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Subject: Re: Crafty rating on ICC

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 11:42:11 10/28/99

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On October 28, 1999 at 02:09:49, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On October 27, 1999 at 22:22:19, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On October 27, 1999 at 18:05:24, Amir Ban wrote:
>>
>>>On October 27, 1999 at 15:27:35, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>>>>On October 26, 1999 at 12:54:02, Amir Ban wrote:
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I had trouble myself believing that it's doing this, but it did.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>If it hung, I'd believe it.  Because if crafty 'dies' xboard won't restart
>>>>it, it just lets the game sit until the clock runs down.  The only abuse I
>>>>see here is that this has happened on many occasions and most GM players
>>>>will see it and message me.  Other non-titled players (and a few titled ones
>>>>I admit) will promptly match it 20-30 times and let it flag every game to
>>>>run their rating up.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Now you make it sound like you are a victim here. The point is that I've NEVER
>>>seen crafty lose on time. Then it let's the clock run out in exactly the
>>>position where it won't lose anything over it.
>>>
>>>Coincidence ? Sure, if you say so.
>>>
>>
>>
>>To make this simple for you to understand, if you think that I have _ever_
>>programmed crafty to just sit and wait, you are full of snot.
>
>
>
>This is becoming interesting. At least I have just learned one more english
>word, "snot".
>
>Not sure if I can use it outside CCC, but at least here it might be useful.
>
>
>
>    Christophe


It is a common word.  It is what you get when you blow your nose.  :)



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