Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 14:55:53 01/15/03
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On January 15, 2003 at 15:22:08, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On January 15, 2003 at 12:40:58, Ricardo Gibert wrote: > >>On January 15, 2003 at 12:05:49, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On January 15, 2003 at 11:42:59, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >>> >>>>On January 15, 2003 at 02:36:52, Bruce Moreland wrote: >>>> >>>>>On January 15, 2003 at 00:38:17, George Wilson wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Wow he beats the Micro's anytime he wants to! Once even played 5 computer >>>>>>simultaneously and won all five game and was blindfolded!!! >>>>> >>>>>Where is the content here, or are you just smashing Vincent? >>>>> >>>>>bruce >>>> >>>> >>>>It's inappropriate IMO. I also felt this way about: >>>> >>>>http://Daft:zmeup@www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?277105 >>>> >>>>While disguised as OT, clearly its intent was to embarass Vince. >>>> >>>> >>> >>>It's intent was _not_ to embarass anyone. It was intended to verify >>>a specific claim made by vincent. It certainly is related to computer >>>chess since Crafty is a computer chess program. Vincent made the claim >>>here more than once and I challenged him on it. If it isn't on topic, >>>then none of the GM vs computer matches have been "on topic" either, nor >>>has discussing similar things... >>> >>>If vincent is "embarassed" he has only himself to blame. _he_ made the >>>ridiculous claim... I just challenged him on it since it is one of the >>>few times where an outrageous claim by him can be directly proven false >>>by simply playing some games on a chess server. >> >> >>If the claim was "ridiculous" as you say, then there was no good reason for your >>"challenge." You would have done better by just ignoring it and letting it die a >>quiet death. >> >>I think pretending you don't have an axe to grind with Vince will be convincing >>to very few here. > >So you think it ok to let someone make _known_ false statements, so that those >that know no better will take them at face value and run with them? > >I don't. I feel that it is highly desirable that ***everybody*** here challenge apparent technical errors. That can only be very good for the general membership. But I see no moral imperative for it. Censorship of bulletins, just because they seem to contain technical errors, would not be appropriate. Otherwise, the non-Guru members would be afraid to publish their ideas here! Bob D. <snip>
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