Author: James T. Walker
Date: 14:25:59 06/29/01
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On June 29, 2001 at 13:33:04, Pete Galati wrote: >On June 29, 2001 at 10:36:59, James T. Walker wrote: > >>"The majority has no qualifications to answer that question. The fact that >>Chess >>programs can beat the crap out of me and most people here, doesn't even come >>close to making them GM strength. >> >>Pete" >> >>Gee Pete, >>Why didn't you tell me I was not qualified before I went and answered the poll? >>By the way, what qualifies you to tell me I'm not qualified? Also it's only an >>opinion poll so in my opinion no particular qualifications are required to vote >>your opinion. I don't think it has been represented as a scientific study of >>any sorts either. An opinion poll is simply that. Just opinions based on >>whatever your personal opinion is and nothing more. Most people have opinions >>about things which they are not "experts". I suspect you do too. >>Regards, >>Jim > >I don't object to opinions, and obviously I have several opinions of my own, but >here, read it again without separating my reply from Jonas' post so that you >understand it in the contax of what I was replying to: > >"On June 29, 2001 at 04:41:10, Jonas Cohonas wrote: > >>Are computers GM strength ? [80 votes total] >> >> >>Yes(47) 59% >>No(24) 30% >>Don't know(9) 11% >> >>Looks like the majority seems to think so.... what do you think??? > >The majority has no qualifications to answer that question. The fact that Chess >programs can beat the crap out of me and most people here, doesn't even come >close to making them GM strength. > >Pete" > >I didn't object to the opinions, and I didn't object to the poll. All I did was >explain the results of the poll. > >Pete Well Pete, I don't think you "explained" anything. Seems to me all you did was give your opinion of the qualifications of "The majority". You then seem to justify your opinion with a statement of fact which most everyone here is already familiar. So Pete, tell me something I don't already know. Jim
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