Why was Lyudmil banned?

[karger]

He wanted Talkchess to ban him , now he thinks he is a martyr and a victim. You have given his claims of persecution validity in his own eyes ...

[hgm]

Sure, his eyes see the whole world in reverse video. But what he thinks is only useful in that it is an almost absolute guarantee that the opposite is true. So it doesn't worry me in the slightest if he has negative thoughts.

[karger]

Mr. Muller , Your synopsis is funny and true. Thanks , John Karger

[MikeB]

Just a few comments - as a former moderator here , I can tell you banning anyone was never pleasant. It is a last resort. Although it may appear as punishment , and I guess it is, the real reason to ban someone is to protect the forum from further degradation. Many of you have been here a long time and can recall why the this forum, the first one back in the mid 1990's started in the first place. At the time there was completely uncensored newsgroup called rec.games.chess.computer ( or r.g.c.c for short) and it still exists and it's now about as worthless as used toilet paper - just a lot of people throwing sh*t and all of it sticks.

r.g.c.c
so for those who call for zero censorship , that is what you will eventually get with zero censorship - just look at some off those subject headings....

Being a moderator is about as a thankless job one could have and I do applaud and nod my head in appreciation to the the efforts of Bob, HGM and Harvey very much making this forum still one of the best computer chess forums in the land. Although it is obvious that interest in computer chess has waned considerably since it hey day in the late 90's and early 2000's.

[MikeGL]

Just a few comments - as a former moderator here , I can tell you banning anyone was never pleasant. It is a last resort. Although it may appear as punishment , and I guess it is, the real reason to ban someone is to protect the forum from further degradation. Many of you have been here a long time and can recall why the this forum, the first one back in the mid 1990's started in the first place. At the time there was completely uncensored newsgroup called rec.games.chess.computer ( or r.g.c.c for short) and it still exists and it's now about as worthless as used toilet paper - just a lot of people throwing sh*t and all of it sticks.

r.g.c.c
so for those who call for zero censorship , that is what you will eventually get with zero censorship - just look at some off those subject headings....

Being a moderator is about as a thankless job one could have and I do applaud and nod my head in appreciation to the the efforts of Bob, HGM and Harvey very much making this forum still one of the best computer chess forums in the land. Although it is obvious that interest in computer chess has waned considerably since it hey day in the late 90's and early 2000's.

+1

[karger]

Michael B. Thanks for the link ... That forum has degraded into one big bucket of racist hate ... Makes one see the great job the moderators here do ... Thanks to them all , Karger

[Cardoso]

+1

Not an easy job being a forum moderator!
Thank you for all the people that helped talkchess being a sound forum.

[Dann Corbit]

I have also served as a moderator.
I will not question the ban.
But I will ask for leniency on the duration.
Lyudmil can be a whinging twit, just like me.
But he is interesting and informative.
He has taught me useful things.

He is not like the random troll, who only seeks attention.

I also ask Lyudmil to consider toning it down a notch when it comes to trying to enforce his opinions.

Just my two cents.

[Graham Banks]

Although it is obvious that interest in computer chess has waned considerably since it hey day in the late 90's and early 2000's.

Strange then that there are way more chess engines being developed today than ever before.

[zullil]

But he is interesting and informative.
He has taught me useful things.

I agree with Dann (but am not questioning the moderators' decisions).