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Subject: Re: ICC Ratings -- The Weekly ICC Wannabe Equalizer

Author: George Sobala

Date: 14:15:34 07/25/03

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On July 25, 2003 at 15:39:55, Matthew Hull wrote:

>========================================================================
>Wannabe:  Any ICC computer account owner who is not the programmer of the
>engine/engines running in their account.
>========================================================================
>
>All non-programmer-owned computer accounts -- as a requirement for having a
>rated computer account on ICC -- must play in at least [fillin the blank] number
>of Weekly ICC Wannabe Equalizer (WIWE, pronounced "wee-wee")
>blitz/standard/whatever events per [month, quarter, 6 months, whatever] in order
>to retain their ratings.  Failure to meet these requirements will cause the
>account to:
>
>-- lose it's ratings
>-- be limited to unrated games for [fill in the period of time]
>-- (whatever else)
>
>The purpose of the WIWEs is to keep the rating system in some sense of
>equalibrium.  Accounts MUST play whoever/whatever enters the event, which, since
>it will be a computer requirement, will be computers, plus perhaps whoever else
>wants to play.
>
>A possible side benefit might be that it could actaully be fun.

I am not the programmer of the engine I run (though I did write the settings)

I am not bothered by its rating.

I have no interest in playing other computers.

So where does your suggestion leave me???

ICCs current policy is liberal. People do as they wish with their accounts,
which they pay good money for. Why turn fascist? Why get hung up about ratings?



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