@chess240, the ones who should "learn to resign" are those who intentionally leave unfinished games and begin playing new ones. Well, a safeguard for this was enabled for logged in players when the simul feature was introduced. However, this impolite/careless behavior remains unmoderated for anonymous players. Also, at least, it's in English. Some anon cuss at me in foreign languages. They cuss at me when I win, especially a comeback win. They cuss at me when I lose as if they were entitled. "Bragging rights" do not equate to cussing rights (if there's such a thing). I guess some people are just addicted to cussing.
@Toutatis, I'm a slow thinker (with a slow net connection) so I don't/can't play bullet. I encounter trolls that spam me with multiple +15 when they're losing, when they're winning, or even when they're simply bored. (It is embarrassing that I sometimes misclick on the offer draw button when I'm resigning. That probably annoyed my less amicable opponents.)
@Dionysus_god, I often wonder if "planned obsolescence" is a byproduct and/or cause of the "instant noodles generation". There are anon who create 3-hour games, but can't be bothered to wait for their opponent's connection to stabilize. Then again, I think the default "Player has left the game" hover prompt (for English interfaces) before you get connected could be partially blamed for that.
@Unihedron, interestingly enough, some of these "shortened games" players, when they finally try to play games to the end, they find that they can't (easily/naturally) force mate due to lack of practice/experience.
@RenatoEckel, it's okay if they actually continue playing. Some people walk away or rage quit. Unfortunately, those with poor net connections get unfairly lumped with those. The "claim a win"/"call draw" feature was borne from the reasoning that people who leave games are (almost) always losing. I doubt even a crude statistical study was made before that conclusion was made. I've gotten disconnected from more "winning games" than "losing games".
@Toutatis, I'm a slow thinker (with a slow net connection) so I don't/can't play bullet. I encounter trolls that spam me with multiple +15 when they're losing, when they're winning, or even when they're simply bored. (It is embarrassing that I sometimes misclick on the offer draw button when I'm resigning. That probably annoyed my less amicable opponents.)
@Dionysus_god, I often wonder if "planned obsolescence" is a byproduct and/or cause of the "instant noodles generation". There are anon who create 3-hour games, but can't be bothered to wait for their opponent's connection to stabilize. Then again, I think the default "Player has left the game" hover prompt (for English interfaces) before you get connected could be partially blamed for that.
@Unihedron, interestingly enough, some of these "shortened games" players, when they finally try to play games to the end, they find that they can't (easily/naturally) force mate due to lack of practice/experience.
@RenatoEckel, it's okay if they actually continue playing. Some people walk away or rage quit. Unfortunately, those with poor net connections get unfairly lumped with those. The "claim a win"/"call draw" feature was borne from the reasoning that people who leave games are (almost) always losing. I doubt even a crude statistical study was made before that conclusion was made. I've gotten disconnected from more "winning games" than "losing games".