Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 09:33:59 12/12/03
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On December 12, 2003 at 12:22:24, Terry McCracken wrote: >On December 12, 2003 at 09:56:07, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On December 12, 2003 at 00:56:36, Terry McCracken wrote: >> >>>On December 11, 2003 at 22:46:23, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On December 11, 2003 at 16:27:16, Terry McCracken wrote: >>>> >>>>>On December 11, 2003 at 16:20:30, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On December 11, 2003 at 15:16:24, Terry McCracken wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>If you play for results only at any cost, you've no sense of sportmanship. >>>>>>>You're crass! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>And a GM playing for points only in a tournament with a $25,000 first prize >>>>>>is "crass"? >>>>>> >>>>>>That's what I thought. >>>>>> >>>>>>Please think _before_ you post. >>>>> >>>>>I did, you didn't! >>>>> >>>>>GM's who would STEAL GAMES in this way are SCUM in MY BOOKS! >>>> >>>>I will relay that to several GMs I know. I'm sure they will be >>>>humiliated to know that you feel that way. :) >>> >>>Go ahead, Robert, those types are not worth my time. >> >>That is what I thought. But they _are_ worth _my_ time. >> >> >>>> >>>> >>>>>You know nothing of me, or what I think or believe! >>>> >>>>Nor do I really want to... My children have grown up. I don't want to >>>>regress back again... >>> >>>You are an extremely ill-mannered individual. Regress? By making such a crude >>>remark, you are the child sir.... >> >> >>you should look in the mirror first. You _sound_ like a 14-year-old with >>your whining, shouting, etc. By the way, it wasn't _rude_. It appears >>to be _reality_. IMHO... > >You really are an obtuse rude man. At least I can admit error, you can't. >I can look in the mirror, in your house, I doubt you have any. > > >I gave you plenty of respect in the past, you've shown me none, it's not a >One-Way Street Bob. > >AFAIC you have hit an all-time low, as I said to Matt, be careful people might >step on you! When you said that to me, I thought you were referring to the moderators. That's who you were referring to, right? > > > >When I taught chess to children, one of the most important things I instilled in >the kids was good sportsmanship. To say the least I find you wanting in this >area. > >If your so-called GM friends play against their opponents/peers, forcing them to >play on when they are in badly lost positions, is nothing to be proud of, and >sets a terrible precedent. > >This is _not_ about _rules_ it's about _decency_ and _honor_ and _respect_ I >can't stress enough these virtues. It's incomprehensible that you are so >dismissive to these _basic_ and _important_ ethics. IMO, you are not using proper judgement in applying these ideas. They are the right ideas, but one must have discernment as to when and where they actually apply. Matt
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