Author: Sally Weltrop
Date: 10:48:17 11/28/03
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On November 28, 2003 at 12:41:14, Mike Byrne wrote: >I think this was handled very very badly, perhaps correct under the rules of the >tournament, but still very badly overall. > >My suggestion to prevent this from happening in the future is to have strict >time lines BEFORE and AFTER the tournament for one to question the "legality" of >a program, but not during the tournament. Especially in light of these >artificial deadlines made to author while studying for his exams. (why the rush >to judgment? IMO, the organizers were very heavy handed in how this was >conducted - esp. with the ultimatums and the like) There would have been plenty >of time to address these issues after the tournament. If porgram was found to >be illegal after the tournament . all the games should be discarded, not just a >select few. > >Instead , we have a tournament that has been swallowed up by this controversy >and it will be forever tainted. > >Perhaps a bright and promising programmer that may have nothing to do with ICGA >or even computer chess again. Is this a correct result if he is innocent? > >Again just my $.02, your mileage may vary, opposing views welcome. my sentiments exactly
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