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Subject: Re: [Moderation] Enough is enough

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 18:55:40 02/12/06

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On February 12, 2006 at 17:16:43, Ryan B. wrote:

>On February 12, 2006 at 13:32:33, Peter Skinner wrote:
>
>>This is nothing more than a flagrant attempt in polling users about possible
>>commercial payment possibilities for your program, and as such I am removing the
>>thread.
>>
>>As per the charter:
>>
>>Once a member gains access to the message board, he may read all messages and
>>post new or response messages with the proviso that these new or response
>>messages:
>>
>>   1. Are, within reason, on the topic of computer chess
>>   2. Are not abusive in nature
>>   3. Do not contain personal and/or libelous attacks on others
>>   4. Are not flagrant commercial exhortations
>>   5. Are not of questionable legal status.
>>
>>What about rule #4 do you not understand?
>>
>>Peter
>
>
>Thank you for standing up to the Rybka hype machine.  I believe that you have
>nothing against Vas himself or Rybka and that you are simply making sure the
>charter is followed in hope that someday this forum will go back to what it once
>was.  It is odd but I miss the days of Robert and Vincent arguing over pointless
>side issues.  At least then we where learning more about computer chess from 2
>of the best if the field.  Now of there is a discussion about use of center pawn
>structure in eval no one is interested in the discussion, it is pushed off the
>first page in a day and there is only 1 non Rybka related thread on the first
>page by morning.  Ironically by the book builder of Rybka (That is not bad, just
>funny to me.  It was a very good post).  I hope that at least a few other people
>here feel the same way I do.
>
>Ryan

Yes, the good old days with all the sloshy mud slinging. Much more exciting!
(Is that what you meant?)
S.Taylor



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