The person that started this forum got banned for using "computer assistance." Seems pretty suspicious to me. Please don't ban me for saying this lichess because both canadians and americans and pretty much most of the developed countries in the world have freedom of speach.
@Annoying_Knight That's really troubling.
Mods are obviously on an power trip.
This is the death knell of any hope for an "open" platform.
Mods are obviously on an power trip.
This is the death knell of any hope for an "open" platform.
Power trip? More like js86 started a fire and got caught in the flames.
Lol. #343 making arguments about it NOT being an ad, while whining about all the new "ads" on lichess.
So does the community have *any* say in future advertisements, agendas, or politics? Or, is it solely thibault's choice what to push?
As I said, it is only a little below an ad, because it is still promoting something. This is my point, not saying it is not an ad. Don't try to argue against something if you can't even get the meaning of it right. #348
Honestly I couldn't care less about politics or if the whole world is on fire right now (just an example), if I come to lichess it's to play chess for sure. I'm very displeased with the ad and I hope it never happens again. It's a very striking ad because you have to click the X to get rid of it and the color makes a huge contrast.
Edit: Maybe ad isn't the best word, but point still stands. It's not related to chess in the slightest and it IS politics despite being somewhat related to science. I wouldn't mind if it was just an off-topic link in a blog post or something like that, but this is a bit too much.
Edit: Maybe ad isn't the best word, but point still stands. It's not related to chess in the slightest and it IS politics despite being somewhat related to science. I wouldn't mind if it was just an off-topic link in a blog post or something like that, but this is a bit too much.
This thread is making me realise which side the real special snowflakes are :^)
Honestly whoever owns this site, they can do what they like with it.
If we tax carbon emissions, the price of aluminium ( :^) ) will skyrocket; no wonder these people are pissed ;)
Honestly whoever owns this site, they can do what they like with it.
If we tax carbon emissions, the price of aluminium ( :^) ) will skyrocket; no wonder these people are pissed ;)
@Annoying_Knight When a cheater thrusts themselves into the limelight by sparking a heated discussion, obviously they're going to get banned.
@Fiddler_On_The_Rook Oh, how dramatic. If the mods were really on a power trip they would have deleted the discussion and silenced all opposition to the displayed link/ad or whatever you want to call it.
Regardless Lichess is an ad-free, open platform and has remained so for all of its existence. A single link promoting change in the world due to a looming existential crisis will not change the philosophies of the entire dev/mod team, nor the philosophies of the website as a whole. Instead be thankful that you can play chess for free and uninterrupted, because without Lichess there very well may have not been such a website. Instead of groaning and griping about a single link you can hit the 'X' on and never see again on a website that has zero ads (a rare thing on the internet nowadays) why not do something productive with your time? At the very least focus on improving your chess game, or take initiative and voice your political concerns where it matters, not on a chess website.
To everyone-
The moderators of Lichess haven't taken a political stance, but a scientific one. Anyone who declines climate change and its impacts on the planet is an enemy to science. Why bother complaining about a link to a social/political movement that brings that issue to light? Even if it's politics, and you believe it should stay separate from chess, all you have to do is hit an X button and all your problems are solved. One promotional link isn't going to be the downfall of this website. Thinking so is an insult to the hard work and virtues of the developers and moderators of this excellent website.
Anyways that's enough ranting. Let's place some chess!
@Fiddler_On_The_Rook Oh, how dramatic. If the mods were really on a power trip they would have deleted the discussion and silenced all opposition to the displayed link/ad or whatever you want to call it.
Regardless Lichess is an ad-free, open platform and has remained so for all of its existence. A single link promoting change in the world due to a looming existential crisis will not change the philosophies of the entire dev/mod team, nor the philosophies of the website as a whole. Instead be thankful that you can play chess for free and uninterrupted, because without Lichess there very well may have not been such a website. Instead of groaning and griping about a single link you can hit the 'X' on and never see again on a website that has zero ads (a rare thing on the internet nowadays) why not do something productive with your time? At the very least focus on improving your chess game, or take initiative and voice your political concerns where it matters, not on a chess website.
To everyone-
The moderators of Lichess haven't taken a political stance, but a scientific one. Anyone who declines climate change and its impacts on the planet is an enemy to science. Why bother complaining about a link to a social/political movement that brings that issue to light? Even if it's politics, and you believe it should stay separate from chess, all you have to do is hit an X button and all your problems are solved. One promotional link isn't going to be the downfall of this website. Thinking so is an insult to the hard work and virtues of the developers and moderators of this excellent website.
Anyways that's enough ranting. Let's place some chess!
@Jaxi lol
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