Author: john rice
Date: 13:48:46 04/07/02
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Well said John Smith. On April 07, 2002 at 14:31:01, John Smith wrote: >On April 06, 2002 at 23:47:26, Russell Reagan wrote: > >>On April 06, 2002 at 22:42:36, john rice wrote: >> >>>99.9% of the players rated 2100 or higher are using programs >> >>That's quite a bold statement, especially for someone who has apparently played >>a lot on Yahoo. It either says that you know nothing about this subject, or you >>are an extreme beginner. I play maybe a couple games a month on Yahoo when I'm >>just bored, and I'm not that great of a player. I'm rated aroun 1800 on Yahoo, >>and it would take me probably a day or two to get my rating over 2100 on Yahoo. >>2100 on Yahoo isn't saying much, and I don't think that 99% of the people over >>2100 are computer programs. I wouldn't even say 50% are. When you KNOW that a >>player is using a program is when they have a record of something like 10,000-0 >>and have a rating of like 40,000. 2100 is nothing on Yahoo and any intermediate >>level chess player could acheive such a rating on Yahoo. Yahoo is overrun with >>beginners, and that's why I like to play there when I do play. If I wanted to be >>serious about chess, I would probably play on ICC. >> >>I do agree with you that there are very few serious players on Yahoo. But that's >>not all bad. People who just want a casual game for fun here and there need some >>place too, and they're probably not going to pay money for that. >> >>Russell > > >You, sir, are quite mistaken. K.Bircham is correct when he states 99% of reds >in yahoo use programs; the other 1% are nothing more than vile, amphibian life >forms using red rated ids to impress others. > >You state he is a beginner for making his assertion, yet you admit that you only >play a couple of games a month. Your admittedly low total of games played do >not qualify you as an expert at yahoo chess. I have been playing seriously at >yahoo since 1998 and I can state, unequivocally that 90% of those playing in >Advanced lounges, reds or not, are using programs. > >We do not consider it cheating, but merely an enjoyable form of testing our >programs and hardware against other like minded individuals; similiar to car >racing. Cheaters are those who pretend to be 'GMs' or master who use their >programs to cheat in the social lounges (normally populated by teenagers or >lonely housewives looking for vicarious thrills). > >In short, I will state once again, that some of the strongest programs to be >found today are in yahoo advanced lounge 1, not the SDDF; if you need proof, >just come on over and test your engines; you may be shocked.
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