Author: Albert Silver
Date: 07:22:21 03/24/01
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On March 24, 2001 at 08:41:11, Hermano Ecuadoriano wrote:
>On March 23, 2001 at 14:43:02, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:
>
>>On March 23, 2001 at 06:19:58, Hermano Ecuadoriano wrote:
>>
>>>.
>>
>>
>>If you were referring to Thorsten's posting, I see nothing offensive in it. It
>>may be against your own ideas, (and mine, for that matter), but it is not
>>offensive in a general sense. It is rather biased, but everyone should be
>>entitled to his/her own opinion.
>>
>>*** Djordje
>
>[BEGIN OFF TOPIC POST]
>We all have many opinions.
>We separate our discussion groups by subject, to keep our opinions from
>running together and making a big mess.
>It takes some self-discipline, and common courtesy, to keep this working.
>We make a "social contract".
>In this sense, I am NOT "entitled" to discuss my political and economic
>and religious and sexual and racial ideas here.
>Am I? Really?
>Am I, Djordje?
>
>At what intellectual and social level is this discussion? I think it is low
>enough, that we should teach it to children already: in a game of kickball,
>I do not take the ball and start a game of dodgeball. In a spelling bee, I
>do not start singing and dancing. In a library, I do not make excessive
>noise. I am NOT "entitled" to violate these little social contracts that make
>a civil society possible.
>If you can't understand that, I will begin by blaming your parents.
>[END OFF TOPIC POST]
Despite the somewhat extreme perspective Czub presents, his post is a direct
response to the announcement. It isn't off-topic per se and isn't changing the
subject. He answered why he was against the publication of Tiger by Chessbase.
You can agree or disagree, but his answer seemed clear.
Albert
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