinks, haha...

how do you know? maybe some deceiving god or evil spirit is tricking you into thinking so. maybe you don't even exist.

on topic:
@DaBoss1999 said in #1:
> does anyone know how to sort this out so it stops happening in order for me to finally hold a stable higher rating?

if you want to hold a higher rating (within another, higher band), the best way to do so is to get better at chess. how one gets better at chess i wouldn't know, otherwise i'd be better at chess.