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Subject: Re: Question to Moderators...

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 11:48:50 05/05/04

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On May 05, 2004 at 14:46:39, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On May 05, 2004 at 12:47:59, steven blincoe wrote:
>
>>at what point(if ever)are members asked to take a thread offline here and
>>continue it through personal emails?
>>
>>i am obvioulsy referring to the never-ending thread about the Crafty-Hyatt
>>speedup results.
>>
>>now i realize that the thread is certainly "on-topic" but it really has
>>degenerated into nothing more then a series of personal attacks,insults,name
>>calling and finger pointing..and this was about 3 days ago!
>>
>>is this thread allowed to run on and on because well known programers are
>>involved?
>>would it be allowed to spin out of control this way if it were two lesser know
>>programmers ?
>>would it be allowed to go on an on "ad nasuem" if it were not chess programmers
>>at all??
>
>Some of the posts are on the border of moderation.
>
>My suggestion is:
>Stop reading it!
>
>Here is the thread boiled down to a few sentences (paraphrazing):
>
>start:
>Antagonist> You said Crafty was .7x faster but it is only .6x faster with each
>new thread!
>Proagonist> Well, my off-the cuff remark is approximately correct.  Within my
>measurement certainty at least.
>Antagonist> You swore on a stack of Bibles it was .7x!!!!!  You chisled it on
>stone tablets and swore a solemn oath!
>Proagonist> Did not.
>Antagonist> Did so!
>Go to start.
>
>Now anyone who has not read it can save themselves some time.

Hmmm.. I spelled "Protagonist" as "Proagonist".  I wonder if it was a Freudian
slip.




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