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>Chess is a recognized sport of the International Olympic Committee I think the guy should stop talking out his ass about Chess. Of course there is a lot of c

by Nadya 12y ago

>Chess is a recognized sport of the International Olympic Committee I think the guy should stop talking out his ass about Chess. Of course there is a lot of confusion. It's new. Try showing Polocrosse on ESPN and you'll get a bunch of confused reactions too - even though it's a legitimate and "physical" sport! It's not something ESPN regularly shows or what the viewers might expect to see. eSports isn't something that ESPN regularly shows or that viewers expect to see. It needs time to become "expected" and non-surprising. If it brings in ad revenue from the hundreds of thousands of people watching, I'm sure it will stick around. I would love if ESPN would show Polocrosse just to prove my point though.

lightlyused 12y ago
"physical exertion" I not sure that pushing buttons counts.
- Someone1234 12y ago
  You're responding to a point they never made. Read their post again.
  - Nadya 12y ago
    They responded to an unedited version of my post. I forgot to mention the edit in the post and by the time I realized - it was too late to edit the post. I was originally being pedantic about the opinionated piece and went from one thought to another. I was focusing on the latter half of the definition of "sport" (individuals or teams competing against each other for others' entertainment) and not "physical exertion". >an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. The above quote is what they are referring to, with my emphasis italicized. I was trying to be pedantic in return towards the author of the article and had a rather bad oversight in my zealousness of doing so. When I had noticed my mistake, I removed the argument against the definition of "sport". Which Chess doesn't fit either - but is officially recognized as a sport. So I think the "physical exertion" bit isn't necessarily needed. E: Further explanation of scenario and a few typo/grammar fixes.
    - lightlyused 12y ago
      Perhaps a corrected definition would be physical and/or mental exertion. That would fit with with chess.

by Nadya 12y ago

lightlyused 12y ago

"physical exertion" I not sure that pushing buttons counts.

Someone1234 12y ago
You're responding to a point they never made. Read their post again.
- Nadya 12y ago
  They responded to an unedited version of my post. I forgot to mention the edit in the post and by the time I realized - it was too late to edit the post. I was originally being pedantic about the opinionated piece and went from one thought to another. I was focusing on the latter half of the definition of "sport" (individuals or teams competing against each other for others' entertainment) and not "physical exertion". >an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. The above quote is what they are referring to, with my emphasis italicized. I was trying to be pedantic in return towards the author of the article and had a rather bad oversight in my zealousness of doing so. When I had noticed my mistake, I removed the argument against the definition of "sport". Which Chess doesn't fit either - but is officially recognized as a sport. So I think the "physical exertion" bit isn't necessarily needed. E: Further explanation of scenario and a few typo/grammar fixes.
  - lightlyused 12y ago
    Perhaps a corrected definition would be physical and/or mental exertion. That would fit with with chess.