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Subject: Re: Crafty is notorious for noplaying computers that beat it!

Author: Derrick Wilson

Date: 19:33:40 08/12/00

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On August 12, 2000 at 21:59:34, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On August 12, 2000 at 20:53:25, Derrick Wilson wrote:
>
>>On August 12, 2000 at 19:34:55, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:
>>
>>>On August 12, 2000 at 17:40:36, Derrick Wilson wrote:
>>>
>>>>I followed all of crafty's finger note rules, still it noplays me?? the only
>>>>other thing i can see, is that it doesn't like
>>>
>>>This particular kind of title in which a totally unsubstantiated claim is
>>>followed by an exclamation mark could spoil the atmosphere here on CCC.  Why do
>>>people "shout" about something that is only a guess based on nothing else but
>>>gut feeling?  Unless, of course, such a provocative title has been intended to
>>>draw a huge number of irrelevant posts about who was right and who was wrong,
>>>etc.
>>>
>>>I cannot but wonder why someone would _claim_ that program X is notorious for
>>>noplaying computers that beat it _without_ a thorough statistical analysis and
>>>prior to some kind of explanation by the operator of program X.
>>>
>>>***  Djordje
>>
>>
>> Another Hyaat Loyalist i presume??
>
>
>Nah... Just not a loudmouth that has nothing better to do than complain like
>you.  A couple of points:
>
>1) I have _no_ obligation to play you.  So if I _wanted_ to noplay you, I don't
>see where you have _any_ room to complain.  I wrote my program.  I operate my
>accounts.  If I don't want to play you, I'm simply not going to play you.
>
>2) I don't challenge other computers, _ever_.  If they want to play me, that
>is fine, so long as they pay attention to my finger notes.  If they don't, they
>may well get noplayed.  Again, these are _my_ accounts on the chess servers,
>and I will run them as I choose.
>
>3) Since you didn't respond to my question about your handle and server, I can
>only assume that you are just wanting to "make noise"
>
>Go right ahead.  And then buzz off.
>
>Just so you get the point, I'll make a couple of posts with _your_ name at
>the top, later.  I assume you won't mind.


 Well you have a right to noplay me, but I want to know why? Are you protecting
your rating?



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