Broadcast from bengal via PBM Server

[pbmserv <pbmserv@gamerz.net>]

To anybody who has had a game with me of some type or another, i have lost 
my internet access; will try to get it back sometime over the next few 
weeks.

The only games i regret resigning are those where my opponent actually 
thought enough about me to engage in a conversation independent of the game.

For there are some "gamers" (for lack of a more appropriate word) who think 
that conversation is a "waste of time", or "a delibrate attempt to slow the 
game down".  They are the very same people who have wasted my time and 
effort, because life does exist outside cyberspace, and there are more 
important things to do than "to play frivilous games".

One thing that's more important than "frivilous games" is maintaining a 
friendship; and maintaining a specific friendship is the sole reason i'm in 
the unidecathlon (which didn't include Shogi) and doublechess tournaments at 
all.

My point is simple:  When you're making your next game move, keep in mind 
that your opponent is in all likelihood another human being.  For ai-bots 
can give you a game, but humans can offer so much more.

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