Author: Chessfun
Date: 13:08:49 03/04/04
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On March 04, 2004 at 15:14:58, Peter Skinner wrote: >On March 04, 2004 at 14:54:03, Frank Phillips wrote: > >>First of all, thank you for standing. >> >>Just to get you warmed up: >> >>There seems to be a growing amount of off topic posts. Often the posts say the >>equivalent of, I know this is off-topic but..... >> >>Given we have a sister site for posts not strictly related computer chess, what >>would you as moderator disallow here. Where possible give examples of recent >>posts you would not have allowed. >> >>Frank > >Hi Frank, > >Excellent question. Here is one example of an "off topic post" that I would not >have allowed for one simple reason. The answer is easily found on google, and >does not relate to this forum at all: > >http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?352252 > >Personal an [OT] post is fine with me as long as it meets certain criteria: > >1. It has _something_ to do with chess/computer chess. ie. settings for computer >chess, computer issues relating to computer chess, programming ideas.. you get >the picture. > >2. Is not deflamitory and agrees with (1). > >The CCC has some highly technical people here, but this is not the place for >computer technical support especially when it comes down to a problem not >related to computer chess. The above post had something to do with a graphics >driver.. nothing to do with computer chess, and chess was not even mentioned in >the post. He could have simply looked it up on google. > >Peter. I would assume you would therefore agree the post: http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?352682 is also off topic and needed to be removed asap to save all the endless posts after it? If you were a moderator would you remove a post such as the above as soon as you saw it and/or as soon as it was brought to your attention? Sarah.
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