Mark Boon wrote: > > On 22-jan-08, at 11:21, Don Dailey wrote: > >> Hi Mark, >> >> I think it's Petri who was the condescending one. >> > > Well, you could see it as condescending if someone pooh-poohs 9x9 Go. > But then one should argue that if you'd want to. But to pretend by > deduction he also claims 17x17 or 19x19 are not interesting, like Erik > did, is putting words into his mouth and then go say "look what silly > things he's saying". I really don't like that. Here is what I think is really going on here (I'm tired of talking around it.):
There are some who feel threated by any new idea. They are not going to like it if someone uses a different rule-set, a different boardsize, or if they find something that works better than the old boring classical approach to go. They will tell you 19x19 is the only "true way", that Japense rules is the only "right" rule-set and that they don't need no stink'in new programming ideas. They will tell you that there is something unique about their game that doesn't scale and that no data is relevant that doesn't back up their belief system. They will criticize anything that is an original new idea and they don't want change. And if you present them with real data, they will find creative ways to ignore the findings if it doesn't suit their belief system. (It doesn't apply to humans, to 19x19, to whatever I decide it doesn't apply to.) Having said that, I will admit that we are ALL like that to varying degrees. We all have belief systems and we tend to react if any idea is presented that is contrary to that belief system. In this discussion I observed someone like this, who just attacked 9x9 go, UCT, the feasibility of an interesting study and everyone with time invested in exploring UCT and Monte Carlo. Someone naturally tried to defend and the defense is the thing that offended you? - Don > > Mark > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > computer-go@computer-go.org > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ > _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
