Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 14:39:16 11/02/99
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On November 02, 1999 at 16:49:32, Dann Corbit wrote: >A number of respected and talented chess programmers have taken a few barbs at >each other recently. I don't think it will serve much value to try and prove >who is right and who is wrong. > >In my opinion all are right and all are wrong. Everyone has different opinions >about the best way to do things and what makes a program valuable and >interesting. > >Why don't we all just admit that all the programs are valuable and all are >interesting in their own right. The contributions of the authors differ in >scope and direction. This does not negate the value of those things which >contribute in a different area. > >Each and every involved party has taken some kind of poke at the opposition. We >have received a large number of complaints from both participants in the threads >and even more so from "bystanders." > >Unhappiness has been expressed because we did not delete posts. I suspect an >even bigger outcry would arise if we did. From my judgement, there is no >singular post that clearly violates the CCC charter. Sure, there *are* little >jabs here and there. But it is hard to say how to take them and even perhaps >they are somewhat tongue-in-cheek. > >I think it would be nice (if the discussion is not closed) to take it to private >email. At least for those portions that are not about computer chess and for >those that are but may be considered defamatory. Yes, I would like to ask that if people can avoid responding in those threads, that they please do so. Last I checked I'd responded last in a lot of the sub-threads, so if someone else wants to get the last word that's fine with me, but if I respond it will probably ve via email. bruce
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