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Subject: Re: Moderation

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 15:51:39 01/15/03

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On January 15, 2003 at 18:46:18, Ricardo Gibert wrote:

>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.

To me it was absolutely news that Vincent could crush all 1997 progs at will and
for all at 5 minutes time limit, because Blitz is 5 minutes everywhere in Europe
at least. Fine if that is old news for you.

Kind regards
Rolf Tueschen

>
>
>>
>>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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