Author: Pete Galati
Date: 17:26:24 01/24/00
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On January 24, 2000 at 18:57:27, Michael Cummings wrote: >On January 24, 2000 at 15:51:32, Fernando Villegas wrote: > >>On January 24, 2000 at 15:07:49, Pete Galati wrote: >> >>>On January 24, 2000 at 14:17:16, Eelco de Groot wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>On January 24, 2000 at 12:30:19, Fernando Villegas wrote: >>>> >>>>>On January 24, 2000 at 09:43:11, Michael Cummings wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Having had a go at writing a review on Chessmaster II for the playstation, I >>>>>>think that anyone here if they spent some time could write and edit a review or >>>>>>article about Computer chess. >>>>>> >>>>>>I spent an hour doing mine, which was not long, and I am certain that maybe >>>>>>spending a small amount of time over few days writing some drafts then making it >>>>>>sound better and posting it is not to demanding. >>>>>> >>>>>>I am sure I could have done much more and better if I spent a small amount of >>>>>>time over a few days to expand on what I had. >>>>>> >>>>>>With Fritz6, Rebel Century, Chess Tiger, CM7K and other on the market, I think >>>>>>it would be good if people here tried at writing something. >>>>>> >>>>>>Then maybe they will be good enough to get the Chess reports section happening >>>>>>again. >>>>>> >>>>>>I say just have a go, and post it on here. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Dear Pal: >>>>>I did more than my share in WCCR, without an adquate feedback. It is like what >>>>>you writes does not matter to almost anybody. But there is one more reason not >>>>>to do it: in a place like this, where anythig abut a proram is discussed even >>>>>before release, there is not much room for an article where you would just say >>>>>things known lot time before. Articles were OK in pre-internet, pre-ccc times. >>>>>Now it is >>>>>somewhat obsolete. >>>>>Fernando >>>> >>>>I'm sorry that I can't agree with you here, Fernando. I kind of liked Michael >>>>doing a review and we wouldn't want to discourage him? I don't know much about >>>>ChessMaster and it is always nice to see that people can be enthusiastic and >>>>want to share that with others. At least our own opinions are an offset to the >>>>mediahype we sometimes have to read. So by ways of feedback:"I would like to see >>>>more posts like Michael's ChessMaster for the Playstation review. Thanks". >>>> >>>> Eelco >>> >>>If somebody felt like organizing such an effort, maybe CCC could have a page >>>where members could submit their own individual reviews of a program. For an >>>example of how that could posibly work, see this page from Harmony Central where >>>people can submit reviews of guitar amplifiers, this is a good thing because it >>>gives musicians a wide variety of opinions before plunking down their hard cash >>>for a major investment: http://www.harmonycentral.com/Guitar/Data/ >>> >>>It's a great resource for opinions on music equipment, probably not such a bad >>>idea for Chess software. >>> >>>Pete >> >>Hi pete: >>That space already exist and it is WCCR. And I tried hard to keep it alive. If >>you look at it you will see literary dozens of articles writen by me, >>interviews, reviews, funny comemnts, etc. And beside I almost implored people to >>add his efforts and the same did steven and nobody answered, except half a dozen >>freaks like us. So my purpose is not to discourage Michael, but just explain him >>that such effort never will get into the heart of most people here. Yes, they >>maybe are prepared to read, but surely not for writting. >>fernando > >Well I made an attempt to write a review. I said a while back on this issue >about the reports section, one reason why people never will write reviews is >because they think they will never be good enough to go into reports section. >And I wrote this in the hope to get people started so that I might one day read >some more reviews about Chessmaster 7000 or Rebel Century from people like you >and other members. > >Since you run the Reports section and clearly now seem to want to give it the >electric chair there is pretty much no way anyone will bother anymore since >everyone including you have given up on it. > >I was thinking people could write their reviews or articles , post it on here, >and who ever was in charge of the reports could just add it or edit it to >correct some mistakes and add it to the reports section. > >Either way you have now stated this will not happen anymore, so any reviews my >eager members will banished only to the CCC post archives. > >No matter, I will write more reviews when I get programs about chess and just >post them on here. I'm not suggesting maybe a separate Review page to discourage reviews here or anything, but it would put them in one central easily accessed area, and the reviews could be less formal than a whole article as with "WCCR" and there could be replies and normal exchange of opinions as with this area of CCC. So, maybe, not such a good idea, just a thought. Pete
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