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Subject: Re: [MOD] an appeal for calm. Was:Re: Hiarcs7.32: "I am not Impressed

Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba

Date: 12:20:11 09/23/99

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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."
>
>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.

	It is 'chupacabras', not 'chupacabra'.
José (:



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