@Notjana
All you talked about is what you think Lichess ratings are MEANT to do or INTENDED to do. That's why your answer totally misses the point. What online ratings COULD do SHOULD do and what many people WANT them to do. What they are meant to do is not everything. If it were then improvement would never be possible.
@adondevamos
Your example of the metric system is a good example, and it proves my case, not detracts from it. In your own words you don't care about someone's height if it was given to you in cm or weight in kg. You want the measurement to be given to you in something that's meaningful and useful to you. And for chess ability the most meaningful and widely understood system, by a large margin is FIDE ratings.
But the mess that is the Lichess ratings is even worse. That's because at least if you are given kg there is an easy formula to convert it to pounds. What's the formula for Lichess ratings hmmm? Oh that's right there is none.
All you talked about is what you think Lichess ratings are MEANT to do or INTENDED to do. That's why your answer totally misses the point. What online ratings COULD do SHOULD do and what many people WANT them to do. What they are meant to do is not everything. If it were then improvement would never be possible.
@adondevamos
Your example of the metric system is a good example, and it proves my case, not detracts from it. In your own words you don't care about someone's height if it was given to you in cm or weight in kg. You want the measurement to be given to you in something that's meaningful and useful to you. And for chess ability the most meaningful and widely understood system, by a large margin is FIDE ratings.
But the mess that is the Lichess ratings is even worse. That's because at least if you are given kg there is an easy formula to convert it to pounds. What's the formula for Lichess ratings hmmm? Oh that's right there is none.