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Subject: Re: Possible computer cheater? Or just very lucky in two games?

Author: Aaron Tay

Date: 08:50:24 11/20/00

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On November 20, 2000 at 11:30:03, Roger D Davis wrote:

>On November 20, 2000 at 09:44:23, Mogens Larsen wrote:
>
>>On November 20, 2000 at 09:20:39, Christopher R. Dorr wrote:
>>
>>>It doesn't seem like he's being a poor loser at all (to me), nor does it seem
>>>that he's expressing moral outrage.
>>
>>If a person who operates a computer account, and doesn't mind telling the >>world about his victories against other computer accounts, gets annoyed when >>losing to someone who may or may not have been using a computer, then that >>person is a poor loser in my opinion. Especially when the only purpose of the >>account is supposed to be personal enjoyment.

People take their computer accounts too seriously, methinks.. I suppose they
indentify with their accounts..A win for their account is a win for
them..Nothing wrong with that.


>Whether successful or not, there should be efforts to identify cheaters to
>prevent such behavior. The guy paid money to ICC on the assumption that there
>would be fair play.

Well this was FICS :)

>If he suspects there isn't, then he has a right to appeal >to >people who >might be able to shed light on that question.



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