Author: Uri Blass
Date: 09:22:36 05/19/04
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On May 19, 2004 at 11:56:37, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On May 19, 2004 at 03:38:52, Omid David Tabibi wrote: > >>On May 18, 2004 at 13:56:25, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On May 18, 2004 at 13:46:02, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>>I hope that makes it clear why _I_ have not said much about playing this year. >>>>>Who knows _what_ rule(s) the ICCA will use this time around. >>>> >>>>I know. And I have told you many times. >>> >>>That is _really_ convincing. You guys don't even want to produce a list of who >>>is playing??? >> >>Check the WCCC page today. >> >>> >>>Last time I looked _you_ didn't speak for the ICCA any more than the organizers >>>of the WCCC I tried to enter a couple of years back spoke for it. >> >>I don't know when or where you looked, or what happened in Paris or Jakarta that >>you frequently mention. What I know is about WCCC 2004, and I am telling you in >>the clearest possible way what will be the case here. > > >I'll run through this once more. Slowly. > >In Jakarta, there was _no_ outside communication. No game results. No nothing. > Dead silence. > >In Paris, same deal. No internet access. No nothing. I believe this was the >event where Thorsten was getting results out at his own expense via cell. > >Two of the first two WMCCC's I ever participated in. While at every ACM and >WCCC event past 1980 we had outside world access. > >Then For one of the more recent events, and no, now I don't even remember which >because I no longer care, I made arrangements to get a pretty good box (8-way >from Dell) and when they finally worked out the details for me, I tried to enter >and was told "We have a new rule that says that a programmer _must_ attend." >Bruce Moreland went to this event and can confirm all of this as he and I talked >about it multiple times. I then "undid" my machine arrangements, a bit >embarassing after having asked and having had some folks at Dell go out of the >way to help. Later Bruce tells me that a commercial entry could not get the >programmer there and the ICCA decided to drop the rule. > >Doesn't that do wonders for my wanting to participate _again_?? Doesn't that >make me take what you say on behalf of the ICCA at something less than true face >value, since the rules get changed on a whim??? I understand. I can only say that I am not going to support similiar behaviour by participating. I can promise you that if they change the rules again I am going to cancel my participation. Uri
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