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Subject: Re: Rebel10's anti-GM revised...

Author: Mark Young

Date: 18:21:19 06/30/98

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On June 30, 1998 at 20:35:43, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>
>On June 30, 1998 at 18:36:48, Will Singleton wrote:
>
>>I think Ed has the right to market his program via this server.  I enjoy his
>>marketing creativity, it enhances interest in chess programming.  If his anti-GM
>>is part-hype, part real, that's fine.
>
>I am not saying it should be prohibited, but I do think it should be done with a
>lot of personal restraint.
>
>I don't want to see this place turn into a place where we have daily countdowns
>to the date a product ships.
>
>>I'm sure we'll all be more interested in the exact implementation if he has a
>>good result against Anand.  If there's a bad result, we won't care.
>
>I don't care that much either way.  I'm not after Ed here because there is a
>piece of specific knowledge that I want.  I don't think that a "hype" discussion
>should be presented in the guise of a "technical" discussion though.
>
>If you read through the technical responses this has gotten, there have been a
>lot of guesses as to what Ed is talking about.  Is this how a thread should go
>here?
>
>If Ed wants to start a thread on this feature, then let's discuss the feature,
>not make guesses about it.
>
>>I expect a loss for Rebel against Junior tomorrow, if indeed anti-GM involves
>>speculative (less than optimum) play.
>
>I wouldn't expect too much from any one game no matter what Ed has done.  One
>game doesn't validate a feature or cast significant doubt upon a feature.
>
>I think people should just enjoy the game rather than turning it into some sort
>of political struggle.
>
>bruce

As long as Ed can keep us interested in what he is doing, I see no problem.
Maybe were just all suckers for this kind of tactic, but as long as Ed can keep
doing interesting thinks like playing GM Anand. I will keep letting him sucker
me in, hype or no hype.



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