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Subject: Re: A comment :o).

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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