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Subject: Re: moderation

Author: Wayne Lowrance

Date: 18:05:36 08/07/00

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On August 07, 2000 at 18:58:20, Tom Kerrigan wrote:

>On August 07, 2000 at 17:01:59, Randall Shane wrote:
>
>>On August 07, 2000 at 13:30:51, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
>>
>>>On August 07, 2000 at 09:43:16, pavel wrote:
>>>
>>>>On August 07, 2000 at 08:47:39, Alvaro Rodriguez wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On August 07, 2000 at 07:06:00, Peter McKenzie wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Wouldn't it be better for you two to have these conversations via email?
>>>>>
>>>>>I´m following the threads about the new cm-book, so I think this thread is ok..
>>>>>
>>>>>Alvaro
>>>>
>>>>I am sorry.....but this is what I THINK.
>>>>
>>>>when questions about crafty is asked ....moderators (some) requests to use the
>>>>crafty mailing list. ( yesh i know crafty has a mailing list and CM doesnt).
>>>
>>>Crafty questions are welcome on CCC. People who ask questions directly of Bob
>>>Hyatt are advised to do so via e-mail or the Crafty mailing list, seeing as it
>>>would be more appropriate.
>>
>>Question :
>>What about non-Crafty chess-programming related questions, directed to Bob
>>Hyatt, that are of a sufficiently general interest that anybody could answer
>>and/or discuss?  I realize that that is a vague and probably too general
>>question, but I am interested in the boundaries of the above announcement.
>
>If they are of such general interest that anybody could answer/discuss, then I
>don't see why the questions have to be directed to Bob in the first place.
>
>What annoys me is when people post simple questions directed to Bob on CCC,
>like, "Bob Hyatt, how does alpha-beta work?" There are dozens of respected chess
>programmers who read CCC and who could answer these questions intelligently, and
>it's sort of an insult to them when you only ask Bob...
>
>-Tom

Tom, true But not all programmars here respond and not all have Bob's
qualifications. Having said that your point is taken.

Wayne



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