Author: Bella Freud
Date: 15:15:47 11/14/99
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On November 14, 1999 at 18:09:29, Christophe Theron wrote: >On November 14, 1999 at 17:51:18, Bella Freud wrote: > >>On November 14, 1999 at 17:38:07, Pete Galati wrote: >> >>>I see nothing wrong with this post. >>> >>>Pete >> >>I agree. Othello is a game which can be program-ised in a way very similar to >>chess. Many of the techniques in chess search are useful in Othello and vice >>versa. If this group is about Computer Chess (over which I have previously >>voiced my doubts) then Othello and several other games must be on-topic. >> >>As an aside, I believe that much of the are they aren't they, they aren't >>on-topic / off-topic posts, and assertions that specific forms of posts, or >>often new posters are off-topic is actually another form of bullying. Moderation >>should also prevent bullying of weaker or new members. >> >> >>Bella > > >Preparing the ground for your next off-topic provocations? I had thought we had made a peace by moderated email. Was I wrong? > > >I have no special problems with Othello related posts here from time to time. >But I think Othello and chess have big conceptual differences. > >Chess is closer to checkers than to Othello. I think that, somehow, chess is >more suited to the human brain than Othello/Reversi is. > Why? Bella > > Christophe
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