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Subject: Re: Computer-Chess Club as a Pay for use - OPINION POLL QUESTION

Author: Prakash Das

Date: 05:45:17 12/18/98

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On December 18, 1998 at 08:32:47, Micheal Cummings wrote:

 Well, I for one would not be here if this was a pay service. It may be true of
course that when you make for-pay, then only the diehard will be here posting
something "relevant". I say that is quotes because relevant is not easy to
define. Personally I don't see anything irrelevant to CCC so far, except people
like Sean Evans who we all know from his deeds in r.g.c.c.



>
>Moderation is the key. Maybe strick moderation, anything that is a personal
>insult and something which is not related to computer chess could be taken off
>from the posts.

 You are I differ on "strict" moderation :) Disruptive people making frivolous
posts is one thing, but calling CM6k a toy is perfectly fine opinion in my view.
The word toy was meant to coney "CM6k is not prefessional enough".. KK has done
many reviews and even a newbie soon realizes what the words mean instead of
being taken literally.

>
>Personal opinions on computer chess issues are fine, but not full insults, Like
>CM6K is a toy because it lacks one feature, the same point could have been put
>across without the use of the word toy which makes it degrading.

 Sorry cannot disagree more. Degrading?! Why are you so tied up with a piece of
software. Even though I love the "other professional" level programs, I do not
find any program degrading. All have a place, it was just a question of which
place CM has. And it was a view expressed. Calling an opinion like that
degrading is itself frivolous.

>
>Moderation is the key here, A point can be put across without throwing in a
>little insult to add to the point, that is what lowers this place. So just
>remove any offending posts one they have been noticed by a moderator.

 Easy to talk in generalities, but as you posted above, I don't see very much
"moderation" in your own views. As I said before, I would not want a hot-head as
a moderator, and I am myself not a hot-head, so I appreciate that quality, among
others.





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