Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:55:45 06/23/01
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On June 23, 2001 at 03:59:15, Georg v. Zimmermann wrote: >IMHO computer accounts should have 1 formula and live by it. If you allow some >players to play it at 5 7 time controls you should allow everyone. It is >questionable to favor friends this way. Just a suggestion. > >Regards, >Georg That is simply a statistically nonsensical suggestion. If you want to eliminate the problem, you have to do the following: 1. adopt three specific time controls for the server. Say 2 1 for bullet, 5 1 for blitz, and 30 30 for standard. _no_ exceptions. 2. If you are matched, you _must_ accept, or else log off and stay off for 24 hours. This means that a GM will have to play a 1000 player. Statistically this should happen as it would happen in (say) the US Open with a lot of players present. I don't think humans will accept _either_ of those. And as long as multiple time controls are present, and selectivity in who plays who is present, it is _ridiculous_ to suggest that the computers have to do something that the big majority of the players there don't have to do. Why do you separate computers from GM players and give the GM players flexibility but not the computers? That is statistically invalid. Why give GM players the ability to play 5 0 against some opponents, and 2 12 against others, but not give computers that ability? Also statistically invalid. The entire population has to play with the same rules, or the overall rating system is invalid. Not just flawed as it is at present.
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