Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 00:30:59 02/24/05
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On February 23, 2005 at 23:13:42, Peter Skinner wrote: >On February 23, 2005 at 21:27:15, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>Since the subject is "the commercials" I would say that's a pretty stupid way of >>business performance. Therefore it's rather logic to conclude the opposite and >>that they simply meant what they said when they wrote you as I do not consider >>my former colleagues as stupid business men. >> >>But maybe their only stupidity was that they did not expect you to post private >>stuff in a public forum. After this thread they might decide to never answer >>your emails again. If you had treated me that way (you did not) I know I would. >I have not named names at all. There are _many_ commercial programs. Not just >the top 5 you might be thinking of. Nothing I have posted was private at all. You named numbers plus a few exclusions, anyone who has followed this thread can connect the dots. >>I think the very first quality a TD should have is diplomacy and some talent to >>unite instead of creating an unbridgeable gap by starting a campaign against >>those you want to have in your next tournament calling them liars. >> >>Ed >I _tried_ to united. I _tried_ diplomacy. All I got was obvious lies. You keep on repeating most of the commercials lied to you without addressing the points I made, why is that? Am I talking to a wall of stone? I can tell you from experience that every serious tournament is carefully considered and that there are a lot of reasons why a commercial will not participate in the end. The below points might be valid for amateurs as well. 1) It makes no sense to participate with an old version. 2) If you don't have something new yet that not has been thoroughly tested then DO NOT participate by all means. It's a golden and professional rule. As such a professional might have the intend to particpate but may decide later that it is unsafe to play with the newer version. Amateurs may feel they have nothing to lose playing with a not thoroughly tested version but commercials do, it's what's separate an amateur from a commercial. This attitude (thoroughness) is a key element why commercials in general are better than amateurs and this principle is not limited to computer chess only but valid for every form of (sport) competition. 3) If a commercial feels he made little progress so far there is no sense to participate. Why a commercial is obliged to tell you this as an answer to an unsolicited question really escapes me. Convincing enough? Ed
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