I like having something mandatory, so we dont need to ask for it. Many Faces did not have this, because the backend and the GUI only communicated moves. But the backend was creating a log file and it would be easy to display the log with regular updates in a different window.
To prevent cheating, the display needs to be real time. Log files created later or even once per move dont prevent cheating. For example, the cheater can choose a move, then ask a program to ponder on that move, and produce a log that shows a nice PV for the move the cheater played. If this rule is to be in effect, we need to know long before the contest, since it might not be easy to code and debug. David > -----Original Message----- > Something else for the discussion. I would like to have a rule about > mandatory displaying the thinking process of the program so that both > operators have an idea of what is happening. Especially for remote > play I think this is needed because now it is just too trivial to > cheat. > > > Erik > > > On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Rémi Coulom <remi.cou...@univ-lille3.fr> > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > During the Computer Olympiad in Beijing, some remote participants had > > problem connecting to their remote machines, which created many unpleasant > > incidents. In order to avoid these problems in the next Olympiad, I believe > > we need better rules for remote play. Here is what I suggest: > > > > - The start of a round must not be delayed until remote participants connect > > to their remote machine. In case of any technical problem with the > > connection, remote participants must either play locally or forfeit the > > game. If they take a lot of time to connect, that time must be substracted > > from their thinking time. > > > > - If, for any reason, we do not have time to play all the scheduled rounds, > > playing less rounds is better than delaying the last round to a date when > > some participants have to forfeit their game because they cannot attend. > > > > - It is less important, but I would also like to suggest that a 7-round > > playoff is much too long. 3 games are enough for 9x9. And the 9x9 playoff > > must be scheduled right at the end of the 9x9 tournament, so that > > participants in the 9x9 tournament do not have to wait for the end of the > > 19x19 tournament. > > > > These rules would avoid most of the incidents of the previous Olympiad. We > > could propose them to the tournament director if everybody agrees. > > > > Rémi > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
