Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 21:04:50 11/17/98
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On November 17, 1998 at 21:58:28, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>On November 17, 1998 at 19:04:15, James B. Shearer wrote:
>
>> I see from posts to rgcc that Thorsten Czub (mclane) has been thrown out
>>of CCC again.
>> 1. I don't think people should just disappear. If someone is ejected I
>>think the moderators should post a notice to that effect with whatever
>>explanation they think appropriate (as they did the first time).
>> 2. I also thought some explanation at the time of his reinstatement would
>>have been appropriate particularly of why the moderators thought he would not
>>repeat the behavior that led to his first ejection (or to say that anyone is
>>permitted to return after some period of time). I don't see the point in
>>letting people come back if you are just going to throw them out again.
>> 3. It has been stated in rgcc that Thorsten was thrown out because of his
>>suggestions of ChessBase cheating (Fritz 5 autoplayer). If that is in fact the
>>case I ask whether the same standard is being applied to suggestions that IBM
>>cheated in the Deep Blue Kasparov match.
>> James B. Shearer
>
>I certainly haven't read anything suggesting that Thorsten was ejected again.
>Maybe there are still some negotiations going on? Or maybe they have done
>something as a temporary measure before deciding?
>
>I have no idea what was said in r.g.c.c., did Thorsten say that he was ejected,
>or was it a third party?
Thorsten has been ejected. He told me so by email yesterday.
Christophe
>
>As for letting him back in again (the first time), it could be that they thought
>his future posts would be less out-of-line vis-a-vis the CCC Charter than some
>of his previous ones. Prisoners get paroled, I don't see too much of a
>difference. <shrug>
>
>Dave Gomboc
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