Author: Detlef Pordzik
Date: 16:37:17 05/08/98
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On May 07, 1998 at 00:20:26, Don Dailey wrote: >On May 06, 1998 at 22:11:58, Fernando Villegas wrote: > >> >> >>The original reason for all of us to be here was chess computers. >>However, at less you are pretty cold or /and unsociable people, sooner >>or later a second, powerful reason, becomes part of the fun: just to >>meet human beings that not only share your interest, but are intelligent >>and even witty. I don t want to flatter any one in particular, just to >>say what is obvious to any who read all that is write here. Then, if >>you share with me that this is at least a good additional reason to >>expend some time in CCC, then maybe we shoudl give a thought to the idea >>expressed here by some poster that Chris Wittington should return here. >>I tried to remember if Chris was expelled or if he renounced or if he >>renounced to avoid being expelled, but what is important is that his >>posts and even his sarcasms were part of the richness -sometimes harsh, >>yes- if this club. Specially I miss him now that I know he has reassumed >>the work in CSTAL. I would like he was here to tell us what a heck is >>doing, in the first place. So, I support the idea of a voting decision >>about that. Some peace should prevail here, but some dose of war is good >>and Chris is a good provider of this last one...:-) Of course, if Mr >>Wittington does not want to be here, then I am telling nonsense and I am >>the kind of stupid guy that hopes a happy end even in french movies. >>Fernando > >Hi Fernando, > >I have no idea what happened to Chris or what he did to get expelled >or if he quit etc. So I don't have an opinion in his case. But I >do find it very annoying to see a constant argument go on, (with >almost no content) back and forth where you can see each side is >ready to blow. Sometimes these kind of posts dominate and sometimes >they do not. But I think it very clearly degrades the level of >the newsgroup. I am never thinking what a great rich group this is >when I see these posts. Instead I'm just annoyed that there are no >quality posts. It's like watching trash TV but not quite as bad! >In most cases the posters are not bad people, they >just need to tone it down a bit. But welcoming this kind of behavior >to liven up the group is not a good idea in my opinion. Thorsten's >posts (and his opponents) I tolerate mainly because he does contribute >quality stuff occasionally and he's not completely out of control. >Still, I don't look forward to the junky ones and really hate to see >them. > >However I do like some controversy which is inevitable when lot's of >people get together. I think it's possible to strongly disagree with >someone and yet be completely civil about it. If Chris left or was >expelled because of personal attacks on people or bad behavior, I >do not defend him. But I don't really know what happened in his case. > >I am in favor of letting people back in who may have made a mistake >in the past, and regret it. But I think they should express a desire >themselves to come back. I see no reason to go after them when chances >are they don't want to come back, or would only come back to raise some >more hell. > > > >- Don Concerning this mail and the very clear one of Bruce, I'd like to add some- thing I suggest as quite remarkable. I had my personal quarrel with Chris, as well. I saw his postings in the past in CCC + in RGCC, until I logged off that one. BUT : For some time, I had a quite regulare opinion - mind exchange with Chris personally. Touchin' various themes - even delicate ones. I can happily + truely state, that ( much to my personal surprise ) - I met an educated, intelligent....and constantly polite mail partner. Noone should creep after anybody - that's clear : but for my opinion, just as in real life - everyone should get a fair, 2nd chance. In the end, I think, this would fit to the wished + shown spirit of this group.. ELVIS
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