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Subject: Re: How much we are? ...very few...very mad...very obsesive..locos de atar.

Author: Peter Herttrich

Date: 05:56:54 05/11/98

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On May 11, 1998 at 01:34:34, Georg Langrath wrote:

>On May 10, 1998 at 20:05:13, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>
>>On May 10, 1998 at 19:45:37, Fernando Villegas wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all:
>>>Looking at the results of all the polls now we have a simple mean to
>>>guess -of course Steve not only guess, but he must know long before- how
>>>few we are: less than 300 people. And then if we take into account the
>>>number of hits, then it happens that from the beginning, in average,
>>>each member has came 700 or 800 times. But whats'more, as much as just a
>>>bunch of people post with some frequency, I guess that the
>>>average-producer-poster has came here between 2000-5.000 times or more.
>>>If you then calculate the number of days this site has been operating,
>>>then the conclusion is: there are here some guys -me included- with a
>>>serious case of mental disease that goes far beyond the simple case on
>>>Intenetitis all people talk. At least THAT people goes to different
>>>places...
>>>Do we have here some sychiatrist to give us a colective, maybe cheaper
>>>treatment? Or my maths are wrong? Bob? Diep? Ingo, you are a
>>>mathematician as your sister told me in my home. Tell I am wrong.
>>
>>Sorry, you are right. :)
>>
>>Look at the current poll and see how only 28% of us actually play chess
>>with these programs. And most of us are not programmers. So, what do we
>>do: check programs, study them, autoplay, run tests, spend small
>>fortunes in equipment, beta test, email other chess freaks, play from
>>positions, take a look at ccc and rgcc, post, get mad... Peaceful
>>madness, no? and quite fun.
>>
>>Enrique
>
>
>No doubt. We are absolutely mad. Is it a coincidende that there are no
>women in this mad club? Or...???
>
>Georg


Perhaps it's like a drug. Everyone needs a drug. We need this one.
We know, drugs make sick. But who cares.  Better sick and mad
then without computerchess.            :-)

Peter



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