I am reacting to what @george_mcgeorge said in #8.
Yes, I agree with you. I won 100 rating points due to Beth Harmon some time ago, as she brought there new players and this helped the top players to increase their ratings. (I guess that the rating structure might have a shape of a diamond, with its upper part being thinner and taller and the lower part being broader and shorter and the broadest part being around 1500.) When many new players came there, the top of the diamond (top ratings) became higher. In some variants there are fewer players and therefore the top ratings are also lower. It is also true that when many less experienced players leave, while many titled players use more than one account, it can shift the balance and many people can lose ratings without really playing worse.
Yes, I agree with you. I won 100 rating points due to Beth Harmon some time ago, as she brought there new players and this helped the top players to increase their ratings. (I guess that the rating structure might have a shape of a diamond, with its upper part being thinner and taller and the lower part being broader and shorter and the broadest part being around 1500.) When many new players came there, the top of the diamond (top ratings) became higher. In some variants there are fewer players and therefore the top ratings are also lower. It is also true that when many less experienced players leave, while many titled players use more than one account, it can shift the balance and many people can lose ratings without really playing worse.