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Subject: Re: New Poll Results... So Far Pretty Intriguing.

Author: KarinsDad

Date: 17:33:43 09/28/99

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On September 28, 1999 at 19:54:06, Dave Gomboc wrote:

>On September 28, 1999 at 19:09:41, KarinsDad wrote:
>
>>Yes, you are. Sorry Will, I did not mean to imply that voting yes was stupid or
>>something. I meant to imply that without data, most people who voted yes were
>>voting an opinion as opposed to voting "Yes, this is true fact". I am sure that
>>some of the people voting yes have more information and hence, could in
>>actuality vote yes based on fact. I do not think that is the case for the
>>majority of voters.
>
>Sure, they're voting for an opinion.  Isn't that the purpose of an "opinion
>poll"? :-)

Of course they are and of course it is. I did word that rather poorly, didn't I?

I just happened to think it was a relatively inane question. I especially did
not like asking a reputation question about an organization that does a good
service for our small community. It just did not make sense. Next we'll be
asking whether Crafty harms the chess programming community by letting out some
of the "inner secrets". I guess I just don't get it.

KarinsDad :)



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