Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 21:11:47 12/09/03
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On December 09, 2003 at 23:26:32, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On December 09, 2003 at 23:20:15, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On December 09, 2003 at 22:38:45, Nicholas Cooper wrote: >> >>>On December 09, 2003 at 14:26:47, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >>> >>>>On December 09, 2003 at 10:59:14, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>> >>>>>"An operator can only (1) type in moves and (2) respond to request from >>>>>the compute for clock information." >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>How, from that rule, does it become possible for the operator to say "Hmm. >>>>>the engine claims a draw, >>>> >>>>The engine didn't claim a draw. >>>> >>>>Unless you consider the interface part of the engine, but that's IMHO >>>>another discussion. If the Jonny engine would have claimed the draw >>>>I would agree with you but given the facts I consider the ICGA decision >>>>also acceptable. >>>> >>>>-- >>>>GCP >>> >>>This whole interface/engine discussion seems ridiculous to me... >>> >>>If applied to humans, are we to say that the brain and body are the interface >>>and engine respectively and that, according to the proposed (IMHO illogical) >>>division, a human can't claim a draw by three-fold repetition using one's mouth >>>or hands, as these are part of the interface!!?? >>> >>>All I can see if a whole lot of illogical defences of a poor decision by the TD. >> >>FYI "Spock" the TD didn't know what was happening during the game, he didn't >>understand the question posed to him and consequently we have this non ending >>chase your tail type arguements. What would you have done, after the fact if you >>had to make a ruling with your peers? >> >>I think I know what you or any sensible person would have done. Nothing would >>change, Shredder would still be declared the WCCC. > >This came up _during_ the game, _after_ the game, and could have been >handled correctly. The right thing to do when you screw up is to say "I >screwed up, the game should have been declared a draw, therefore Fritz >is the winner and there will be no playoff." If the TD couldn't figure >that out before the playoff was over, he should _still_ have said "I >made a mistake, Fritz is the winner, the playoff is therefore negated." > >The event and title are too important to let an incompetent TD decision >influence the final result. Mistakes were made. But the _biggest_ mistake >was letting the original mistake go uncorrected, then making lame and >ridiculous excuses about why the original (flawed) decision was really OK >if you look at it like "this"... You may find this shocking, but it isn't as important as you claim. The universe will keep unfolding, even when mankind is dust!
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