Author: Phil Dixon
Date: 01:58:48 04/16/99
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On April 15, 1999 at 21:22:58, Micheal Cummings wrote: > >On April 15, 1999 at 19:57:50, Steven Schwartz wrote: > >>On April 15, 1999 at 19:03:42, Jeremiah Penery wrote: >> >>>On April 15, 1999 at 14:39:47, Steven Schwartz wrote: >>> >>>>On April 15, 1999 at 13:28:49, odell hall wrote: >>>> >>>>>To CCC >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I wonder who is responsible for updating the web reports, it seems that the >>>>>same ol tired games are listed. Never anything New! For instance under human >>>>>vs computers games not even the match between fritz5 and kaspy is listed! >>>> >>>>It is definitely our fault... >>>>We have so many other priorities now, that it is impossible to >>>>dedicate the time and energy to the Reports that we once did. >>>> >>>>Much of the Reports' energy has been transferred to caring for >>>>the CCC; the leftover Reports' energy has been put into additional >>>>caring for our retail customers and business. >>>> >>>>As you know, at one time the Reports was by subscription, and we >>>>had budgeted those funds for Enrique and Larry to work as editors >>>>and testers. They were great - witness the 13 years of outstanding >>>>Computer Chess Reports. That is no longer the case. >>>> >>>>It is a shame. I, personally, do not have any answers, but I am >>>>open to suggestions. >>>>- Steve (ICD/Your Move) >>> >>>I think some people would be willing to volunteer to work on the Reports. If >>>enough people help, no one (or few) person will have to spend too much of >>>his(her) time doing it. >>> >>>Just a suggestion. :) >>> >>>Jeremiah >> >>That, of course, is the ideal solution, but we attempted just >>that with Fernando literally begging for articles and test results. >>It did not work. I would love to try it again, but we would need >>many volunteers and people willing to organize everyone and >>everything. Not easy to get volunteers... >>- Steve (ICD/Your Move) > >Maybe you should post something asking people for some articles. I know last >time this was done, but most people I would assume would not get their article >in there cause they do not write great and thought they would get turned down, >so they never try. > >Maybe if you ask people to write and submit acticles, and if they are not that >great then Fernando or someone else if they can might be able to edit them. Not >to a large extent, just to make things flow and the english sound better. > >I do not know if anyone is willing to take the time to edit these things. But >nothing else is working at this point in time. > >I know its been about 3 months since I have looked at the report page, simply >due to the fact nothing new is ever there. > >Maybe we could also have apart from pure computer chess reports, more computer >chess philosophical (hope I spelt that right) things, like wome in chess, or >Kasparovs advance chess playing. Make them articles that might draw peoples >iterest. I know most of the program reviews I do do read them, just never pay >much attention to them, cause if it is about a program I have no intention of >buy I skip through it. > >But if I saw an essay type writing on say women and computer chess, then I would >read it to hear a point of view. So more of those and more often, and I will >visit there more often. Its a shame with all the good writers here, we do not >hear more about their philosphy of computer chess. I am sure they would have >some iteresting topics to write about. Good ideas! Some essays from the more advanced players about the openings, general strategy, how I might be able to DRAW w/Fritz. Even once!!
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