Author: Uri Blass
Date: 14:58:12 10/20/05
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On October 20, 2005 at 17:03:17, Uri Blass wrote: >On October 20, 2005 at 16:28:18, Heinz van Kempen wrote: > >> >>>Some conmments: >>>1)I never claimed that testers told lies. >>> >> >>-- and I did not claim that you claimed it but that people have the impression, >>so people not = Uri Blass >> >> >>>2)problems happen with hardware and I did not claim that only the CEGT may have >>>problems that are not results of statistical errors. >>> >> >>--they happen, mainly in hot summers because of CPU overheat or because of >>faulty RAM, testers are aware of that, they happen more often because of bugs in >>engines >> >>>3)If an engine starts like a superstar and drop like a stone or the opposite it >>>increase the probability that something is wrong with the results. >>> >>>It does not mean that something is wrong in the last games and it is also >>>possible that something was wrong in the first games. >>> >>>The question is only what is the result that justify checking if there is >>>problem. >> >>-snipped- >> >>>Suspecting that something is wrong is normal behaviour and it is not a personal >>>attack. >>>I can only be sorry that people see it as personal against them. >>> >> >>-- It would not happen when people ask in a friendly way, it tends to happen >>more often when there are spectacular headers like: "Re: a mistake of >>Fruit2.2Uri in CEGT (bug or another problem?)". This would also increase the >>readiness by testers to investigate more. >> >>Best Regards >>Heinz > >Sorry,but I did not think that my question was not friendly. >Maybe it is better to ask about problems by email and not to post questions >here. > >Uri I can add that if I had an idea what was going to be the response to my posts I would probably post nothing. I wanted to be productive but it seems that the practical result of my posts was counter productive. Sorry for that, Uri
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