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Subject: Re: MOD: Enough spankings for now [IMO-YMMV]

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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