Author: Jason Williamson
Date: 00:19:12 10/15/00
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On October 14, 2000 at 06:00:33, Mogens Larsen wrote: >The match is certainly very interesting and it suggests that the Tiger 13.0 beta >is a very strong engine. Not a big surprise considering the amount of successful >games posted here recently. The same naturally goes for Gambit Tiger. >Congratulations to Christophe Theron for that achievement. > >However, I do find the exchange afterwards slightly dubious from the perspective >of objective information. Especially since everyone, except Jorge Pichard, are >Rebel beta testers by own admisson. Don't you have a mailing list or something >similar where you can share your feelings, impressions and general well-being? > >This thread, and other similar "private" discussions among Rebel beta testers >here, is borderline commercial exhortation IMO. Bombarding the unsuspecting >consumer with biased comments én masse seem to be the intention. The Sune >Larsson post gives the impression that he's an average consumer when he's >actually a betatester as well, judging from previous messages here. I presume he >already knows what games Chris has or hasn't played. Rather blatant to some and, >excuse my language, slightly pathetic. > >So instead of adding subjective comments, it would be preferable if you just >posted games and answered questions and comments from potential customers. >Starting threads with "spontaneous" comments and patting each others backs until >your hands are sore seem slightly ridiculous. Letting the members of this forum >judge for themselves without staged commentary seem fairer. > >That just my opinion. > >Mogens. Heh, not to be picky, but you were sorta doing the same thing with Gandalf. :) Maybe not to the same extent, but close. JW (Who is still sad he doesn't win anything)
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