Author: Fernando Villegas
Date: 11:40:27 09/05/00
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On September 05, 2000 at 02:54:42, pavel wrote: >On September 04, 2000 at 21:06:22, Fernando Villegas wrote: > >>On September 04, 2000 at 15:33:20, pavel 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 is reasonable, as dave said, it is more likely that the company will try its >>>best to promote its product and not to praise other products, in order to make >>>them look stupid. >> >> >>Who is talking about praising? I do not ask so much, But if you claim you have a >>news page, you at least should have something to say of the most important >>tournament, specially if you putted there two or three of your horses. If they >>cannot have that minimun dosis of credibility to say a minimun dosis of what >>happened, then to me it is just another page of commercial hoopla under disguise >>of "news". That's all. Nothing wrong with it, but it is good to know it clear >>and strong >>Fernando >> >> >>> >>>In this position, I would do the same thing, and I believe so will most people. >>> >>>some may disagree.....well that is life ;) >>> >>>pavel. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> It is the >>>>>responsibility of Shredder's distributor to trumpet its achievement loudly. >>>>> >>>>>Dave > > >LOL > it never said the news should be about computer chess in general. also it never It never proclaimed that from Mount Sinai, truth, but if you look at the content, it was and try to seem it is about computer chess in general and more. Anyway, does not matter. It was just an observation without real interest to probe nothing or to begin nothing. Maybe I am wrong. Maybe I am right. Who cares....? Just an observation, pal. fernando >gave a guideline as to what will be in the news. >the purpose of putting up "news" page is probably to have any news that has to >do with "chessbase" in general. >eg, gambitsoft news page gives information about computerchess (and sometimes >human chess) news, on the other hand I guess chessbase 'news' was brought up to >put "mainly" chessbase and its products news (but sometimes other news too). > >so nothing out of the world here ;) > >pavel
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