Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:43:07 08/18/00
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On August 17, 2000 at 12:12:20, Ernst A. Heinz wrote: >Hi Vincent, > >>My surprise was also big, but nevertheless i join! >>Nothing wrong with joining a tournament that's >>already under a lot of attack, or the tournament fades away! > >IMO, your story is quite different than ours because "Diep" is >optimized for PCs and has always been so. Hence, you planned to >attend from the beginning I suppose -- your surprise was only >related to the fact that you must bring your own PC now. > >For us it was totally different -- we had no plans to attend >_since last year_! > >>>The low number of participants is probably due to the fact that >>>information flow regarding this tournament was almost non-existent >>>until mid-July or so. > >I like to add something to my remark above. > >Now, everybody here should now that I am a strong supporter of >the ICCA and do not intend to bash them or any of their volunteers' >efforts to promote computer chess and related events. > >Nevertheless, I personally deem this year's participation fee of >US-$ 100 for amateurs _prohibitively high_. This might be another >reason for amateur programmers not to join the tournament. > >Just my humble opinion, of course ... > >=Ernst= I agree. In fact, since I can't go due to classes and the expense of going to England, I get to pay 200 bucks to get crafty in. I have _never_ paid an entry fee in 25 years of ACM competition. I don't see the reasoning behind this myself...
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