Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 11:51:48 09/05/00
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On September 05, 2000 at 14:36:01, Fernando Villegas wrote: >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 Your observation was clearly not well conducted, though. Perhaps you ought to retract your observation, given that what you said simply isn't true? Dave
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