Author: Omid David
Date: 03:50:54 07/17/02
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On July 16, 2002 at 19:28:26, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On July 16, 2002 at 19:22:54, Ron Norris wrote: > >> >>Wouldn't a reasonable compromise include the author's entry, therefore only one >>program of Fritz, Rebel, Shredder, Ferret, etc. would be permitted? If Ed could >>not attend, let's say New York for example, then he could authorize a technician >>to handle the requirements of competing. Why limit the entrants? IMO, the last >>WCCC had some conspicuous absences, making the entire event less appealing. >> >>If these tournaments are to be the real test of the world's best, why not >>include ALL the best programs? To do this, the championship would have to >>be programmer friendly, not a conglomeration of rules, beaurocracy, and hurdles >>to jump. An example of a fun competition is the X-Games championships held in >>California. The competitors have a great time, and they look forward to the >>trip the following year. If one wants to turn the event into Olympic Ice >>Skating, an event wherein all contestants and judges and TV commentators are >>required to hate at least one country, then the entire championship deteriorates >>into something ordinary. Is this what the organizers want? >> >>Regards, >>Ron > >If you start letting people mail their programs in, they will mail them in. >That is really annoying. There is nothing more annoying than travelling a huge >distance to play, and your opponent couldn't be bothered to show up, so you are >playing against a local operator who knows nothing about the program he's >operating. > >bruce Sure, if we come all the way to North America, we'd like to see Bruce and Bob at least! Omid.
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