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What are your biggest pet peeves in chess?

People that taunt you via the chat room when you start to contemplate your move.
Finally, I just turn the chat room off.
But, what is this the South Park playground at recess?
People who try to win games with rapid time controls (15|0 and up) on time. I mean, come on, I've got a winning position, five minutes on my clock -- you really think that I'm going to lose on time because you keep premove dancing your king around the board?
Another one:
"I don't want to play this variant, and I'm more than a move into the game. I offer you a draw."
"No."
"I offer you a draw."
"*Ahem* No."
"I offer you a draw."
"I already told you, NO NO NO NO NO!!!!"
"..."
"Thank you."
"I offer you a draw."
Or, the comical offer you a draw just as you are about to beat the stuffing out of them :)
1) people who mistakenly and constantly click on 960 thinking that it's a normal game because the site designers insist on using icons that aren't intuitive but look cool, and won't do anything to change it, not even by simply putting "960" next to the games list.

2) people who are losing and claim a cheap victory when i disconnect temporarily (i'm on a satellite connection) and it shows that i left the game.

3) people who slow play 85% of the alotted time, and suddenly turn on the afterburners as a tactic to gain an advantage.
" people who mistakenly and constantly click on 960"

Yes, very annoying. Almost half of the 960 games I play get abandoned.

it never used to happen as much before when they put "960" next to it.

despite my constant pleas and posts, i have yet to receive even a single response or acknowledgement from the mods/site operators that this is a problem that affects user experience fundamentally.
it never used to happen as much before when they put "960" next to it.

despite my constant pleas and posts, i have yet to receive even a single response or acknowledgement from the mods/site operators that this is a problem that affects user experience fundamentally.
There is still a pop up message that tell you that you joined a variant game.

But for some reason, it doesn't show up every time.
it doesn't work for me. such a pity, this is such a beautiful, elegant site, but it's stained by something so simple to correct.

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