Author: KarinsDad
Date: 06:44:23 03/27/99
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On March 27, 1999 at 09:32:43, Steve Lopez wrote: >On March 26, 1999 at 21:16:35, Adnan wrote: > >> >>Computer cheaters on the internet chess servers are the biggest, meanest, >>&*#@$$ scumbags. These dishonest liars are responsible for the >>death of slower time control games on Internet. > >No, IMHO, the "Nintendo" mentality is responsible for the death of slower time >control games on the Internet. Even on the Java-based servers, few people want >to play timed games at anything slower than blitz: "Hay, dood, why you want to >play so slow? I ain't got all day to play chess." > >I've also started many e-mail games at It's Your Turn in which my opponents drop >out when they find out that the game won't be finished in a mere day or two >(they evidently expect me to check the site every 15 minutes around the clock to >see if they've made a move). > >Face it, we live in a culture of "instant gratification" and, IMHO, that's more >the source of the problem than the fear of computer cheating. Hadn't really thought about it, but this seems about right. There is a group of players who prefer slower times called the STC (slow time control) bunch (I was going to join them, but found I haven't had time to get onto FICS in about 2 months anyway). You can reach them at: email: thewiz@lvcm.com web: http://www.lvcm.com/stcbunch KarinsDad :)
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