Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:28:09 09/27/97
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On September 27, 1997 at 10:55:06, Ed Schröder wrote: >On September 26, 1997 at 23:49:32, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>The only fact I know about the situation is that Mchess did *not* >>enter >> before the official deadline. Personally, I see no excuse in that. >>At >> more than one event in the past, I entered Cray Blitz with the proviso >>that >> I might not be able to arrange machine time... and on a couple of >>occasions >> I backed out. That is why there is a waiting list. Why Marty didn't >>get an >> application in on time is anybody's guess. But it was advertised in >>plenty of >> time, so I am basically unsympathetic. I'd like to see genius, mchess >>and >> rebel there. We likely won't see any. But trying to displace an >>already >> accepted program with a late arrival makes no sense. If anybody is to >>blame, >> it is Marty (or Richard or Ed) as the entry deadline was published in >>several >> different places. > > >I told David clearly I wouldn't participate. > Why would you blame me? > >- Ed - Sorry. I wasn't... the idea was that *if* you had applied late, there would be no real reason to extend preferential treatment... same for Marty or Richard. I had known you weren't going.. you had explained why last year in fact. So I wasn't blaming you at all... but since Rebel was one of the three "no-shows" mentioned, I was pointing out that any of you that wanted to go had plenty of time to enter "on time." Just like the rest of us... Bob > > >>Deadlines are deadlines. I don't see any issue here >>of >> being fair, or just, or anything else. Just following the written >>letter of >> the announcement precisely, which is all we can really ask of >>anyone... >>
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