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Originally Posted by cR.ChadMann

What is a suitable punishment for cheating coaching students?.. The guy was a lying little worm that took people's money based on a lie!?!!...

As someone who actually was coached, I feel I'm in a qualified position to give insight on this. Beyond this I really don't want to get involved though, I'm not trying to defend any of the smurfing or anything at all, so don't get the wrong idea. I just think demanding refunds for everyone for chunks of $20 (that were probably supplemented into weekly income, rather than put aside in a managed fund or something) is wrong. And wrong in principle, not only in this one case.

I paid for coaching, and I got the coaching I paid for. He spent the time in sessions, he analysed replays, and he answered questions. I improved at least as much as I expected to from coaching. I'm paying for that time, not for his ability. Coaching isn't all about what level of GM someone is - I'm pretty confident I got coached by a GM player, whether he is top 10 or top 200 GM doesn't really make a difference, at least for me. Coaching style and methods are more important - the person needs to be able to transfer their skill to you. I feel you'd get more out of coaching with a master's player who is able to effectively communicate and teach you than IM_Mvp, if Mvp wasn't able to communicate in a way that enabled transfer of skill.

As I said in a previous post, my biggest concern is that people who I recommended him to might feel differently than I. They may genuinely feel ripped off, and that might reflect poorly on me. However, that's more of a personal issue. I don't feel I'm owed any money or anything.

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	Rage:	This was my point. Anyone short of top GM themselves will get just as much coaching from a low GM/masters as from top GM
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