Author: Peter Stayne
Date: 11:04:56 05/18/03
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In case you were interested in making a solid point rather than simply posting an uninformed explosion of flamebait: Rule #1 of making a point on an internet forum: 1. Never make the mistake that real world rampant enthusiasm for your point is transcribable by meer embellishments of type. Let your enthusiasm show by the amount of research that you do to support that point. Read the marks of the terrain to understand what criteria is needed to dous all objecting viewpoints. Some earmarks of a non-constructive post: a) Overuse of capital letters. b) Large string of unneccessary exclamation marks. c) Bad grammar. d) Lack of evidence. e) Don't personally attack your objectors. f) Announcing large conclusions (The SSDF is biased) based on incomplete data. You have managed to fit all of these in one post. Let's go back to the 'read the marks of the terrain' portion for a second. If you've been here for a while, you'll have noticed that even 100 games played is sometimes dubious in giving an accurate depiction of chess engine playing strengths. Different time controls are important. There are some engines that play excessively well at rapid time controls, others that dominate at longer time controls, and yet others rise to the top in bullet. Next time you're ready to make your points (TheKing is tops, and SSDF is biased), give us other tournaments, or do some your own, that support your theories. Give us posts by SSDF staff and other respected members of the community that would make the strongest of your opposition raise an eyebrow in your direction. Remember the key here is convincing OTHERS. I accept the fact that somehow, you've arrived at the point that you are convinced, but if your intention to post here was to bring others onboard with you, next time, prove yourself to us that you're not just flying off the handle because one very short result fits your personal subjective fanatacism. I, and it sounds like others here, remain unconvinced. Regards, Peter Stayne
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