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Subject: Re: A Very New Idea about what News should be...

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 20:40:27 09/04/00

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On September 04, 2000 at 14:05:10, Fernando Villegas wrote:

>On September 04, 2000 at 12:54:16, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>
>>On September 04, 2000 at 11:35:17, Fernando Villegas wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Has anybody seen just one new about the London tour in the "news" pages of
>>>Chessbase AFTER there was a winner that was not a chessbase product? Maybe I am
>>>missing something. Please, give me a hand if that is the case. Maybe the news
>>>are in another page now or they are developping a new concept about news in
>>>which news will be only those that fits the company. Kind of Orwellian world.
>>>Or maybe I am so idiot that I still believe in that old saying about fair play.
>>>First rule of fair play: you salute and recognize the succes of the opponent. At
>>>least a line with an almost invisible font.  From now on my first rule for
>>>knowing what's going on in this field is not going to Chessbase news page.
>>>Fernando
>>
>>The final crosstable for the tournament is posted, and Shredder and its score
>>are bolded.
>>
>>Generally a company uses their web page to promote their products.
>
>I know, but then you does not talk of having a "news" page. Besides the result
>there were some other things that could be said, but they prefered to say
>nothing in order not to trumpet Shredder.
>Fernando

It's still a news page.  It's news about the company!

In any case, their site directly says that Shredder won the tournament, on their
site's first page (www.chessbase.com)!

> Shredder wins World Micro, Fritz second
> The World Microcomputer Chess Championship,
> which was held at the Alexandra
> Palace in London, was won by the German
> program Shredder. Second was Fritz, half a
> point behind, followed by Rebel and Chess
> Tiger. The Amateur title was won by SOS,
> which is on the ChessBase "Young Talents"
> CD. More...

This coverage is even unbiased.  I have no idea why you are complaining at all.

Dave



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