Author: enrico carrisco
Date: 01:53:57 02/13/06
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On February 13, 2006 at 03:33:38, Vasik Rajlich wrote: >On February 13, 2006 at 02:14:07, Ryan B. wrote: > >>On February 12, 2006 at 21:55:40, stuart taylor wrote: >> >>>On February 12, 2006 at 17:16:43, Ryan B. wrote: >>> >>>>On February 12, 2006 at 13:32:33, Peter Skinner wrote: >>>> >>>>>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 >>>> >>>> >>>>Thank you for standing up to the Rybka hype machine. I believe that you have >>>>nothing against Vas himself or Rybka and that you are simply making sure the >>>>charter is followed in hope that someday this forum will go back to what it once >>>>was. It is odd but I miss the days of Robert and Vincent arguing over pointless >>>>side issues. At least then we where learning more about computer chess from 2 >>>>of the best if the field. Now of there is a discussion about use of center pawn >>>>structure in eval no one is interested in the discussion, it is pushed off the >>>>first page in a day and there is only 1 non Rybka related thread on the first >>>>page by morning. Ironically by the book builder of Rybka (That is not bad, just >>>>funny to me. It was a very good post). I hope that at least a few other people >>>>here feel the same way I do. >>>> >>>>Ryan >>> >>>Yes, the good old days with all the sloshy mud slinging. Much more exciting! >>>(Is that what you meant?) >>>S.Taylor >> >> >>No, sorry if I was not clear. I miss reading about computer chess, learning >>from the best, and people sharing ideas. This is the opposite of what Rybka is >>about as Vas has gone out of his way to hide what Rybka is doing and does not >>share ideas with the computer chess community. This is fine of course but >>reading the hype and watching a group of people pay to beta test Rybka is not >>fun for me. If others find this fun that is fine as well. I will just move to >>a forum that better fits what I am looking for and continue doing what I do. I >>hope this is more clear this time. >> >>Thanks, >>Ryan Benitez > >You will find many technical posts of mine on this forum and in the archives. If >you want more technical discussions here, start contributing. > >Vas Most of your "many technical posts" were before Rybka's huge 800+ ELO jump (in roughly 1.5 years), i.e. post-CCT6 (Feb. 2004) where Rybka ranked 49th place. http://www.vrichey.de/cct6/index_table.htm But I'm surprised you jumped on this thread as the head-turning approach seems to be your modus operandi concerning recent "technical" threads concerning Rybka and its very unique behavior. However, since you seem to be in a "technical" mood at the moment, please explain what Rybka is doing here: http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?485132 The thread has been posted and referenced a few times now and I would really like to hear the "technical" explanation from the author. Do comment. Regards, -elc.
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