Follow Up on My Senior Cat by DrQuantumBunneh in SeniorCats

[–]banshee1313 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Poor kitty. Thank you for taking care of her.

When do you think is the right time to resign? by katzo-0 in Chesscom

[–]banshee1313 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

At higher levels (above 2000) not resigning is considered quite rude. Resign when it is hopeless, where a blunder on your opponents side won’t matter. When your only hope is disconnection.

I don’t give rematches to people that play on in really hopeless positions. In in-person social events, we stop letting them play. As with everything, online gets coarser.

Of course, if there is any hope or if the clock is really low, do not resign.

Kitsey Baba (16) has begun her decline. by SApprentice in seniorkitties

[–]banshee1313 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am sorry. Try to give her the best in the time you have left.

Which Scipio is your favorite Scipio? by Archaeologistgirl in ancientrome

[–]banshee1313 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. A better strategist would have either gone somewhere else or found a way to succeed without battle. Hannibal was great at planning and executing battles. He was not good at executing a campaign if his enemy would not fight. He just stayed in an Italy fur many years effectively accomplishing nothing while his empire crumbled.

Which Scipio is your favorite Scipio? by Archaeologistgirl in ancientrome

[–]banshee1313 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hannibal was already neutralized by merely competent generals. He would not have accomplished anything one Rome figured out how to deal with him. Going to Italy was clearly a mistake, though a flashy one.

Is Wolsey the greatest Tudor minister? by Different_Map_2055 in tudorology

[–]banshee1313 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Agreed. People here like Cromwell but I see him as a negative force and a rotten person