Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 12:06:12 02/13/06
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On February 13, 2006 at 02:03:42, Ray Banks wrote: >On February 13, 2006 at 01:28:27, Peter Kappler wrote: > >>I just found the tone of the post too aggressive and insulting, and I don't >>understand why the issue wasn't addressed privately, via email. >> >>Vasik is a nice guy and has made great contributions to this forum and to >>computer chess. He deserves more respect than Peter showed him in that post. >> >>-Peter > >I agree. I have no problem with firm, tough and swift moderation, and the team >here do a great job, but it must always be done in a respectful manner If you meant it seriously it is hypocrisy. Look, did Vas respect the charter of CCC, does he even respect the charter of his new forum in Yahoo? Nope. Commercial advertising has no playe there too. Excuse me but I have experience enough to make that verdict. Yes Pete treated the case with respect. But this is what you dont realise because you have been habituted to a situation where Vas has an extra right to make his advertisment for Rybka - thus violating the charter of CCC. But that Vas still believed he had that extra rights without a doubt this is Vasik's own fault. We have here a case of professional blindness or blindness cause by love. Indeed Vas is such a nice guy with such a high quality in his creation that you are almost forced to make the assumption that he cant be wrong. But this is a fault too. Look again please, Vas had had a last chance if he himself had consulted Steve and had offered a solution. But apparently he didnt see the neccessity of such a step. - Now I must make a personal confession, I for one already saw the intriguing chuzpe of Vas right at the beginning of his presentation when he gave a small window of time for a free download of the very first version. I knew that he was on a big plan with later subscription for his step-by-step versions... It's not new in big business. There it's often accompanied by a game where you can win for free a complete product. But only a single winner got it. All others have later the same motivation like our customers here in CCC. The psychology is this: you are unable to reject the need to get the product you had formerly wanted so dearly. Or for Rybka: as a CC lover you just cant refuse to buy the later versions if you have seen the quality of the very first free version.
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