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Subject: Re: Naming Suspected Computer Cheats could be considered slanderous

Author: Micheal Cummings

Date: 21:51:08 03/23/99

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>The entire issue that Michael and I are contending (not trying to put words in
>your mouth Michael, so if you disagree, just let me know) is that it is neither
>fair nor proper to accuse people here. We have no problem with you posting the games here and asking for opinions and help. We have a problem with this "I am >the great Lone Ranger protecting the masses from the cheaters of the world" type of syndrome where your right to inform others of this great "social injustice" impinges on the rights of another, regardless of whether that person is a member of this forum or not. No more, no less.
>
>KarinsDad :) :)

You are totally right, and are correct in that being my view also.

In the past Will and now Odell have named suspected cheaters, and as I wrote in
another post, they are trying to bring their anger for losing games against
these suspected cheaters into this forum. They want revenge and they want the
rest of us to see that they were wrongly cheated from winning a game of chess.

I know I hate to lose chess games, it is less painful to lose against a
computer, but when you lose against another human player you feel that he is
smarter and superior to you. After all, chess is a mental war of the minds, and
losing we take personally and it hurt to various degrees to some people more
than it does others.

And that is all this is. Even though they may have used computers to help them
win against these people, in the end it is just plain revenge in that "You beat
me, and I really hate that so I am going to get you back"

You want revenge do it the right way and through the right channel and keep it
out of here.




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