Whether Crafty Should Be Taken Seriously Any Longer?

Sean Evans · Post by **Sean Evans** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:44 pm

Hello OpenChess,

Seems the ongoing censorship problems are occuring at CCC, so I will repost the POLL here:

Hello,

Crafty a chess software program developed by Hyatt and friends, has experienced a dramatic drop in its' ELO rating versus other computer chess programs. In fact, there has only been one upgrade in the last two-years and it no longer participates in serious computer chess tournaments!

These facts raise the poll question:

Whether Crafty Should Be Taken Seriously Any Longer?

Cordially,

Sean Evans

JcMaTe · Post by **JcMaTe** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:00 pm

With all you respect sometimes yours post are off the topic!

hyatt · Post by **hyatt** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 10:32 pm

I think the REAL poll question should be "is there any justification whatsoever to take Sean Evans seriously, or even allow him to continue posting here?"

Sean Evans · Post by **Sean Evans** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:18 pm

hyatt wrote:I think the REAL poll question should be "is there any justification whatsoever to take Sean Evans seriously, or even allow him to continue posting here?"

Fascinating, your lickspittles can lock threads at CCC, but not here at OpenChess. Why not just stick to the facts instead of Hyattian personal attacks!

Cordially,

Sean

hyatt · Post by **hyatt** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 12:31 am

What "facts"? YOU broached the subject. You should go away...

kingliveson · Post by **kingliveson** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:08 am

I voted yes.

lmader · Post by **lmader** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:09 pm

hyatt wrote:I think the REAL poll question should be "is there any justification whatsoever to take Sean Evans seriously, or even allow him to continue posting here?"

I agree. I have never seen Sean Evans contribute anything useful. He is the very definition of troll. Moderators, please...

User923005 · Post by **User923005** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:28 pm

I am reminded of a quote, for which {tragically} I cannot remember proper attribution:
"Some people, you don't have to lampoon. You just quote them."

Jeremy Bernstein · Post by **Jeremy Bernstein** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 6:24 am

lmader wrote:
hyatt wrote:I think the REAL poll question should be "is there any justification whatsoever to take Sean Evans seriously, or even allow him to continue posting here?"
I agree. I have never seen Sean Evans contribute anything useful. He is the very definition of troll. Moderators, please...

I think that the poll results speak for themselves. Although I tend to think that this sort of poll/post borders on the personal attack, it's shy of being "actionable". Dr Hyatt and his software are perfectly able to stick up for themselves, if they even feel that it's necessary...

jb

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