How is this person's starting elo 710?

[benjito]

Proposal: New users choose beginner/intermediate/advanced and drop ranked game restrictions

This proposal is two-fold: Redefine starting ranks for new users Allow all players to play ranked games with any opponent These could be done individually, but it seems useful to consider them in the same discussion. I’ve chatted with @anoek and he’s on board in principle. But, need to get some feedback from others on whether this will be the right end result! (and/or to bikeshed the details) 1. Redefine starting ranks for new users The existing system gives new users a starting rank of ~12…