Author: Mark Young
Date: 20:25:59 03/27/99
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On March 27, 1999 at 21:56:24, Marc Plum wrote: >We've seen quite a lot in this forum about computer cheating. One recent thread >started with someone submitting a game from a suspected cheater, and asking if >others agreed with him. There have been many discussions and arguments of this >kind on RGCC as well. Many of these threads seem to start with the point of >view that a particular person, named or unnamed, is guilty of cheating, and give >arguments in favor of this view. > >I would find it interesting to hear another side of this. I believe we have a >number of readers who are considered expert in tracking cheaters. Do they have >any stories of accusations that turned out to be definitely unjustified? For >those who may investigate such accusations for ICC, FICS, etc, how often do >inexpert players make unjustified accusations? > >Best Wishes, > >Marc How often do inexpert players make unjustified accusations? I know that computer cheating is rampant, but some accusations and paranoia are clearly getting out of hand. I have been told by members on ICC and FICS that they think some FM and IM are cheating with computers. If paronoia has reached this level, its time to take a step back.
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