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Saturday, October 21. 2006
No cheaters in the BKR charts
I know I should have done it a long time ago, but more important things are always in the task queue with a higher priority. The Finished games tab of Profile pages has been improved by a simple form ban this player from BKR charts for a selected game.
What does it mean? It's been brought to my attention (not only today but several times in the past as well) that certain players try to boost their BKRs (in order to reach the top chart positions) by creating groups where they play many fake games, which are finished after several moves with no logical reason. Since such action is a direct violation of the User Agreement and it is very unfair to other players who want to play honestly, a solution of this problem is finally here.
It means that when an obvious cheater (or a group of cheaters) is detected by me or reported by someone else, he will be banned from the BKR charts immediately and cannot appear there anymore, until he is unbanned (which is not likely). I have applied this action to more than 10 users today.
And why cannot you find the mentioned ban form on Profile pages? Because it is available only for administrators. Naturally.
What does it mean? It's been brought to my attention (not only today but several times in the past as well) that certain players try to boost their BKRs (in order to reach the top chart positions) by creating groups where they play many fake games, which are finished after several moves with no logical reason. Since such action is a direct violation of the User Agreement and it is very unfair to other players who want to play honestly, a solution of this problem is finally here.
It means that when an obvious cheater (or a group of cheaters) is detected by me or reported by someone else, he will be banned from the BKR charts immediately and cannot appear there anymore, until he is unbanned (which is not likely). I have applied this action to more than 10 users today.
And why cannot you find the mentioned ban form on Profile pages? Because it is available only for administrators. Naturally.
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Way to go Filip! That's great news 
You've been making great improvements to this site and it's appreciated. It just keeps getting better and better.
You've been making great improvements to this site and it's appreciated. It just keeps getting better and better.Comment (1)
No, it's not. I don't want to make a public blacklist, it doesn't look nice.
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Well, if they're considered "guilty" enough to be removed from the charts, why let them continue to affect other player's BKR?
It doesn't look nice either
It doesn't look nice either
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What do you suggest then? Ban them from the site immediately?
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Maybe cheaters could have their games turn to unrated. Or at least only allow them to take part in unrated games.
Of course, some players may argue that if they win to a cheater then they should get the credit (BKR) for it, but I think that, since the majority doesn't even know who they are, that everyone would be safer that way.
On the other hand, this could also have the adverse effect of the cheater creating a new account so (s)he could play normal games again and nobody would know who (s)he was again. But then again, your banning from the charts doesn't prevent that either.
Of course, some players may argue that if they win to a cheater then they should get the credit (BKR) for it, but I think that, since the majority doesn't even know who they are, that everyone would be safer that way.
On the other hand, this could also have the adverse effect of the cheater creating a new account so (s)he could play normal games again and nobody would know who (s)he was again. But then again, your banning from the charts doesn't prevent that either.
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Suppose you right yes, but how come some ppl know who the cheaters are then, where did they get this information?
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I don't think they know the cheaters, they just analyze the lists of finished games of suspicious players and send me the results. If I agree it is a cheater, I ban him.
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