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Subject: Re: more internals...

Author: Thorsten Czub

Date: 17:44:38 11/14/00

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On November 14, 2000 at 20:27:21, Mogens Larsen wrote:
>>let me guess: is chessfun a credible source ??

>She would be high on my list when it comes to credibility. But I wouldn't
>consider her review of Rebel Tiger II, if she makes one, to be more significant
>than yours regardless of content.

i hope she makes one. I don't have your subjective/objective dualistic
point of view. i KNOW all people are subjects. and that ALL opinion is far
from beeing objective. but i like this.
therefore i can read anything she e.g. writes and like it too.

>>and ? which review of eds do you think is weak and which passage.
>>please give an example. i don't have written any review so far myself.
>>i want to make a review that fits to you. i know this is impossible,
>>but i will try. so please show me which passages you DON'T like
>>and criticize, that i understand you better.

>I just want you to describe the functions implemented in Rebel Tiger II and
>their strengths and weaknesses, ie. various features of GUI and how it
>complements the engines.

but isn't such a feature list very boring ? you can publish or print the
handbook for those things, make the handbook public in internet, but this
is not what i do expect from a review.

i remember in old days of computerschach and spiele we had such a case.
there was a guy who always quoted the handbook of dedicated chess computers.
pages of feature lists. and no single game in the review.
this was very boring and senseless IMO. i attacked him heavily. he stole
the room for the chess related stuff.


> Perhaps a comparison with other products on the market
>would be a nice touch if you can be objective in your description. That
>shouldn't be too difficult.

aha. thank you.

>It's not difficult to be objective if you explain what a product can or cannot
>do. But there's also subjective impressions as well, which isn't a problem as
>long as the person is independent of the product

how do you know if somebody is independant ?
how do you decide this ?
which evidence makes you decide: he is independant ?
this interests me.


> and explains that it's his
>opinions alone. A reviewer is a consumer too. At least in principle.

right.

>Whether you can buy the product or not is actually irrelevant since you're
>involved in the development of the product.

of course. and this is work too.

>Neither do I. I can't stand eating anything that once had feathers :o).

a good !




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