Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 16:48:24 07/16/02
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On July 16, 2002 at 19:22:18, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On July 16, 2002 at 18:58:03, Ricardo Gibert wrote: > >>On July 16, 2002 at 17:01:16, Kevin Strickland wrote: >> >>>Hello all again, >>> >>>This is what I am proposing and looking for feedback on: >>> >>>There will be a series of 4 qualification tournaments via ICC. Programs that >>>enter _must_ be operated by the author or someone involved it the project. >> >>Don't do this. The greater the number of participants in the WCCC event, the >>better. The WCCC with the greatest number of participants will acquire the >>greater amount of prestige. One big swiss with plenty of rounds is ideal IMHO. > >Yes. > >>The other thing you should not do is require that one of the programs authors >>attend. This type of rule limits participation for those who cannot afford to >>attend due money or time constraints. The less you do that limits participation, >>the better. > >No. If authors don't go, it's pointless. The whole point is to go meet the >authors, since otherwise you could just hold the event on the net and it would >be BETTER that way, because presumably the authors could at least be at their >keyboards. > >It is a big expense to go. Those who choose to pay, should get something other >than a weekend of dealing with people who don't know anything about computer >chess or how to even operate the program they are responsible for. > >>Make sure you call it a WCCC event, since this will attract more participation >>and as a side benefit, compel the ICCA to do act more reasonably e.g. like hold >>its WC event outside of europe 50% of the time among other things. > >That would send a strong message, but I don't think it's necessary to send that >kind of a message. > >A very strong message is sent by simply having a successful event. The ICCA is >of the opinion that computer chess is dead outside of Europe. Okay, I think you make an interesting point here. You may be right, but on the other hand, they might just decide that a WC in North America is not needed, because we have the North American Championship here. That would certainly be irritating and I think it even is likely. Still, it is worth a shot. If they don't get the message, would you later support changing it from being called a North American Championship to a World Championship? > >bruce
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