Author: Albert Silver
Date: 15:03:01 02/13/06
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>>However, major beta-testing discussions don't belong here. I'm doing beta
>>testing regularly and you haven't seen a single post about it here, because it
>>doesn't belong here. Marketing discussions, polling users about a possible
>>"subscription service" and the like do not belong here. Etc.
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>I found the issue very interesting. The way chess programs are distributed
>affect most of us a lot. I can see that CCC may not be the right forum for such
>a discussion, but in no way will I consider it a marketing plot or anything like
>that.
It's a complicated issue. That particular post that is. I agree it is of general
interest for developers, but how could it be presented here without entering the
very grey area of what is and is not commercial advertising (directly or not).
That's why I stated I didn't disagree with the decision to moderate it. Look at
it this way.
Suppose Vasik had posted it as an attempt to have a generic discussion. "Let's
talk about the known business plans, as well as the untested ones." People would
claim that since he himself is a commercial developer, he was deliberately
pretending to have no interest, and would probably attack him for it. Yet, as
you say, it is a discussion of interest to not just him, but any developer
reading and participating in the discussion. There is no point rpetending no
genuine interest, and by posting it himself, he ensures others, users and
developers alike, will take it and answer it seriously.
Now suppose someone else, a general user such as you or I (since I no longer
work in the field), started the same discussion. The quality and quantity of the
replies would no doubt drop, and might not yield enough interesting feedback.
You could post this in a private forum, such as a Rybka Tech support forum, but
that would essentially exclude the feedback of other developers.
So what's the answer? No idea. I just know I can't fault Peter for his decision.
Albert
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>Torstein
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>>Much of what has been posted is perfectly ok. But there is a significant
>>quantity of stuff that really is _not_ ok by our charter. That's the part that
>>needs to dry up.
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