Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 15:46:18 01/15/03
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On January 15, 2003 at 17:55:53, Bob Durrett wrote: >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. Vince's claim had already been challenged ad nauseam. The match challenge was just a way to kick sand in his face. I have no use for this. > >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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