Author: Richard Sutherland
Date: 23:06:51 10/07/00
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You are all wrong on this account: this is a Computer Chess Forum, therefore, the subject of the postings should always refer to Computer Chess. ie "Seirawen loses to Benjamin", can only mean a Chessmaster match. Richard On October 06, 2000 at 23:05:22, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On October 06, 2000 at 11:29:46, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>On October 06, 2000 at 10:47:36, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On October 06, 2000 at 00:12:07, Bruce Moreland wrote: >>> >>>>On October 05, 2000 at 22:36:38, Daniel Chancey wrote: >>>> >>>>>Castle2000 >>>> >>>>OK, this is getting crazy. We have people running world cups and we have >>>>grandmasters playing games, only it's all taking place between two computers in >>>>someone's basement. >>>> >>>>It is like watching the news and the lead-off headline is about a gigantic naval >>>>battle, and you find out after sitting through three commercials (internet lag >>>>to load the page) that the naval battle took place in some kid's bath tub. >>>> >>>>I don't know what should be done about this, but this is annoying and I hope >>>>that something can be worked out. >>>> >>>>Perhaps these kind of posts can be prefaced with "CM:" or something, so those >>>>who couldn't care less could skip them. >>>> >>>>bruce >>> >>> >>>I agree. The subject has to be better defined. >> >>>Please stop with the current approach. >> >>Is this a moderator issue? As much as I dislike the CM personalities >>issues (there is hardly any interest for me), isn't this forum for >>everybody? >> >>Ed > >It is a moderator issue when we get emails complaining about the subjects, >and when the threads here also have complaints about the subjects. I don't >mind the chessmaster threads, as I said during moderator elections. But I >don't like "world cup underway". A person can't hold a "world cup" event. > >So the subject matter is fine. I would just like to see more "truth in >subject lines". IE "world championship delayed as fischer is in two groups" >is way over the top. > >IMHO. > > > >> >> >> >>>You can't hold a "world cup" event. Nor is Yasser playing Joel, >>>as your subject suggests. >>> >>>Please try to find a more informative subject with the word "chessmaster" or >>>whatever included... rather than posting spectacular subjects that are >>>misleading at best.
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