Author: Chessfun
Date: 20:06:01 11/27/05
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On November 27, 2005 at 22:34:40, Sune Larsson wrote: >On November 27, 2005 at 22:21:12, Chessfun wrote: > >>On November 27, 2005 at 20:07:12, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >> >>>On November 27, 2005 at 15:23:33, Chessfun wrote: >>> >>>>On November 27, 2005 at 11:06:28, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >>>> >>>>>Just for the record and to you as a challenge: >>>>> >>>>>I asked Graham, the other moderator, to show me insults by A.S., then he replied >>>>>that they were all deleted. Then I repeated my question and begged him to show >>>>>me one single piece of evidence. He couldn't! And he explained that chessplayers >>>>>are known to be a bit eccentric and such. Steen hadn't had real insults in his >>>>>messages at all! But it was his special speech that was taken as insulting by >>>>>the members. >>>> >>>>Here is a bit of his "Special Speech" for you. >>>> >>>>"If you look here- >>>>http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?463395 >>>>you will find a weak player beating Fruit 2.2.1." >>>> >>>>Sarah. >>> >>> >>>Thanks, I've read that, but couldn't find the insult. Would you please lead me >>>to the center of the insult in this message? I'm no native speaker, olease dont >>>forget that. Thanks. >> >>Ok let's see how to make it clearer. >> >>If you look at this post you will see a WEAK player beat Fruit 2.2.1. If you >>managed to follow the link you will see a post from Uri Blass. >> >>Therefore Uri Blass is a weak player. >> >>Sarah. > > > Weak, strong or patzer are all very subjective labels of course. I'm sure both > you, me and Uri could qualify for all three of those - depending of whom > we are taking to...;-) > > /S Sure we could all qualify for the label but the point is the statement "Weak" was whether anyone wants to admit it or not not made to say the engine is weak. It was targeted against Uri after an earlier exchange in the thread. To say you are all weak I am sure none would be too bothered by that. But to post a win against an engine and have someone else post saying see weak players can also beat engines belittles the poster when very easily other terms could have been used were the example of that win nessessary. Sarah.
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