The poll for ippolit lovers and haters!

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What is Ippolit?

A perfectly legal engine
44
47%
An engine of dubious origins, possibly unethical and even illegal.
49
53%
 
Total votes: 93

frcha
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Re: The poll for ippolit lovers and haters!

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I wonder if there should be a third option like:

Other reasons e.g. Legal but unethical.
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Re: The poll for ippolit lovers and haters!

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frcha wrote:I wonder if there should be a third option like:

Other reasons e.g. Legal but unethical.
here is a similar poll from last year:

http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopi ... light=poll

Some other previous IPPO and Family polls:
http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopi ... light=poll

http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopi ... light=poll

http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopi ... light=poll

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Re: The poll for ippolit lovers and haters!

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frcha wrote:I wonder if there should be a third option like:

Other reasons e.g. Legal but unethical.
No need. The two choices in your poll make one's decision pretty cut and dried. You either accept that the engine is perfectly okay or you suspect that there is something dubious about it.
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The tide is turning

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It seems that the tide of public opinion in CCC is now turning against these engines. :wink:
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Re: The tide is turning

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There is no tide only silly biased wishes
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Re: The tide is turning

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Gino Figlio wrote:There is no tide only silly biased wishes
When I logged in and saw you'd posted, I instantly knew what it would be about. :wink:
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Mindreader, sixth sense or maybe not a big repertoire of ideas?
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Re: The tide is turning

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Gino Figlio wrote:Mindreader, sixth sense or maybe not a big repertoire of ideas?
Much more simple. Reading through your post history says plenty. :)
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Re: The tide is turning

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Predicting behavior from reading posting history... I think you need a hobby
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Re: The tide is turning

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Gino Figlio wrote:Predicting behavior from reading posting history... I think you need a hobby
I already have plenty of hobbies. Anyway, the intention was not to start a flame war.

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