Rolf wrote:Sven Schüle wrote:As a neutral observer in this case, I can only state that it has been trivial for me to prove - for instance by using thread view - that Bob had indeed responded to you, Rolf. Also it is obvious for me that Bob has done so by intent, so I do not see any point in your claim that Bob had confused content and/or author of some post in this thread.
I propose that you cross-check this first, and then come back to tell us whether my observation is correct. In case you accept I'd assume that your conclusions were without cause.
Sven
If you are a neutral observer, then perhaps you could check where the confusing came from. Bob fell into the trap of an automatsm, a sort of conditioned reflex in his usual defense for the DB people against Kasparov, the evil guy in Hyatt's view, and he thought he could have another bully against Rolf. But the whole DB topic came from Mats this time, not Rolf.
I am allowed to guess that it's correct to assume that you know the content of the charter here in CCC. The charter doesnt forbid the confusing of quotes but it forbids then the insulting on the basis of confused or doctored quotes. Is it neccessary to point out that the charter is valid for Bob Hyatt too?
For the record, this is the day I formally announce that I am going to run for moderator the next cycle, with the only platform statements being
(1) I will moderate exactly as I have in the past, being as unobtrusive in the forum as humanly possible;
(2) I will immediately ban your account so long as I am moderator, and I will run for moderator every term until members here tire of having me in that position.
Of course a formal slip isnt a reason to get emotional, but I strongly oppose you if you want to judge lightly about personal attacks against other members if you succeeded in having found such a formal failure in the beginning. A basic in ethics. And you write yourself that the confusion of a formalism was taken intentiously, for what, I ask you, answer is, to insult another member. In this case two members, Mats and Rolf. Is the charter not valid for members like Bob? Do members have not protection by the charter if Hyatt comes to attack them?
Rolf, of all the posters here, I can only think of one that _deserves_ insults at every turn. You. Yet you often do not receive them because even I choose to ignore most of what you say. Until you jump into discussions where you have absolutely no business, no expertise to offer, and no technical points to support your always-flawed arguments.
Computers _can_ play in FIDE events. They _can_ play in USCF events. Crafty has played in at least two international chess events, during the last 10 years or so, both were "Pan American" tournaments. Computers don't "cheat". Actually, they are not capable of "cheating" since that requires "intent" which is something they don't have. They play exactly by the rules as laid out by FIDE. Anything you can fit in _your_ memory can be used in a game. Anything the computer can fit in _its_ memory can be used in a game. Always been that way. Always will be that way. Whether you like it or not is 100% irrelevant, because things are the way they are, not the way you want them to be.