Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 12:18:41 11/17/98
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On November 17, 1998 at 15:08:21, frank phillips wrote: >On 16th November Amir Ban wrote at the end of a post about Deep Blue: >Sometime when the CCC charter will be revised I propose an item that says Bob >can only post on topics he understands and bothered to check the facts. >Amir > >Hope this applies only to Bob. I know very little about anything and was hoping >to say all kinds of stupid things on a number of matters. I come here to learn >and there are quite a few members who seem only too willing to put others >straight. Some in kind, generous ways. Others less so. > >Who decides if a person is qualified enough to speak on an issue? And where do >I get permission? > >Any (other) moderator got a view on this? > >(BTW I hope this does not apply to Bob or anyone else.). I rather suspect Amir was a bit 'tongue-in-cheek' on that. I realize that the whole Deep Blue project has a lot of people tied in knots, and we are sadly lacking in data to come to reasonable conclusions. So there is a real bit of mustard behind the jabs that take place on this issue. Nonetheless, I think you are taking that post a little too seriously. I think a bit of heat in a debate can make it interesting, as long as it does not degerate into name-calling, "Did-not!" "Did-so!", finger pointing and so-on. I don't have any problem with moderators voicing stong views either. For that matter, Amir gave me a real good spanking once, for which I am grateful.
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