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Subject: Re: May I Troll for a Second?

Author: Tina Long

Date: 19:42:29 03/31/02

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On March 31, 2002 at 11:00:42, Marc van Hal wrote:

>On March 31, 2002 at 00:24:31, Tina Long wrote:
>
>>On March 31, 2002 at 00:04:10, Jerry Doby wrote:
>>
>>>How do we know that these side matches between humans and computers are honest?
>>>If a match is not official with a company of repute will we add these matces to
>>>chris carsons list? Does the body of CCC accept such matches? I say that I am a
>>>troll to keep someoneelse from saying it, since everything i say is labeled a
>>>troll, I thought i might save someone the trouble.
>>
>>I have the utmost respect for Grandmasters.  They have immense talent & they
>>work very very hard to achieve the best Rating & Championships that they can.
>>Most of the top Grandmasters Eat & Sleep Chess, 24/7.
>>
>>Thus the concept of these people Throwing Matches is quite foreign to me.  Their
>>own self esteem would stop them from such public humiliation.  Their whole
>>Career rests on winning chess games to get invitations to bigger & better chess
>>tournaments.
>>
>>Only a real loser, who believed his career was ending & beyond redemption, would
>>throw games to a computer for money.  I believe every Chess Grandmaster does Not
>>see themselves in that way.
>>
>>I think if you respect these people you believe in their honesty, and if you
>>don't respect them then you doubt their results, which tarnishes all match and
>>tournament results, from Chris's list all the way up to the current World
>>Champions.
>>
>>I may be nieve to have such faith in Chess Grandmasters, but it is a much more
>>pleasant life than to be constantly doubting the integrity of game match &
>>tournament results.
>>
>>Tina Long
>
>So basicly what you say is it is much easier to believe in lies then in the
>threuth.

NO I DO NOT say that at all.
IMO I belieive the truth.

If you want to say that Grandmasters are Cheats who throw games for money then
SAY IT MARC.  Don't hide behind saying that I believe in Lies.

>This maybe a fact but..
>Not an good argument.

It is not a fact at all.
My arguments defending Grandmaster's integrity were good arguments.

What are your arguments that they cheat Marc?

Tina Long


>
>Regards Marc




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