Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 06:46:03 04/05/04
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On April 05, 2004 at 05:36:24, J. Kazinski wrote: >>Your posts about "spotting cheaters" on online chess is actually a transparent >>shrill for an advocacy group that is promoting online cheating. > >Are you mentioning CCO the honest Computer Chess Organization ? Aren't the >readers able to judge for themselves ? Your accusation is not only false, it is >a characteriszation, an assessment, a judgment, all of which exist only in the >mind of the accuser. Check the CCO website and you'll see they are not promoting >cheating whatsoever. > >I think you're a bit paranoid Mike. Really ? You appear to be one of these people who belives anything you do is "ok" as long you don't get caught and you believe what you are doing is right. IMO, that is exactly how most criminals think/behave. There is something lacking in your thought process -- I believe it is called "moral fiber". Here's a post on google you made a few weeks ago -- to refresh your memory. Are you now rejecting this post? http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=2e200137.0402011301.201abf89%40posting.google.com "When assistance of computers to analyze positions is forbidden by the rules of play some difficulties arise. First of all is done properly computer aided play in online chess cannot be detected. Additionally there are all sorts of minor infractions that can occur with computer use. How about using a computer to study openings, say by using it as a practice opponent or allowing it to suggest lines of play for you to consider, when would you have to stop playing these lines ? If you consider this example trivial allow me to point out that such considerations have led to lengthy and heated debate already. Here are my personal opinions on this subject. I see nothing "inherently" unethical about using computers. They are just one additional tool we can use to determine the move we wish to make. I wouldn't obtain personal satisfaction from plugging my positions into a computer and just accepting the generated moves but I'll allow that it is possible that some competitors would find this a fun way to play chess. There will always be competitors who want to play without computer assistance. I have no problem with that as long as they respect my perception too !"
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