Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 10:51:40 11/26/05
A moment ago I got in CTF probably the last message from A.S. Since he gave three links that should prove how badly he was insulted, I took some minutes to at least paste these messages into my private reader. I took just the A.S. messages so that I couldn't miss his own speech and as has been told his own insults. Before I list my conclusions I want to apologize another time to Graham, moderator yesterday. What I had seen yesterday in the aftermath looked worse than what I could see today - in parts - how and when he interfered. I must admit that he tried to save the situation in the favor of all the members of CCC. And he did a good job. - But also he couldn't avoid to go into a special ad hominem mode against A.S. which was unjustified and impolite. A.S. however reacted with great style. I am talking about the Sarapu mention. Graham reported that Sarapu, the NZ GM we still know from Siegen 1970 I think. And he talked as if - that was the only possible interpretation - A.S. for all if he was a GM too, did NOT do properly. A.S. replied that he would want advice how he should react on naked insults? So here it is clear that this cant be compared to RL. In RL is a basic respect for other people and namely titleholders of any sort. No need to speak about national heroes. That doesnt function on the net and didnt function in CCC yesterday. Graham should have seen that and should have addressed that aspect. From what I could see in a fly: Michael D. but also Aaron Gordon insulted the new guest: 1. by verbally calling his judgements added by analyses as nonsense 2. without themselves providing analyses, or, if they did, 3. and A.S. then replied on these points, they reacted with "loudmouth" and stuff like that 4. nobody, literally nobody realised the quality of the judgements of A.S. 5. the running argument was either he should say his name etc or he should stop to claim things the CCC residents couldn't refutate or even discuss 6. A.S. gave plenty of ideas, thoughts and arguments, in a very lightway style with nothing but good humor and he got 7. reactions full of resentiments and suspicions, but no humor at all 8. when I would expect that someone like A.S., anonymously, but with many analyses and judgements about the K-Hydra game and his own against FRUIT, would at least be granted two possibilities a) that he must be a really strong chessmaster b) or even if he was just a troll, then he must also be with a superb knowledge But let me make my verdict, the forum correspondants all came to the attitude that this poster cant provide us with good material to think about, but that this is all crap and therefore, in combination with his "arrogance" and "insults" against our best analytical forces, and because we were not able to even discuss his theories not speaking about reasonably doubting his theses, the only solution seemed to be to throw him out so that we could enjoy again our peaceful debating culture. This is incredible that it was possible that such a happening could be tolerated. Nobody, except Graham, did, what A.S. did altogether with his chess lecturing, and that was taking a step back and analysing the situation in the group. In other words A.S. besides his chess for what he had come, had also to teach and act as a mediator plus therapist, in the hope that all the angry youngsters could be calmed down to be able to hear and read what the teacher had to tell them. Sysiphus could have been his name! :) It was as if our members were dead sure that A.S. was a fake, impostor, crook, chess imbecile and top make full program, he also was impolite, anonymous, loudmouth and also very handicapped in his mind power. I asked myself all the time (during my short read) how this man could remain patient and for all could find such a style to express himself - because we must not forget, he was in real, sorry, virtual life danger!One could claculate when the chain of complaints to NZ could be stable enough so that a veritable autobahn out of messages and emails could become hard and indestructable so that we all could travel to NZ via this new road and for all all over real water! Walking, with a bicycle or a car. Which would have alarmed the Americans for sure... (the rest of this suspenseful story is published on CTF! promised) Excuse me for all the possible typos but you know I'm a foreigner in English.
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