Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 14:41:22 02/12/06
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On February 12, 2006 at 17:21:24, Albert Silver wrote: >That last question is openly hostile and gives one the impression this is one of >many warnings sent to him. Is that the case? Did you read the charter before signing up? I did. I understood rule #4.. Don't you? >I have no issue with your decision but rather the presentation of it, and think >you yourself are walking a very fine line of 2) and 3) listed above. Not from >that one question alone, but also from another post in which you implied he >was delivering vaporware, and deliberately duping buyers of his program. I did not imply anything of the sort in that other post. I stated that people basically purchased the right to beta test his program until his "final" version was out. I know of another current beta test going on where you can not see the results on the CCC, nor should anyone. It can give a misleading conclusion. People _are_ in essense beta testing his program, running it in tournaments, posting all his bug reports here, and he has the luxury of reading it all. He then has the audacity to post this topic which is nothing more than a poll of his current and potential customers of a subscription type purchase instead of a per version fee. He is using this forum as his tech support and pre-sales inquiry forum. If I had my way I would have him removed. I take this as nothing more than a slap in the face to Steve who has put time and money into this board only to have people like this come here and promote their own products when he offers an online shop to his own company of chess related materials. Then again.. I could be just overreacting and should resign my post as moderator so I can related this opinion like some think I shouldn't. Well screw them.. I am still a _member_ here as well as a moderator. >I'll remind you that he delivered an engine that is better than any other right >up front, and not a promise that it would be better. That he hasn't been able >to meet his initial announced schedule for delivery of an even better engine >with certain features is nothing, since the alternative of doing as ChessBase >and delivering a program up front such as Fritz 8, and then issuing 26 engine >patches for it is certainly no improvement. I don't care how strong his program is, or what it offers. His conduct on this board is what I have a problem with. Nothing more. It is disgusting, and what is more disgusting is that older members like yourself are defending him only for the purpose that he has a strong program. That is why I call "those" people minions... Did I explain it well enough? Peter
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