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Subject: Re: Conclusions?

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 07:30:26 04/21/03

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On April 21, 2003 at 09:33:15, Roger Brown wrote:

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>>    Do you really think that we have cheated to prove something? I am indeed
>>    disappointed about this statement.

I didn't think anything in the world about you having cheated, and I thought it
looked to me like the numbers of the games had some logic to it which must have
been pre-ordained. Byr sometimes I don't understand why testers suddenly stop at
a certain number, but would probably find that if I were following their posts,
they probably HAD said beforehand how many games it would be.
  I was simply trying to eliminate certain scenarios mathematically, but nothing
in the world to do with what I thought of you, which is very highly.
  I appologise for any misunderstood interpretations, and I realize I should
have been more sensitive about possible implications.
If you would have said "obviously I would never do such a thing", that would
have been more than enough, as it was only an abstract thought I had, Certainly
I wasn't suspecting "cheating".
If you want to know what I like the most, that is, that ANY program, whichever
it is, should get such a result (of never falling even 50%), and it was my
eagerness to know about this which made me want to be even more sure.
 My other question is if it is the only one of those programs which do (almost)
so well, when tested like that.
 Also, if it could be seen what causes the good results.
Your testings are a wonderful thing for all of us, and certainly for me, and I'm
ever greateful to you for it.
Didn't you realize this, when I keep asking questions or commenting?
Great thanks!
S.Taylor
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>Hello Kurt,
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>I would have to say that after reading several of your posts that I am sure that
>you do not cheat in any way at all.  I do not have the patience, time or
>equipment to run the tests you do so I thank you for the free information.
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>I really hope that Stuart was misunderstood and he did not mean what the obvious
>interpretation of his words would suggest.  Therefore do not be disappointed but
>test on.
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>You and I have "irreconcilable" differences as regards timecontrol and engine
>strength - which you know from a different forum (hahaha) - but your contest
>results are intriguing.
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>Keep on testing.
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>Later.
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>Ps.  Do you have any more strong CM settings for release yet?



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