Re: The Future of Chess and Getting It "Unstuck"

richardhutnik@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
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>Quadibloc wrote:
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>> He may be making an untrue statement, but he is not making _that_
>> untrue statement.
>
>I will state I did engage in a bit of hyperbole, but I have found that
>when a game ends up getting very serious dedication to it, it does
>take on religious overtones.  Any suggestions to any change are seen
>as heresy of a sort.  So, while I end up overstating from a point of
>absurdity, out of the intent for people to disagree and say, "Now now,
>we aren't THAT intolerant, are we?" it is done in order to then
>discuss the possible future and changes [...] so I end up with a slight 
>nose tweak

Is it OK if I accuse you of all sorts of things that are not true
and dismiss it as a "slight nose tweak"?  Or is being an asshole 
reserved for you alone?

>I am curious though, did I call ANYONE on here a FIDE chess purist?

You called me a heretic to my face. "And my comments about considering 
a change in the chess rules is considered heresy by you."  You might 
want to make a note when you insult someone so you will know why they 
are so pissed off at you.