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Michael Nelson wrote on Mon, Apr 14, 2003 04:53 PM UTC:
Nicholas,<p> Once again, you <i>say</i> you are not trying to insult anyone but your actual writings tell a different story:<p> ' . . . Zillions might be good for those people who are to dumb to do any of these, but I can't really see any other reason to resort to it.'<p> Zillions is my primary design tool--therefor you are asserting that I am dumb. You are also making the same assertion about some more gifted game designers than I who make the same choice. Now had you written:<p> 'Zillions is very flawed and those who use it for designing games would get better results if they used math . . .' <p> you would have expressed the same opinion about the software without expressing an opinion about other game designers--and though I would not agree with you, I would not take offense.<p> I would strongly advise you to address your fellow designers in repectful terms--you will get a much better reaction to your ideas.

Paul E. Newton wrote on Thu, Apr 17, 2003 04:13 PM UTC:
I would also like to address a comment under this very appropriate heading
to Mr. Nicholas Kuschinski.  

Dear Sir, 

I am the father of Timothy Newton, and I felt that I must respond to the
uncivil tone of your comments on his entry in the 43 Spaces Contest.  Not
every person who enjoys playing (or creating) chess variants is a
mathematician, nor should they be.  My son is barely eleven years old, and
I try to encourage him to pursue his interests.  Your comments were
unecessarily harsh if they had been addressed to an adult, but were quite
beyond the pale when you consider the age of the person to whom they were
addressed.  You could have easily expressed your views or given advice
without being so abrasive and condescending.  I am not saying that you
should not express your opinion, merely that you could, and out of common
courtesy should, do so in a polite manner.  Put yourself in the shoes of
the person to whom you are directing your comments and see if you would
like to be spoken to in such a manner.  

Sincerely, 
Paul E. Newton

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