Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:21:47 02/06/00
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On February 06, 2000 at 07:12:25, Peter Kasinski wrote: >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. No I didn't. I agreed to _play_ him if paired against him. Nothing more or less. I did that. > >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 we don't "shake hands" on ICC. We rarely communicate with our opponents directly, but rather either kibitz or tell to channel 164. I don't see everything an uncensored opponent says, nor do they see everything I say, as things can get 'busy' at times. This was simply blown out of proportion. I hate that it disrupted the event, but I was ready to play before the start of the round, exactly as paired. Yes, I could have fixed this earlier. I didn't, as I had forgotten about it. Yes, I could have simply refused to play him, period. I didn't. I see little else to say about it. I was ready to play prior to 11am. > > > > >> 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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