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Subject: What you think will be appropriate Opinion Poll, for IBMDB, REBEL

Author: Manuel Rodriguez Blanco

Date: 02:19:19 10/14/99

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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)

Ok, i get your point and understand it.  Then the next step is to be sure that
this type of Opinion Poll is interesting enough (i personally thinks that is
very interesting but i am only one) So i will like to hear opinion and
suggestion for the questions from others CCC's members, before think in
appropriate questions and answers.

Manuel.-




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