why people dont give up?

Do what i do...promote to all rooks, and have fun. 

"Yeah, well, sometimes nothin can be a real cool hand."

                                        -Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke

scotlake's rating is 925, and I am okay with this attitude for a young beginner like Scotlake. Rank beginners SHOULD play to mate.

As he improves, his opinion will mature.

right

One HOPES that he (and his opinions) will mature.  Everyone gets older, but not everyone becomes more mature with age.

A few people miss the point as to why refusing to resign a lost position is terribly inconsiderate.  You may have a "right" to play out the game, but exercising that right inconveniences your opponent who must waste time on finishing a worthless game.  The worst is when you have a clear mate in 2, 3 or 4 moves (which should be apparent to your opponent), and your opponent chooses to go on vacation rather than resign or move.  You are now forced to log in every 2 or 3 days to make sure that your opponent has not made a move in the hope that you are not paying attention and will lose on time.  If the opponent is a premium member, he or she can delay the game by up to an additional 90 days, forcing you to log on regularly unless you are willing to risk losing a won game.  Very bad sportsmanship, in my view.

I'm sorry, but I have nothing but contempt for those who refuse to resign a lost position. Yes, in blitz play anything goes. If you made a blunder and lost a piece, I might do the same. But in online chess I've already demonstrated my skill; I've shown throughout the game that I know what I'm doing. I'm not going to suddenly forget everything I know and blunder away a piece at 3 days per move.

Just hit the resign button, type "gg," and get on with the next game. If you want to learn how to play out an endgame, you can do one of two things: Set it up on the computer, or send a polite request to your opponent to continue the game so that you can benefit from the play. And then MOVE YOUR PIECES. Don't wait until the last few hours of the time control to move the king to the only square where he can get out of the check he's been in for 3 days. That's just being childish.

Doesn't bother me in the least. My opponent slow boats a game in which I have an easy win--that's fine with me. It's not as though it takes much effort to eventually win. It's not worth getting worked up about. Lack of patience will cost you won games. Bad attitudes become habits with enough practice. The inverse is also true.

In this game, my opponent had a clear win. Had I simply resigned when I reached a clearly lost position, I would have lost. As it turned out, I won because my opponent couldn't find the right plan: http://www.chess.com/blog/OldChessDog/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas

This is why chess players don't give up.

I only play on in Live Chess, (And only if I don't see mate coming or I am down less than 7 points; also, I don't wait for my time to run out, I actually play.) I do this mostly because most people my level are not endgame experts and make mistakes. And sometimes, I also feel like it is nice to let people finish a nice combo. This question has been asked a million times before. My opinion is that people should choose whether or not to play on themselves. If my opponent chooses to play on, I will continue to play and eventually win the game. I also agree that playing on if you are down 3864589278482734 points is a stupid idea. The thing is, that number varies between people; to some it is a queen, to others a pawn. Objectively however, MOST of the people complaining about this are complainers who blew the game, and wished their opponent resigned instead (trust me, I've been on both sides before, but I do not start a whole forum discussion about it).

I don't Know how the rest of you feel, but to me calling rooks towers is pathetic or Bishops pointy things Knights horsies etc.

It's just hard for someone to switch to another language, get over it. In my language the bishop is literally called 'runner', and the rook is 'bastion'.

This criticism of non-native speakers was too harsh. If this board were in Hungarian or French, you might make some mistakes that strike native speakers as "pathetic" as well, Markle.