Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 08:24:48 01/16/03
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On January 16, 2003 at 09:32:55, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>On January 16, 2003 at 09:12:37, Bob Durrett wrote:
>
>>On January 15, 2003 at 22:54:37, Mike Byrne wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>======================================================================
>>>URI's PROGRAM "MOVEI" BEAT A VASTLY WEAKER PLAYER and THEREFORE MOVEI's
>>>PROVISONAL RATING WENT DOWN AND URI IS UPSET ABOUT IT.
>>>======================================================================
>>>Uri,
>>>
>>>There is no other way to initiate a provisinal rating without subjecting the
>>>entire rating system to substantial abuse. Player will quickly figure out an
>>>abuse scheme to manipulate their rating to be higher and in some cases
>>>subtantially higher.
>>>
>>>For some unknown reasons, wherever rating systems are introduced , players
>>>(especially males) quickly equate their rating with perhaps the size of their
>>>bank account and/or penis size and many frantically scheme how to get their
>>>rating higher by ANY MEANS - cheating is a common method employed. I believe
>>>this is done to impress the opposite sex , but I am not convinced as the
>>>bragging is often made to the same sex.
>>
>>The behavior of humans sometimes is remarkably similar to many animals,
>>including deer.
>>
>>During a certain season of the year, male deer become very aggressive and
>>"fight" with other males for the females. This behavior appears to be genetic.
>>
>>A large percentage of the genes of humans are the same as those of other
>>mammals, including deer. The same genes, which make deer behave that way, also
>>seem to be in humans, although possibly with some modifications.
>>
>>The presence of large amounts of testosterone in young human males is probably
>>the root cause of much criminal behavior. This hormone, combined with the
>>genetic factors mentioned above, causes many strange behaviors, such as
>>competing using 32 pieces of wood on an 8x8 squares board. If one is objective,
>>one must recognize that pushing pieces of wood on a board is really stupid.
>>
>>Modern man has become really screwed up. Now they compete and play ego games
>>with chess programs! This can only be explained as a really weird perversion of
>>the original intent of the genes in question. These genes originally served to
>>promote the well being of the species.
>>
>>Weird, weird, weird!
>>
>>Bob D.
>
>Moderation! Objection! Achtung!!!
>
>This is absolutely off-topic! Such aggression has nothing to do with chess!
>
>:)
>
>Kind regards,
>Rolf Tueschen
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Bob D.
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>>>
>>>My suggestion is to play Movei for FUN - who gives a hoot what Movei's rating is
>>>on ICC - nobody here does (except for you) and remember - this is not about the
>>>rating - it's about chess.
>>>
>>>Good Luck with your program
>>>
>>>Michael
>>>
>>>
>>>On January 14, 2003 at 10:43:20, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>{Game 494 (MoveiXX vs. ACCIDENTE) ACCIDENTE resigns} 1-0
>>>>Blitz rating adjustment: 2635 --> 2602
>>>>
>>>>Movei won a game and lost rating.
>>>>
>>>>Uri
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