Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 08:23:50 05/19/04
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On May 19, 2004 at 11:08:23, Anthony Cozzie wrote: >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. I think it amazing how it is boasted that internet access is available at a manually operated computer event. Pointing out a stunning irony like that is not "trolling". >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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