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- From: yychen@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca (Youyi Chen)
- Subject: Re: Change my strength?
- Message-ID: <By583u.Lro@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca>
- Organization: University of Waterloo
- References: <1enq8aINNlb9@roundup.crhc.uiuc.edu> <1992Nov22.125302.10320@klaava.Helsinki.FI> <1eou53INN1h7@roundup.crhc.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 00:31:06 GMT
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- I wrote in my original article "M of W (11) --- on ranking system"
- >While I do agree that IGS should look for a better or more scientific
- >ranking system, I, for one, would like to suggest to everybody out there
- >that as an amateur player, please don't take rankings too seriously.
-
- I agree with both! (perhsps, all sides out there following this topic)
- :-)))
-
- And, I wrote:
- >...
- >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 didn't elaborate on "other things" about what and how
- while Jialin did it from his point of view (I said thanks through private
- email). Hahaha, now Jialin make some people flamed with rage. :-))))
-
- BTW, friends of mine on igs ranked from 7d to 7kyu or lower (include NRs).
- In terms of "understanding of go AND other things", I don't think that a 7kyu
- is much weaker than a 7d.
-
- Youyi Chen
-