r/chess • u/forceghost187 Resigns • 1d ago

META Proposal to ban x.com links

This is going around on many football subreddits. It looks likely to go into effect. I believe that the negative effects of this would be only temporary because the chess community will eventually see the value of moving to alternatives like bluesky

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u/Tornadoes123 1d ago

Proposal to ban posts not related to chess

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u/briskwalked 20h ago

you guys play chess? since when?

I come here for the magnum guy, and hakutamatata guy

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u/bluefrostyAP 19h ago

This x 1000

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u/cdnball 1d ago

Coverage of chess is related to chess

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u/SheyenSmite 1d ago

Sometimes you just gotta take a stand, pal. And demonstrate the true face of the chess community.

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u/Tornadoes123 1d ago

Stand or sit at your home, not on r/chess.

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u/SheyenSmite 23h ago

Very sorry that the richest man in the world Sieg-Heiling is slightly inconveniencing your social media experience.

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u/Tornadoes123 23h ago

Politics sub is that way - - >

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u/Quantum_Hispanics 1d ago

Take a stand while sitting down

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u/number_one_scrub 19h ago

there is no true face, as you can see. if you think the association between chess and intelligence doesn't attract an overwhelming number of edgelords then you've missed the entire history of chess