1) why would you think it wasn't clear to me? 2) this isn't about finding out if lichess has a different method of calculating ratings 3) furthermore, their dif

1) why would you think it wasn't clear to me? 2) this isn't about finding out if lichess has a different method of calculating ratings 3) furthermore, their different method for calculating ratings probably isn't why their ratings are higher 4) ratings are arbitrary, unless they aren't--I could make my own website and give everyone a rating of 3000 and there would be nothing as impressive about it 5) the whole point of author's article is to demonstrate he improved at chess and he probably didn't, he just adjusted to the new platform until his rating rose to reflect his strength. He's still pretty good, ~95th%ile