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Subject: Re: MODERATION - advanced chess

Author: Anthony Cozzie

Date: 11:34:47 04/02/04

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On April 02, 2004 at 05:34:56, J. Kazinski wrote:

>>You've been asked not to mix legal forms of advanced chess with cheating.
>>With this mail you've done it again, although it's just in the subject of your
>>post.
>The subject was well defined as explained. Many will agree with the viewpoint
>that rules that cannot be effectively enforced should be avoided. Some even say
>that such rules contribute to undermining respect for the rules. The feeling is
>that the mark of good rules is effective enforcement. This is a powerful
>argument. However, there is another viewpoint I would like to express, namely
>that the rules aren't just a set of laws to enforce, but rather the rules of the
>game define the game.
>
>>Obviously that is done to provoke responses on your posts.
>What's the problem with that ? It resulted in a nice debate :)
>
>>Next time, if you want to announce an event, or want to tell us something with
>>your post, and want to keep it here: Don't make references to computer >cheating at all.
>Server authorities do this all the time. They criminalyze advanced chess
>players, it is an assessment, a judgment, all of which exist only in the
>mind of the accuser.

The word troll was created to describe people like you.

anthony



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