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FAQ: Add answer on how mitigate chess-addiction #15241
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FAQ: Add answer on how mitigate chess-addiction
May 6, 2024
This is merged and live. @daustria pro tip, if you use some selected keywords in a PR on github, it can autoclose the relevant issue : https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/writing-on-github/working-with-advanced-formatting/using-keywords-in-issues-and-pull-requests#linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue |
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The team has decided to add the following to the FAQ-page in the "How to..."-paragraph:
Question: "Stop myself from playing?"
Answer:
"We regularly receive messages from users asking us for help to stop them from playing too much.
While Lichess doesn’t ban or block players except for Terms of Service violations, we recommend the use of external tools to limit excessive playing behavior. Some common suggestions for website blockers include ColdTurkey, Freedom, and LeechBlock. If you want to keep using the site but not get tempted by fast time controls, you might also be interested in userstyles like this one, which can be adapted to individual preferences (see here for a quick guide on how to use userstyles).
Some players may feel like their playing behavior is turning into an addiction. In fact, the WHO classifies gaming disorder as a stand-alone mental health condition, with essential features being 1) impaired control over gaming, 2) increasing priority given to gaming, and 3) escalation of gaming despite negative consequences. If you think that your chess playing behavior follows this pattern, we encourage you to speak about it with a friend or family member and/or with a professional."
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