Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 12:28:46 11/28/03
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On November 28, 2003 at 15:24:55, Mike Byrne wrote: >On November 28, 2003 at 14:50:00, Daniel Clausen wrote: > >>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. >> >>I agree with everything you said, but would like to add that the programmer of >>List also didn't behave very clever. Exams etc are no excuse to not answer a >>simple email or give them a call. He didn't give the tournament responsibles an >>option once they made their last proposal. >> >>The decisions made (by both sides) can't be cancelled now. What still can be >>done though is to find out whether List is a clone or not. I think that's very >>important for the CC community. As a start, it would be good to hear the >>programmers POV in this case. >> >>Sargon > >It is unfortunate what is done is "done". There is something called "damage control." Perhaps the tournament organizers should think about that. Bob D.
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