Author: Graham Banks
Date: 11:23:58 01/17/06
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On January 17, 2006 at 07:07:36, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >On January 17, 2006 at 06:41:57, Kurt Utzinger wrote: > >>On January 17, 2006 at 06:09:33, Pro Deo wrote: >> >>>Hi ! >>>You can use the tournament openings book of Shredder 9 CB. >>>Regards, >>>PD >> >> Why are you so barefaced to use a nick name identical >> with a very strong chess program? And why is such an >> attitude accepted in this forum? >> Kurt > > > >Because the host prefers traffic. - A mod called Graham once told me to stop >this talking about pseudo or fake identities! I know the scene and names up from >1996. It is sure that we have actually some 60-75% fake names in CCC. Certainly >NOT from different real persons but from some few who like to hold debates among >themselves. - To a certain degree I can understand the need for that. I am one >of those who must face automatical or conditional reactions just on my name >without any relation to what I really write. Of course this is boring but who >cares on the net? There is no such thing like safety or authentic identity. - >But then all these games are nonsense, because in the long run you know exactly >who is writing under what pseudo. You simply know it from the content and >context. - However if commercial interests stand behind such games then it's >manipulation and more so if a counter-movement hides behind faked names, because >that can really hurt your sales. > >I think that all these aspects lead to a general prejudice against the internet. >Because fakes are so easy to manage people tend to believe that you can never >believe in the truth of the internet. > >Perhaps it might be surprising but I for one know that in real life we all play >games and roles and we are seldom authentic. So - all in all I cant see so many >differences between the two spheres. The content often betrays its speaker. Last >example was when someone, a pseudo, asked how to do this and the answer came >"why do you ask, you are using the same setting..." > >We all have something to do with chess and what is chess else than playing a >game? Life isnt that different! :) Rolf - you twisted my words to suit your response. I told you to stop accusing all and sundry of being fake. I agree that only engine authors should be allowed to use their engine names (such as Anthony Cozzie using Zappa), so I'll discuss this with Peter And Bob. The fact that banned members are able to sign up under a different name and email address just shows again why changes are required to the forum software. The mods have for the third time approached the owner of the forums (Steven Schwartz) about this need, but have yet to hear back on this occasion. Regards, Graham.
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