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Subject: Re: Offensive?????

Author: Mike Saavedra

Date: 12:51:22 12/18/98

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On December 18, 1998 at 14:51:27, Lanny DiBartolomeo wrote:

>On December 18, 1998 at 14:01:28, Mike Saavedra wrote:
>
>>On December 18, 1998 at 03:20:13, Micheal Cummings wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>It is just sad that you (KK) do not seem to realise that what you say is offensive, I
>>>see you a nominated on the moderator list. hmmmm, not on my list anymore.
>>
>>Michael, I still don't understand WHY it's offensive. Does it offend you? Why?
>>CM6000 doesn't care, its an inanimate object. KK hasn't insulted anyone or used
>>vulgarity. He just expressed his opinion on this program. He's entitled to that.
>>You are entitled to disagree his assessment and challenge it. It creates lively
>>debate. Nonetheless, if consider someone's statements offensive, perhaps you can
>>explain to whom he is being offensive, since you can only offend a human being.
>
>As you Know I am sure and many others here that several heated descussions about
>cm6000 Have taken place over this type of "talk" K K also says the title was
>meant to get peoples attention,Now why do you suppose he would figure this would
>get peoples attention Hmmm... Not much thought needs to go in this ,dont you
>agree? He has not ever started out a review like this another small proof of the
>statement,He is a very smart chess reviewer for sure and when a product gets
>reviewed it is stating good points bad points and then if this gets fixed then
>it will be a great product so on and so on.So of course it was another negative
>shot at cm6000 and for K K to to phrase it like this to stir a response (and it
>is what he did he states it by saying he wanted to get peoples attention) I do
>not like because if you know a product is good and there saying its not then it
>will be offending just like with fritz5 a lot of people were defending it like
>it was their child as a matter of fact alot who now are saying why are you
>cm6000 fans getting so upset. I am prepared to bring up a bunch of chess
>positions in which the "favorite" chess engines cant solve and cm6000 can
>and there are alot!! then I am going to say what is the point of the analysis
>feature in program A if the engine isnt strong enough to get it RIGHT!
>Hmmm.. I wonder what the response will be?

Hmmm, I prefer Fritz but if someone told me it sucked or it was a piece of junk
(for whatever reason), I may debate the merits of the claim, but why would I
find it offensive??? Why would I be offended if someone didn't like my favourite
program. So what? Michael Cummings has used the word "offensive" pretty often, I
just don't get it. Sure some people may want to debate KK's claim, yet I don't
see it as a personal knock against anybody. And as I mentioned, you can only
offend a human being. So who is offended and why? Certainly CM6000 can't!



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