Re: Statistical analysis discussion

fMichael Sullivan wrote:

>tel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> John Fairbairn wrote:
>> 
>> >There's an awful lot of pontificating by amateurs about pros' go styles. I
>> >find it totally unconvincing. 
> 
>> Amateurs cannot express preferences without being denigrated as
>> 'pontificators'?
>
>I think criticizing the style of a player who could easily give you 3
>stones (maybe more) and win qualifies as "pontificating".  Pompous
>pontificating, even.

Golly.

When I used to watch snooker on the TV, the style of Cliff Thorburn
bored me. I used to watch tennis and the baseline players who never
approached the net bored me.

The fact that you can neither act, direct, edit or photograph probably
means that you enjoy all cinema equally.
Good for you.

>I never cease to be amazed at the lack of respect top-level pros receive
>from many amateur go players on newsgroups and in server comments.

I never cease to be amazed at those who think I should accord equal
respect to those who excel at that at which  I am incompetent.