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Kevin Bachler

2005-01-30, 5:45 pm

"Vince Hart" <VinnyJH@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1107101790.936121.190070@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
quote:

>I understand that the USCF provides ratings Kevin. I also understand
> that those ratings can be manipulated.


You seem to not understand that they can be corrected.

SNIP
quote:

> Regarding the discovery that your Life Master title was tainted Kevin,
> I notice that you respond with a paragraph where every sentence ends
> with a question mark. You criticize me for failing to ask questions,
> but your record for giving answers leaves something to be desired.


I offered on numerous occasions to discuss this with you. You declined
several times. This response is BS.

Are you capable of understanding when a question is a question and when it
is rhetoric?

quote:

> Here are some simple questions for you Kevin. To the best of your
> recollection, when did it come to your attention that your Life Master
> title was tainted by the bogus tournaments? To the best of your
> recollection, when did you surrender your Life Master title and your
> 2200 floor?


Not the right questions. And not a discussion for here. As noted before, I
will be happy to answer these in an appropriate forum.

As you don't understand the whole situation, and as it would be
inappropriate to discuss that in this setting, I decline to answer here.
quote:

> Could you please explain the criteria according to which your life
> master title was awarded Kevin?


Actually, I am uncertain.
quote:

> If it involved maintaining a 2200
> rating over 300 games, did you know how many games short you were prior
> to the submission of the bogus tournaments in late 1999?


I don't know to either question. I have an estimate.
quote:

> If so, how
> many was it?


I decline to answer here.
quote:

> Could you please explain the criteria according to which your son was
> invited to participate in the 2001 Denker? Was it purely based on his
> rating?


It was based on a rating, as were most of the players, including those who
had also been corrected.
quote:

>
> Here is another question for you Kevin. When you learned that these
> bogus tournaments had been submitted, did you ever make any effort to
> make your own estimate of the effect on the ratings of the players in
> question?


Since that would have been impossible for me to do, no.
quote:

> If so, what information did you take into account to make
> this determination?
>
> BTW, I do know that the website ratings calculator and the performance
> ratings it produces are not a perfect guage. I use them because they
> seem to be the best tool available to me. If you have reason to
> believe that they present a particularly misleading picture in some
> regard, I would be happy to hear why. If you can suggest another tool,
> I would be happy to consider it.


Spreadsheet.
quote:

>
> BTW, it was William Aramil's father who brought this matter to my
> attention.


Then I wish he would have discussed it with me. I've thought highly of
William for some time. Had I known this, I would have had some suggestions
for the best way for you to proceed. Those would be inappropriate here.



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