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Computer Program Assistance: Is it "cheating"...

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Originally posted by Nordlys
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Service, you represent that you are of legal age to form a binding contract and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction. You also agree to :

(a) You will not create more than one account.

(b) You will not us ...[text shortened]... e, and concluded beyond reasonable doubt that the following players have moved without thinking.
Huh?... how's that again? How can one moves without thinking? Surely you'll have to sort things out first before deciding to move?

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Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug
You better make sure you do. Or else you will fall under 3(d) 😲
But how is it possible to make a move without thinking? You'd still have to think... even if it's a lousy move.

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Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug
That's a valid point, maybe 3 (d) should be abolished. Someone should put it in site ideas.
I've made moves before and seriously have had players instantly move afterwards, as if controlled by a program. I think that is what that clause is meant for.

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Originally posted by ItalyBoyBlue
I've made moves before and seriously have had players instantly move afterwards, as if controlled by a program. I think that is what that clause is meant for.
Do you really believe clause 3 (d) exists? 😉

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Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug
That's a valid point, maybe 3 (d) should be abolished. Someone should put it in site ideas.
Russ works fast, he has abolished it already. 😀

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Originally posted by ckoh1965
But how is it possible to make a move without thinking? You'd still have to think... even if it's a lousy move.
If it is made by me, it is a lausey move.

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Originally posted by lausey
Do you really believe clause 3 (d) exists? 😉
A copy & paste can't lie, can it? But you are right, Russ seems to have abolished it. You are safe. 😉

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Originally posted by Nordlys
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Service, you represent that you are of legal age to form a binding contract and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction. You also agree to :

(a) You will not create more than one account.

(b) You will not us ...[text shortened]... e, and concluded beyond reasonable doubt that the following players have moved without thinking.
If I could give you a rec for 3(d) I would.

Does moving whilst drunk constitute moving without thinking.
... if so then I should be banned

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ok i'll rephrase: if you're not coming up with moves, mid-game, or if you're using moves that aren't common knowledge. i.e. openings are common knowledge, if you use a book to find one, then go ahead, but if you would have done Qxwhatever and ended up losing your queen by accident but instead with the help of a computer, found a much better move... that's cheating

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I use databases all the time

they're legal, and I don't know if my opponent is also using them sometimes.

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Originally posted by slickhare
ok i'll rephrase: if you're not coming up with moves, mid-game, or if you're using moves that aren't common knowledge. i.e. openings are common knowledge, if you use a book to find one, then go ahead, but if you would have done Qxwhatever and ended up losing your queen by accident but instead with the help of a computer, found a much better move... that's cheating
slickhare, if a person sacrifices his queen to win a game, it doesn't mean that he is using a computer. Sometimes, that sacrifice has long been thought of in a chain of tactic.

In recent game of mine, game ID 2552401 (god, I really need to remember how to paste a link on here!), do you think that a computer is needed to conjure such basic tactic?