Author: Peter Kasinski
Date: 04:12:25 02/06/00
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On February 05, 2000 at 23:26:55, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On February 05, 2000 at 21:06:15, Peter Kasinski wrote: > >>I think that Bob made an unfortunate oversight by not straightening this >>"censor" business in time for the tournament (i.e. he was late days not >>minutes). > >There I disagree. The "censor" was for a purpose. The "reason" didn't >disappear "days before the tournament". The "censor" will stand _after_ >the tournament. Bob, by agreeing to enter the same event you de facto agreed not to treat Amir as a persona non grata. During Karpov-Korchnoi (Baguio'78) Karpov refused to shake hands before game 8. The internationally respected chief arbiter, Mr. Lothar Schmidt, later criticized Karpov for _DISRUPTING THE EVENT_ by not warning the organizers about his intended behavior. Whatever the pre-existing reasons for it might have been. PK > I don't take accusations of misconduct lightly, now, back >three months ago, nor will I take them lightly in the future. I don't >censor to disrupt a tournament. I censor to show that I strongly disagree >with the person that made the accusation. I think it funny that _I_ was >wrong for censoring him, but he doesn't think he was wrong when he made >about the most idiotic statement ever made here (and directed toward me.) > >After witnessing today's claims/counter-claims/etc, I only wish we had a >'+censor' option for CCC. I would exercise _that_ as well. :) > > > > > And that?s regardless of its genesis. I understand how Amir must have >>felt. Unfortunately, for all his contribution to computer chess (who else is >>there? ) Bob isn?t exactly a sweetheart at times. >> >>But what?s really disturbing is a bunch of postings here from adolescent would >>be moderators trying to give either one of them lessons in good manners. >> >>PK
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