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Subject: Re: A comment

Author: Georg v. Zimmermann

Date: 02:40:39 10/15/00

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On October 15, 2000 at 05:08:53, Harald Faber wrote:

>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.
>
>
>We, the Beta-testers, cannot make it right. If we post games and results, guys
>like you complain. If we don't, others demand them.
>
>
>>Bombarding the unsuspecting
>>consumer with biased comments én masse seem to be the intention.
>
>
>Biased? Because of posting only good results and games? What can we do when
>there are no bad ones?
>
>
>>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.
>
>
>The tone makes the music, and the one who originally asked some questions wasn't
>attacked. It got out of control when you only tried to provoke here. What is
>your real name? Rolf? Sean? At least the method reminds on them.
>
>
>>Letting the members of this forum
>>judge for themselves without staged commentary seem fairer.
>>
>>That just my opinion.
>>
>>Mogens.
>
>
>Absolutely. YOUR opinion. Can you tell me why you are the only one complaining?



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