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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