Author: Albert Silver
Date: 21:21:39 02/12/06
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On February 12, 2006 at 22:05:16, Roger Brown wrote:
>On February 12, 2006 at 21:45:51, stuart taylor wrote:
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>>On February 12, 2006 at 13:32:33, Peter Skinner wrote:
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>>>This is nothing more than a flagrant attempt in polling users about possible
>>>commercial payment possibilities for your program, and as such I am removing the
>>>thread.
>>>
>>>As per the charter:
>>>
>>>Once a member gains access to the message board, he may read all messages and
>>>post new or response messages with the proviso that these new or response
>>>messages:
>>>
>>> 1. Are, within reason, on the topic of computer chess
>>> 2. Are not abusive in nature
>>> 3. Do not contain personal and/or libelous attacks on others
>>> 4. Are not flagrant commercial exhortations
>>> 5. Are not of questionable legal status.
>>>
>>>What about rule #4 do you not understand?
>>>
>>>Peter
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>>You have certainly violated 2 and 3 straight off imo.
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>>A person with Vasiks standing stands to be very insulted by your insensitive
>>behavior. I can't emphasize this strongly enough.
>>OBVIOUSLY this should have been done in a different way, and it would have been
>>no problem to have done so.
>>(Actually, the mods here also threw Kasparov himself packing, though probably
>>not realizing it was him. And even if they HAD, I suppose who cares!).
>>S.Taylor
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>Hello Stuart,
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>Please point out where Peter was abusive or where he made personal attacks. I
>respect the fact that it is your opinion but I am sincerely hoping that your
>opinion is supported by some facts.
"Talk about leading people by the nose...."
http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?485889
Verb 1. lead by the nose - conceal one's true motives from especially by
elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his
professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
bamboozle, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow, hoodwink
deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The
insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lead+by+the+nose
Since this isn't a description of Rybka's play, it is a statement of the
author's intentions and therefore of character. Reads like a personal attack to
me.
Albert
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