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Subject: Re: Of course there is interest.

Author: Tina Long

Date: 01:18:07 08/17/99

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On August 15, 1999 at 03:05:16, Micheal Cummings wrote:

>On August 14, 1999 at 22:58:27, Tina Long wrote:
>
>>On August 14, 1999 at 11:21:23, KarinsDad wrote:
>>
>>>On August 14, 1999 at 03:29:37, Micheal Cummings wrote:
>>>
>>>[snip]
>>>>
>>>>Howdy Dad
>>>>
>>>>Refering to your article that you wrote, it would be of interest to only a
>>>>select group of people. Even if you posted it, you might get maybe up to 10
>>>>people who would reply. We need gerneral interest articles and reviews of
>>>>programs and related computer chess book or services.
>>>
>>>I agree. But, I think we also need chess programming articles as well. If, as
>>>you state below, 10% or less of the people here are programmers, then about 10%
>>>or so of the articles should be on computer chess programming (and that is not
>>>to say that non-programming readers would not find these type of articles
>>>interesting).
>>>
>>>And, people write articles based on their own interest. So, in my case, if I was
>>>successful in compressing any position into 20 bytes, then that would be what
>>>interests me. I would post the paper and if only one person read it, that would
>>>be enough.
>>>
>>>KarinsDad :)
>>>
>>>>
>>>>yours would only get interest from programmers, and chess programers at that. I
>>>>would say that maybe, I might be wrong that people who write or tinkle in chess
>>>>program would be under 10% on here.
>>>>
>>>>We need articles to get interest of more than at least 60% of people on here.
>>>>Who knows that is just my hu8mble opinion.
>>
>>Hi guys,
>>Every quarter I wade through the ICCA Journal.
>>I fully understand about 2%,
>>I partially understand about 60%,
>>I find interest in about 95%.
>>(I even read all 87 pages of Bob's last paper   :}  )
>>
>>Your short post on 20-byte positions prompted many replys.  A article would
>>probably have invoked more acedemic feedback to you.
>>
>>Gees, you can't wait until something's finished before you start publishing.
>>Work in progress benefits from feedback.
>>
>>And if 1% of the 60% majority says "we're not interested in programming, write
>>something the masses like" then  (sentence not completed).
>>
>>I wouldn't like to see the articles from ICCA Journal copied to the Computer
>>Chess reports, as it could mean the demise of ICCA Journal (I for one wouldn't
>>need to buy it).
>>
>>Computer Chess Reports comes down to supply & demand.  There doesn't seem to be
>>many posts in this thread creating demand, and that is no incentive for supply.
>>
>>I think that some people are far too critical here, and explanitory articles
>>often get critical replys, which is also a disincentive to post articles.
>>
>>My vote is to keep Computer Chess Reports alive, it can't cost too much if it is
>>fully inactive, and if there is any activity then maybe it will justify itself.
>>
>>I visit there regularly, if there is anything new I decide whether or not to
>>read it.  If there is nothing new I don't say "scrap it", I just surf elsewhere
>>that day.
>>
>>Hi guys,
>>Tina Long
>
>Its not a matter of voting to keep it in, it will stay there,


But you said "Change it or get rid of it."


>but I see nothing
>different than from the past three months in which nothing has been added. I do
>not think that its a matter to keep it or scrap it, Just a matter of if anyone
>will bother to add to it anymore. And from the looks of it, this is no.



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