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Subject: Re: Steen is Gone. Thanks, good luck and apologies if/where necessary.

Author: gerold daniels

Date: 05:46:12 11/26/05

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On November 26, 2005 at 00:25:34, Albert Silver wrote:

>This is the Internet and thus a thick skin is oft required. If you like the
>forum, overall that is, then you have two choices:
>
>1) let the discussions and subject matter with non-belligerent members draw you
>and keep you here
>
>or
>
>2) let a handful of few members, whether through lack of understanding or lack
>of character, dictate where you feel comfortable to stay.
>
>In any case, you should also be a little more understanding of the position of
>the members who challenged you, even the rude ones.
>
>This is a time when GMs and other players have been losing the 'war' against
>cybernetic players more and more, and you come along claiming the latest and
>greatest engine-engine champ is below par as per your personal results.
>
>Nice fuel for the debate on the difference between engine strength against
>humans as opposed to other engines BTW.
>
>So short of some of the crazy opening or traps played by a few, that means you
>are either a top player, or a colossal liar. If you're an IM or GM and would
>like to preserve anonymity, say so, but to post a game without giving any
>information of any kind, and expect all you say to be taken on faith, in the
>midst of reports of its latest victories... Might as well put on your Human
>Torch suit and say "Flame on!".
>
>BTW, you should take that same game position where you said that Fritz, Junior
>and company would put up more energetic resistence and show it. Not to prove
>you're not a liar, but to give more data to compare with.
>
>                                       Albert

Thanks Albert. :)

Gerold.



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