Author: Sarah Reynolds
Date: 17:21:02 02/12/06
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On February 12, 2006 at 17:41:22, Peter Skinner wrote: >On February 12, 2006 at 17:21:24, Albert Silver wrote: > >>That last question is openly hostile and gives one the impression this is one of >>many warnings sent to him. Is that the case? > >Did you read the charter before signing up? I did. I understood rule #4.. > >Don't you? > >>I have no issue with your decision but rather the presentation of it, and think >>you yourself are walking a very fine line of 2) and 3) listed above. Not from >>that one question alone, but also from another post in which you implied he >was delivering vaporware, and deliberately duping buyers of his program. > >I did not imply anything of the sort in that other post. > >I stated that people basically purchased the right to beta test his program >until his "final" version was out. I know of another current beta test going on >where you can not see the results on the CCC, nor should anyone. It can give a >misleading conclusion. > >People _are_ in essense beta testing his program, running it in tournaments, >posting all his bug reports here, and he has the luxury of reading it all. > >He then has the audacity to post this topic which is nothing more than a poll of >his current and potential customers of a subscription type purchase instead of a >per version fee. > >He is using this forum as his tech support and pre-sales inquiry forum. If I had >my way I would have him removed. I take this as nothing more than a slap in the >face to Steve who has put time and money into this board only to have people >like this come here and promote their own products when he offers an online shop > to his own company of chess related materials. > >Then again.. I could be just overreacting and should resign my post as moderator >so I can related this opinion like some think I shouldn't. Well screw them.. I >am still a _member_ here as well as a moderator. > >>I'll remind you that he delivered an engine that is better than any other right >>up front, and not a promise that it would be better. That he hasn't been able >to meet his initial announced schedule for delivery of an even better engine >with certain features is nothing, since the alternative of doing as ChessBase >and delivering a program up front such as Fritz 8, and then issuing 26 engine >>patches for it is certainly no improvement. > >I don't care how strong his program is, or what it offers. His conduct on this >board is what I have a problem with. Nothing more. It is disgusting, and what is >more disgusting is that older members like yourself are defending him only for >the purpose that he has a strong program. > >That is why I call "those" people minions... > >Did I explain it well enough? > >Peter Bullshit sure does walk, the Charter also says no flagrant attacks against other members I didn't see you remove steve B post when he called me a nut job, and this after i never said a word to him or about him, you selectively cite the Charter when it suits your agenda, I call this hypocricy.
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