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

[Stefan Kaitschick]

I think your beeing too logical.
There is no logic to vanity.
(not his bot btw)

Stefan

On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 7:27 PM, Don Dailey <dailey.don at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Stefan Kaitschick <
> stefan.kaitschick at hamburg.de> wrote:
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>> 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.
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> 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?
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> Don
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>> 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
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>> On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 11:04 PM, Rémi Coulom <Remi.Coulom at free.fr> wrote:
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>>> 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.
>>> >
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>>> 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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