Author: Will Singleton
Date: 20:27:06 10/13/99
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On October 13, 1999 at 20:23:37, Steven Schwartz wrote: >On October 13, 1999 at 19:49:01, Manuel Rodriguez Blanco wrote: > >>Hi, i guess will be interesting to quantify the discuss under subject: DB will >>never play with REBEL, they simple are afraid no to do well. >> >>Some point to include are: >> >>IBM TEAM behavior during and after match with GK >>HSU reaction againts REBEL company >>REBEL company reaction againts HSU >>Have sense to put a very limited DBJr in the ICCA >>etc. >>etc. >>etc. >>etc. >> >>In general the idea is that there is a lot of juice in this teme for make a good >>opinion poll >> >>only need mature the points and formulate correct questions, good luck >> >>Manuel.- > >I have put up about 50 questions so far since we started the opinion >poll, and there is not one question that has managed to squeak through >without someone saying that there was something wrong with the question, >or the answers, or the concept, or the direction, or the feelings it >could hurt, or the bias that it presented, or the foolishness of the >idea, or the ridiculousness of the subject matter. > >On the last question (#49) there was some conversation about mentioning >the SSDF and the rumors of conspiracy. Some thought that the poll >question legitimized the claims by a couple of members that somehow >the SSDF was influenced by Chessbase. I simply wanted to see whether >the membership was somehow swayed by the arguments either way. It is >apparent that the overwhelming majority was not swayed by the >conspiracy theory. I happen to think that that is valuable information, >or, at the least, interesting information. > >When Fernando and I made several pleas to have members come up with >questions AND possible answer choices, we were, more or less, ignored. >Occasionally, we received some timely questions and put them up, but >mostly we come up with the questions here at Your Move, and we always >comment prior to putting up new questions, that we wonder what is going >to be wrong with THIS question. > >Don't get me wrong. I do not take it personally. It is no big deal. >I enjoy looking at the results, and I suppose others do as well. This >opinion poll is really just for the fun of it, but I do NOT want to be >the one who creates the questions, and we cannot put up questions >WITHOUT a series of possible answers, and I do NOT want to create >the answers myself, so if anyone is interested in having new poll >questions, we need both a well formed question AND a series of well >thought out multiple choice answers. > >If I get this (you can email it to me at yourmove@icdchess.com), I >will present it to the moderators to get their input as to whether >they think it is a question that should be posted. If they say it >is okay, then it will appear. > >Please understand, in the middle of the summer, when things are >slow, it is no big deal for us to create our own questions and answers, >but the holiday season is already here for us, and if the Opinion Poll >is to survive through the end of the year, the members are going to have >to do the "heavy" work. > >Is Steve a jerk? >Yes - No - Abstain >is NOT an acceptable question:-)) >- Steve (ICD/Your Move) Yes, it's pretty apparent you don't take it personally. :)
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