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Subject: Re: [MODERATION] Djenghis in cct4

Author: Slater Wold

Date: 21:46:10 01/15/02

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On January 15, 2002 at 20:09:11, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote:

>On January 15, 2002 at 16:23:32, Slater Wold wrote:
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>>On January 15, 2002 at 15:46:29, Uri Blass wrote:
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>>>On January 15, 2002 at 15:15:55, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>>>
>>>>On January 15, 2002 at 03:57:15, Ed Schröder wrote:
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>>>>>On January 14, 2002 at 19:17:02, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hello ,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>i see bookbuilder in cct4. that is an interface made by
>>>>>>Bas Hamstra sold to J.E.F. Kaan (who can't program at all)
>>>>>>and with crafty added sold as 'bookbuilder'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Now i see Jan Kaan join CCT4 with bookbuilder under the name 'djenghis 0.05'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>He is mentioned as 'author' from Djenghis.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>This is not correct.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Vincent,
>>>>>
>>>>>You impossibly can provide the evidence of your accusation, I suggest you move
>>>>>your suspect to the Tournament Director of CCT4, that is where it belongs.
>>>>>
>>>>>The moderators of CCC are not going to allow you to discredit the name of Mr.
>>>>>Kaan based on wild speculations. So it's either provide the evidence or stop
>>>>>now.
>>>>>
>>>>>Kindest regards,
>>>>>
>>>>>Ed Schroder
>>>>>CCC moderator
>>>>
>>>>With respect, I disagree with this.  The factual accuracy of what someone is
>>>>saying shouldn't be an issue.  The moderators should not be a court of law that
>>>>determined whether what someone says is true or false.
>>>>
>>>>"Put up or shut up" should be something the members say, not something the
>>>>moderators say.  The club that the moderators wield is too heavy in this case.
>>>>
>>>>As a group, we need to be able to speak freely about issues that are important
>>>>to us.  Sometimes, this might involve very contentious speech, which Vincent
>>>>seems to specialize in.
>>>>
>>>>I think that the charter is designed to protect us from stalkers and people who
>>>>can't stay within the bounds of civility.  It's not designed to prevent us from
>>>>getting into arguments, disagreeing, or even accusing each other of things.
>>>>
>>>>I suggest that if Vincent makes a campaign out of this, it should go.  If
>>>>someone is going to post the same thing every few days, they are obviously using
>>>>the forum as a vehicle for personal attack -- that's what a campaign is.  I
>>>>don't see that happening here.
>>>>
>>>>If someone wants to say something nasty, I think they should go for it.  I think
>>>>that the charter protects us from people would would follow us around sniping at
>>>>us, like the stuff that is happening in the other forum, but if someone is
>>>>displeased with someone, that's a valid topic.
>>>>
>>>>bruce
>>>
>>>I disagree
>>>We got a moderator email that asked to delete all the thread
>>>
>>>I thought to do it but it was not a clear case that I was sure to do it so
>>>I decided to discuss it with Ed and the decision was not to delete it.
>>>but to give Vincent a warning.
>>>
>>>My opinion is that people should not accuse each other by "facts" that they
>>>cannot prove and the question if the "facts" are right or wrong
>>>is not important.
>>
>>I wonder who asked you to delete this thread?!  (sarcasm)  I bet it wasn't more
>>than 1 person, and that being, the person who was named.
>>
>>Example:
>>
>>"I think Deep Fritz is a horrible program.  I think Frans and Mathias are
>>horrible programmers."
>>
>>If I posted that, and Frans asked you to delete it, would you?  I would hope
>>not.  That is what this forum is about.
>>
>>If anyone in this forum cares about what I think, someone will post a reply,
>>"Why?" If I don't respond, then obviously I am just trolling.  And perhaps then
>>the post should be deleted.  However, if I replied,
>>
>>"Deep Fritz's SMP does not work in ANY of the 3 computers I have tested.  Of the
>>6+ people I know who have SMP machines, it does not work.  They have sold a
>>commercial program, under the pretense that it gains 80% with an extra CPU.  I
>>can show time and time again where Deep Fritz fails to achieve this.  We have
>>recieved no patches, and there has been no attempt to fix this."
>>
>>Then I wouldn't be trolling, I would be defending my statement.  It's like Bruce
>>told me a long time ago, "..let the people of the forum weed out the trolls.
>>Let the people of the forum decide who they are and aren't going to listen to.."
>>
>>This is a poll about ideas, and consquently, opinions.  Don't try to moderate
>>that.
>>
>>Let Mr. Kaan defend himself.  If he cannot, well then, Vince is in the right.
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>That is the whole point, he DOES NOT HAVE to defend himself, and I would not
>have done it. You have to defend yourself when you are accused with FACTS.
>Saying the Mr. Kaan cannot program is not a fact, it is an insult.
>Why do I care? because this is the typical behavior and language that you
>see in dictatorships "If you are innocent, you do not have to worry".

I can accuse anyone, of anything I want.  I don't have to have facts.  Pick up
this weeks Enquirer.

>Mr. Kann send the code. I assume the program is legitimate, Is the accuser
>going to apologize?

No.  Vince has some kinda grudge against Mr. Kaan.  That's between him and
Vince.

>Miguel
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