WHY?

@kindaspongey said in #20:
> There were two representations of links. To get them to work, it is necessary to replace colon with : and replace period with .
> If I do that, the software seems to automatically completely replace the link with a display of the game (leaving out some of the information). I want people to be able to see the games as they appear in the records of vvaaaqqqqvvaqvvvvaqv.

I tried replacing the "colon" and "period" and it still didn't work for me. Maybe I'm being dense, but I doubt many are going to go through the trouble.

@borninthesixties said in #21:
> I tried replacing the "colon" and "period" and it still
> didn't work for me. Maybe I'm being dense, but I
> doubt many are going to go through the trouble.
I tried to use the message system to send you the links in working form, and, as you can no doubt see for yourself, the software again did that thing with completely replacing the links with game-displays and incomplete information. I am not sure what else I can do to get around this problem.
Maybe I should explain what you have to do after doing the appropriate reconstruction of the links.
Is there some place on your screen where you can see something like lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/why-33?page=3 ?
You have to go there, replace https etc. with one of the reconstructed links, and hit return.

@ThunderClap said in #11:
> The Frustrating thing is @vvaaaqqqqvvaqvvvvaqv is that @vvaaaqqqqvvaqvvvvaqv does not value our thoughts because there are no responses & the way @vvaaaqqqqvvaqvvvvaqv feels will be the way @vvaaaqqqqvvaqvvvvaqv feels without any back & forth conversation with our forum reponses' . After all when writting in the Forum a Post yes people express themselves but without ever replying to any comments expecially when they are heartfelt expressions of care seems like we are the neglected ones >>>>>>>>>>>> ACCEPT HELP ... WE ALL LOSE and ALOT especially as we LEARN & the learning process has to be done by self- involving improvements to US & You . Chess isn't the problem @vvaaaqqqqvvaqvvvvaqv Accepting help seems to be'

I do value your thoughts. My emotional outbursts are childish, that's why I don't reply, I'm ashamed. I play and study chess when I feel like it, so that's why I haven't shown interest in coaching. I don't want to waste your time if I'm not available. I've realized how much work this is, I'm not sure if I have it in me. I need to find a way to have fun while playing/studying otherwise this is never going to work.

This is easy to say but sometimes hard to do: remember that chess is just a game. Give yourself permission to relax, go outside for a walk and breathe some fresh air. You’re not alone, we all go through it at times. You got this!

@Le_Patzer83 said in #8:
> Am I in church right now or on a chess website? I figured it was only on Sundays that I had to listen to all the reasons why I’m going to hell... ;)

God loves you man and @vvaaaqqqqvvaqvvvvaqv . @spectrox75 said it very well!
Cheers

@HerkyHawkeye said in #24:
> This is easy to say but sometimes hard to do: remember that chess is just a game. Give yourself permission to relax, go outside for a walk and breathe some fresh air. You’re not alone, we all go through it at times. You got this!

Don't forget permission to blunder! It hurts when you put your all into a game, especially a multi-hour classical one, and then you blow it all with a simple blunder. I try to remember it's just a game and it happens to everyone but...it's still tough.

@borninthesixties said in #26:
> Don't forget permission to blunder! It hurts when you put your all into a game, especially a multi-hour classical one, and then you blow it all with a simple blunder. I try to remember it's just a game and it happens to everyone but...it's still tough.
Agree wholeheartedly! I blunder to learn, hopefully my brain will get the message.

Carbon-tech wetware is subject to these types of 'performance issues' ... silicon hardware is far more reliable ...

@boilingFrog said in #28:
> Carbon-tech wetware is subject to these types of 'performance issues' ... silicon hardware is far more reliable ...

Absolutely. From this point on, I will play with computer assistance only. Start with a fresh account (so they have no history of your move patterns, otherwise you get caught really fast) and sprinkle in some poor moves here and there. You can use Maia to generate the blunders so it looks really legit and cheat detection will never detect it. Like, you can play thousands and thousands of games and it's not detected.

Nah, I'm done guys. Have fun on Lichess, it's amazing this kind of open and free community is available. If I cheat, I cheat on Chess.com. Bye!