Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 10:42:11 01/28/02
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On January 28, 2002 at 13:33:45, William H Rogers wrote: >On January 28, 2002 at 12:42:49, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On January 28, 2002 at 12:13:59, William H Rogers wrote: >> >>>I was lucky Johann in that Pepito could not get on the net when he was suppost >>>to play me and lost by default. The directors gave him one hour to get up but he >>>could not. I had estimated my programs strength at about 1700 points but they >>>seemed to default me to 1600. >>>I would be happy to both you and Nullmover anytime just for the fun of it. We >>>can play in any fashion that can be arranged. All in all I thought it was a >>>great tournement and I really enjoyed myself. >> >>For Pepito, it was ISP problems. Nolan was unable to stay connected even for 10 >>seconds, though he did try to make it. > >I understood that and told the director that I would wait and I did wait for >over one hour and they made the decision to end the game. I knew that Pepito was >more than capable to beating me that made no difference, it was the playing that >was important to me. It is no great dishonor losing to a better program, >especially one rated more than 700 to 900 points than you are. I play for fun >and always will, not for some commercial expectations. That is certainly admirable. Sportsmanship is a trait that is becoming more and more rare every year. When I was a kid, they used to say, "It's not whether you win or lose -- it's how you play the game." They meant it too. Now-days, it's "Just win, baby."
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