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"Napoleon Bonaparte" <sigfreud@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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>
> i guess cheating can help your chess since you understand how
to play
> common middlegame positions.  Besides the reason cheating
occurs is
> probably because people want higher internet ratings. Hence the
reason
> why internet ratings don't mean anything.

Depends on the person.  Some people believe their rating is their
approximate strength, I agree with them.

Thx,

CCCage



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>
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> In article <Zat65.78251$7o1.1884125@news2.rdc1.on.home.com>,
>   "CCCage" <cccage@anonymous.to> wrote:
> >
> > <tsmiller2@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> > news:8jdgj6$nb1$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > >
> > > > Don't you chaps here feel sorrow for the poor sod who
wrote
> > all this
> > > crap!
> > > > What a waste of talent eh?
> > > >
> > > > Absolute waste of time, talent and energy to prove...?
Pity!
> > Pity!
> > > Pity!
> > >
> > > I feel a lot of pity for the number of man-hours (probably
> > man-years by
> > > this point) that chess server folks have spent trying to
detect
> > and
> > > "brand" cheaters as such.  Probably the same types that in
> > fifth grade
> > > would wave their hands madly in the air - "Teacher!
Teacher!" -
> > when
> > > they saw little Johnny take a glimpse at their math exam.
> >
> > This is a rather rude analogy.....would you say the same
about
> > private detectives, policeman, FBI, CIA, Scotland Yard, tax
> > auditors and the list goes on.  Having the ability and/or
desire
> > to investigate 'in your opinion' is not appropriate, but
'others
> > opinions' may not be the same as yours !!
> >
> > > They love
> > > exposing cheats - for whatever that's worth.  Very little
in
> > this
> > > case.  I can only imagine them lying in bed at night,
counting
> > the
> > > hours of their lives they spent furiously analyzing
someone's
> > online
> > > play, hours they could have spent with their families,
learning
> > new
> > > things, building that deck out back, traveling to wonderful
> > places, etc.
> > >
> > >     No one wins any money by cheating.  Only rating
points -
> > which mean
> > > nothing - especially in cyberspace.  This whole argument
reeks
> > of
> > > people whose imagined worth is tied to some meaningless
rating
> > on a
> > > chess server.  If cheating bothers you so much, play in
real
> > > tournaments where you can watch your opponents.  Otherwise,
let
> > the
> > > cheaters get their jollies, however meaningless those
jollies
> > may be.
> > > There are cheaters now, just like there were five years
ago,
> > yet the
> > > servers are alive and well.
> >
> > Many Many people do not hold your point of view, I am
beginning
> > to think that you are particularly negative in your thinking,
> > generally speaking.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > CCCage
> >
> > >
> > >
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> > > Before you buy.
> >
> >
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> excellent FIDE president
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