Author: Daniel Pineo
Date: 18:03:41 02/23/05
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On February 23, 2005 at 20:04:38, Steve B wrote: >Can i Ask a Question to those who do > >what exactly is the thrill or competitve feeling one gets if they are not the >Author or have in some way contributed to the program? > >i of course can fully understand the pride involved for the author or for >someone who contributed the opening book or made refinements to the program even >in some small way > >but to simply load up someone elses program and be the operator ,having had >nothing to do with the program at all..and if somehow this program should place >high in a tournament or even win..does the operator get a sense of >accomplishment or feeling of pride? > >if so,please explain exactly why that would be because i just dont understand >this >perhaps it is the hardware they are contributing to the contest? >would there be a sense of pride here? > > >perhaps i could see that > >Best >Steve Maybe they just like seeing their favorite program win. I don't contribute to the Red Sox, but being from Boston, I was still overjoyed at watching them whoop the Yanks and win the series. Maybe it's the same idea. - Dan
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