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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