Carlsen choses "DannyTheDonkey" as his username on another popular site.

Oops, since clicking "Play" is Rated by default and unchangeable, looks like I'm 1222. Mea culpa.

You've been allowed back on the site because you've agreed to no longer manipulate your rating: given that was how you obtained the 666 rating in the first place, it didn't seem appropriate that you should keep that "reward". Playing Rated games are fine, as long as you aren't deliberately throwing them to reduce your rating - your rating will get to the appropriate level soon enough (as everyone's does if they play enough games with their best effort).

See your messages for more info about the second part of your query.

I didn't because you've clearly made up your mind already and it's not the moderators' role to try and change it, but to make sure that the Chess.com policies are applied. Please stop contravening them by naming our competitor site - this is your last warning.

The moderators also don't necessarily read EVERY post in EVERY thread in the forums - that'd be a massive task. Personally, I look at topic titles and if there's anything remotely controversial about it, will have a look inside the thread. If a thread has been generating a lot of comments, I'll check that out. If it's a really long running thread that has previously been ok, I generally assume it's still going ok and might check in on it every now and again.

Looking at the last few pages of that "Secret of Chess" thread, I didn't see any concerted personal attacks - I can see evidence that there might have been in earlier pages that have been missed, but the moderators aren't going to go back and review every page unless someone helps point it out to us. We'd be happy to do so if you let us know.

Is there another color of type you can use? That shade of green is hard to read.

Sorry about that - the green colour is used to indicate that's it's moderator speaking rather than a normal community participant.

It's why normal members shouldn't post using that colour, even in jest - Chess.com is very clear on this so that no misunderstandings are possible.

Okay then. Maybe if changing the color ever arises, Dark Blue or Sea Blue, would be clearer.

Lately, intelectual conversations hasn't entirely stimulated sanity.

is there any reason for that policy?

I have to say that while I do understand the logic to put me to 1200 (and it was a nice "gotcha!" moment, props to you all for trolling an alleged troll ), I had agreed to not manipulate my rating anymore due to the fact that I had reached my goal rating, which subsequently now has been taken away from me. This is ~not~ to say that I will act upon this and go back to 666 necessarily, but it was worth pointing out! Cheers from Chixxy the hot sauce devil

so it's not about the money haha, I understand. Great. But I better be quiet now because apparently I will be banned otherwise although I've never done anything at all and am even paying for this website lol.

Money. I mean, no, of course not money. sorry.

Guys, youse are digressing from the original topic.

"beloved" Danny Rensch?  Really?