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

Author: Fernando Villegas

Date: 11:36:01 09/05/00

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On September 04, 2000 at 23:40:27, Dave Gomboc wrote:

>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

Hi dave:
I am not complaining. It was just an observation, good or bad. Why should I
complain with so many sites to get news?
fernando



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