Author: pete
Date: 13:58:13 06/13/00
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On June 13, 2000 at 16:23:16, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On June 13, 2000 at 15:00:35, pete wrote: > >>Hm , this really asks for a little ping-pong ; aren't you doing just the same >>here ( awful generalization ) ? > >It is a generalization, but it isn't that awful. In my opinion chess servers are >meant for playing chess, not watching it. first : let me say I am really sorry I posted again in this thread ; it is probably one of those "man , I have the better arguments or better wordings , ain't I cool ?" ones . For the question initially discussed it seems it doesn't matter what you or I think chess servers are meant for ; only important thing is what people are up to using it ; I only wanted to point your attention to the fact that for many people watching titled players ( though maybe useless for improving ones game )obviously is the _main_ reason they got an account . People even pay chekels ( a friendly synomnym for dollars ) to play 3/0 or 1/0 games against titled players ( and believe me : the taxes aren't all cheap ) . I hope this doesn't sound offensive : take my word it isn't intended to . > >>The latter is hard to tell ; the first one is obviously wrong ; it is quite >>common that on ICC when certain GMs play about 50 players of lower strength are >>watching even when it is some 3/0 blitz game . In relayed standard games 100-200 >>spectators is not unusual at all . > >Hmm, that sounds a little peculiar. Spending money watching someone else doing >what you payed to do, but that's their choice I suppose. > >>When it is about cheaters present at ICC just as frequent as say at yahoo, zone >>, FICS : is this based on personal experience playing there for yourself ? > >Since I wouldn't recognize a cheater unless he told me, I rely on the >information I've received from those who frequent a lot of different places. >What kind of cheating detection system does ICC use that is superior to what's >used everywhere else? Well , one thing is the so-often-blamed-Blitzin which allows the admins to detect chessprograms running in the background ... But again : this discussion seems to head in a direction I didn't intend to run into : so I better say : " When playing at ICC for myself I personally feel considerably less often cheated than at every other online chess place I visited so to _my_ experience it is superior !" This way it seems to make more sense to me ( and leaves the opportunity to answer sth like : " so go on paying for your phantasies " :-) ) peace. pete > >Best wishes... >Mogens
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