Author: Anthony Cozzie
Date: 08:08:23 05/19/04
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On May 19, 2004 at 09:01:37, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >On May 19, 2004 at 08:48:54, Matthew Hull wrote: > >>On May 19, 2004 at 03:38:52, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >> >>>On May 18, 2004 at 13:56:25, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On May 18, 2004 at 13:46:02, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>>>I hope that makes it clear why _I_ have not said much about playing this year. >>>>>>Who knows _what_ rule(s) the ICCA will use this time around. >>>>> >>>>>I know. And I have told you many times. >>>> >>>>That is _really_ convincing. You guys don't even want to produce a list of who >>>>is playing??? >>> >>>Check the WCCC page today. >>> >>>> >>>>Last time I looked _you_ didn't speak for the ICCA any more than the organizers >>>>of the WCCC I tried to enter a couple of years back spoke for it. >>> >>>I don't know when or where you looked, or what happened in Paris or Jakarta that >>>you frequently mention. What I know is about WCCC 2004, and I am telling you in >>>the clearest possible way what will be the case here. >>> >>> >>>> >>>>At the CCT we manage to have an _open_ discussion about the rules _before_ the >>>>event, and then we go by those rules. The ICCA might try that at some point in >>>>time, perhaps??? >>>> >>>>I'd love to play remotely. Once it becomes obvious that doing so is "OK". >>> >>>We don't provide operators here. But if you send someone to operate Crafty on >>>your behalf, that is OK. >> >> >>Since you have internet access at the event, just log Crafty's opponents onto >>ICC and play. That will save the enourmous cost of sending a human to play >>moves manually on a physical board. > >We would very much like to have Crafty here, but I don't think Crafty is more >important than Shredder, Junior, Fritz, Diep, Deep Sjeng, ParSOS, IsiChess, etc, >to deserve a special treatment. > >Bob repeats the "I don't know, you don't know" thing over and over. But I have >all along said clearly how the tournament will be held here, and just repeated >it. If he comes here, or sends someone on his behalf to operate Crafty, then >Crafty will participate. Otherwise it won't. > > >>That is such a no-brainer. But alas, there are no brains running this event. > >Thank you for your compliments. If instead of attacking us so much you have >tried to organize next year's WCCC somewhere in the US, we might have all been >enlightened by your brains and wisdom... You know, I definitely understand why you are annoyed. After all, for the most recent WCCC the ICGA has actually made a reasonable effort to make it easier for Americans: putting it over July 4th which removes 1 vacation day, travel stipend, a few days shorter etc. Then you get a whole bunch of get-an-inch-and-take-a-mile Americans like me complaining, and trolls like Matthew Hull flaming you. That is the life of the tournament organizer: you can never make everyone happy. However, I'll make the following promise: if WCCC05 can be packed into 1 week (meaning I leave on a saturday and get back on a sunday) I'll be there, barring unforseen circumstances. So you will at least have one American, if not anyone of particular status. Maybe I should write that VD Herik guy :) anthony
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