[Computer-go] CrazyStone in the 5-dan footsteps of Zen

[Don Dailey]

On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Stefan Kaitschick <
stefan.kaitschick at hamburg.de> wrote:

> That was not bothater.
> A strong 6d razed many kgs 5ds(me included) with his account.
> This is a case of importing rating points to the bot.
>

I didn't even think of that scenario.   So you think he is pumping up the
bot?    Is it just a game or perhaps it's his bot?

Don





> I really don't see a cure for this.
> Wrong handicaps could be corrected with a simple function added to the
> protocol.(Or the bot could look up the kgs archive before agreeing)
> But wrong people playing, or players throwing games on purpose, is
> hopeless.
> Banning accounts is cumbersome and ineffective, and social pressure can
> hardly be brought to bear on those who think this is a good idea in the
> first place.
>
> Stefan
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 11:04 PM, Rémi Coulom <Remi.Coulom at free.fr> wrote:
>
>> On 8 janv. 2012, at 20:45, Jouni Valkonen wrote:
>> > oh, Zen is drifting more than I expect, when old games are dropping. It
>> did not look like getting into 6d when she played actively in November. I
>> guess that I already lost the bet. Is it ok, that I pay the bet as buying
>> CS for iPad2? It is only €5.99, so after reducing Apple's share and taxes,
>> it may be a little less than 5 euros for you.
>> >
>>
>> You have not lost already, but yes, if you lose, it is OK :-)
>>
>> I believe the main reason for the recent drift is the un-rating of the
>> sandbagger. Also, the mid-december drift was caused by BOTHater36 playing
>> humans:
>> http://www.gokgs.com/graphPage.jsp?user=bothater36
>>
>> The most efficient way to improve one's rank on KGS is to stop playing.
>>
>> Rémi
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