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- From: jlzhong@focus.csl.uiuc.edu (Jialin Zhong)
- Newsgroups: rec.games.go
- Subject: Re: The Mysteries of Weiqi (part 11) ---- On ranking system
- Date: 21 Nov 1992 01:23:57 GMT
- Organization: Center for Reliable and High-Performance Computing, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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- References: <1992Nov19.140707.13126@klaava.Helsinki.FI> <1egs62INNjhm@roundup.crhc.uiuc.edu> <By19pv.BnC@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca> <By1E74.FB1@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca>
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- yychen@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca (Youyi Chen) writes:
-
- >If you agree with what I say, please don't look by ranks when look for
- >players. Remember the Chinese proverb
-
- > "Yi Qi Hui You"
-
- >meaning that use Weiqi (go) to meet friends. Look for those who have
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >the same understanding as you do (understanding of go and other things)
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >although who may happen to be a lot weaker or stronger on the board at the
- >time when you meet.
-
- I can't agree with Youyi on this one anymore. You play with the players that
- have similar moral and philosophy which are not necessarily confined to
- the Go board only. When you play on igs for certain period of time (two weeks,
- IMHO), you should know who is your opponents. I, for example, would not play
- with someone that changes his/her name every other day (ok, jjs is an exception
- :-)), evev if he/she may have strength or high ranking. But do I need to whine
- about too many fake 6d's on igs whenever I open my mouth? I guess not.
- I wish everyone just enjoy the game, make some friends, have some fun, and
- stop worrying about the ranking too much. After all, the thing that really
- matters (on igs, of course) is to improving your skill, not how to set your
- ranking.
-
- Cheers,
-
- Jialin Zhong
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