Author: Mark Young
Date: 19:23:38 06/15/01
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Nothing more really needs to be said, but you guys can debate more among yourselves. To restate no ratings system is absolute the rating numbers be it 2500 or 3000 mean nothing in themselves. What is important is the difference between two ratings in the same ratings pool. Anyone knowing how ratings work would never bring the word absolute into the discussion as Bob has done. Ratings and whichever system is used to calculate the numbers are simply a measure of dominance in the ratings pool. If the system is working correctly it should be able to predict with a high degree of certainty the outcome of a series of games between two players in the same ratings pool. Even if the players have never played each other before. The problem with discussing this issue is some do not understand what ratings are, and how they work. As when Bob stated all players in the ratings pool must play each other a equal number of times for the rating system to be accurate. This is just incorrect. Thing start to become more ridiculous from there.
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