Author: Anon
Date: 16:39:23 09/22/99
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On September 22, 1999 at 19:29:09, odell hall wrote: >On September 22, 1999 at 19:11:40, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>Let's all try to be as civil as possible. >>0. There is no need to doubt that games submitted were really played by anyone >>(including -- for instance -- Odell or Thorsten). We don't have their exact >>same machine setup and many programs will play with some randomness. Hence, >>just because we cannot reproduce a move does not mean that it did not occur. >> >>1. Let's recognize that everyone has favorite programs. Mine:(Crafty, Hiarcs, >>Rebel). We might (therefore) have an unknown bias when reporting. E.g., I play >>ten games with crafty against "Bogart45" and lose 3 times, but only post the PGN >>for the 2 wins because it is more interesting to me. Therefore, we do not see >>the three losses and it seems I may be insinuating that Crafty always beats >>Bogart45. >> >>2. Let's try to not accuse people of wrongdoing, and at the same time, not >>unnecessarily take offense by "reading between the lines." >> > > > > Hi Dann > > A voice of reason!! However I did not "read between the lines" Anon clearly >said that "idon't believe that hiarcs7.32 made 21 h5, odell has an axe to grind" >it doesn't take much intelligence to see he called me a liar, certainly you >cannot expect me to just ingore such a post. Would you? But I do agree on the >let's try and get along part, Going back and forth with this does get tiring. >That is why I do agree that we should excersise some self control, and not make >provacative remarks like calling someone a liar, totally inappropriate. If you >don't want to get bit don't play with the dog. >Thanks for your remarks > I also offer thanks for Dann's comments. I did say don't believe and it is my opinion. I made the axe comment as a separate item, relevant to H6. But I will temper my remarks in future. Thanks >vctiveTheat >3. The best moderator is ourselves. Whenever an appointed >moderator >>intervenes, it is a pain in the posterior. So let's do our best to moderate >>ourselves. >> >>IMO - YMMV. >>Watch out for that Chapucabra.
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