User talk:4PlayerChess/Archive 1


 * I was planning to unblock you straight away as I think your content is fine; and the link does serve a useful purpose and is not spam in my opinion (as a chess player myself, Chess.com is a legitimately useful site). What gives me pause is your username - that does sound a bit promotional. Are you going to work only on four player chess? Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 16:20, 14 December 2018 (UTC)

To be honest, that was not the username I wanted to use originally. That was just a very uncreative alternative, because other usernames I tried were already taken or too similar to existing usernames. If you want to change my username to something else, that's fine with me. 4PlayerChess (discuss • contribs) 16:32, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the response. I've kept the request on hold while the administrator who blocked you gets a chance to comment. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 16:35, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
 * There is a website named chess.com/4-player-chess. You create an account with an identical name and create a guide to the game, with a link to the website. That's wholly promotional - no question. E.g., if I created an account called "Facebook" and a book called "How to use Facebook" and on the page put "Click here to try Facebook" then we'd all treat that as a promotional guide; I don't see any difference here: your account name, the book name and the link are all adverts aren't they? However, I accept it could be an innocent mistake so if you can explain relationship to the website then I can decide whether to unblock / undelete - thanks. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 16:42, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, I see your point. Again, I originally wanted to use a completely different username. When the names I tried were taken or too similar, I just couldn't think of anything better at that moment. I could use a different name if you want. I have no connection to chess.com whatsoever, other than that I play on it as a player. I mentioned the link on the page, because the 4-player chess variants described are the ones following the rules of chess.com specifically. Since there are a lot of 4-player chess variants with slightly different rules, I thought it was noteworthy. But again, I'm also fine with it if the links are removed. I had no intention to advertise chess.com whatsoever. 4PlayerChess (discuss • contribs) 16:58, 14 December 2018 (UTC)