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

Author: Matthew Hull

Date: 14:32:03 07/25/03

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On July 25, 2003 at 17:15:34, George Sobala wrote:

>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???


Since you are not bothered by or otherwise "hung up" on ratings, then you won't
care what happens to it in an equalizer event. :)

So this is no problem for you.

Matt


>
>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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