Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 16:03:48 11/20/00
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On November 20, 2000 at 18:20:37, Bruce Moreland wrote: >If someone uses a computer to cheat against a computer account, it's no >different than if they use a computer to cheat against a human account. There's a major difference in my mind. I choose to differ between those who participate actively and those who just uses software. The former deserves much more respect and appreciation as they engage themselves personally. The latter is the easy way IMO and except for programmers there's very little at stake except the ego of the operator. My heart doesn't bleed for grumpy operators, who can't stand to lose a few games once and a while on a free server and looks for excuses. If it had been a !computer account at ICC there would have been a legitimate reason for complaint. This time it was ego. >The >owner of the computer account expects to be playing against one player, and >instead he plays against a player of different strength and characteristics. The owner isn't playing against anyone, he or she only facilitates computer access. Quite a few computer accounts use different programs from time to time, which also results in different strength and characteristics. >And if human players can exclude computer players from their formula, computer >players should be able to do likewise. That's the issue. If the account in question didn't want to play computers then it's a different ballgame, however I seriously doubt that is the case. If an account plays against both, then it doesn't matter if there's a (c) attached or not. >It doesn't matter if the computer account has feelings or not, it belongs to >somebody, and that somebody has certain rights and deserved to be treated with >an obvious level of respect. Noone said anything about account feelings. If he feels that his rights were violated then there's a proper way of handling the problem. >My car has no feelings, but if someone beats the hell out of it with a stick, >they are going to get a big load from me, and the cops are coming. Exactly. The correct approach is to call the cops (aka. admins). Hanging someone out to dry in a random forum isn't the right way. No matter what kind of forum it is or the quality of the evidence. Btw, do you check comp-comp games for illegal human intervention? Mogens.
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