tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post7188965547285516377..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Opportunity notTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-76566876489802081522015-12-05T07:32:44.654+00:002015-12-05T07:32:44.654+00:00There's quite a bit of comment at
http://www.t...There's quite a bit of comment at<br />http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/20/grandmaster-crash-how-english-chess-pawned-its-future#comments<br />Some well known names from the past added their thoughts.<br /><br />RdCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-53544130846270149262015-12-04T09:36:14.965+00:002015-12-04T09:36:14.965+00:00Some people appear to be of the mind that unless t...Some people appear to be of the mind that unless the forum contains posts which are well researched, contain no factual errors, and agree in advance with their own point of view, then it should be derided. Of course, that's not the idea of a forum. An internet forum presents the opportunity for everyone of a like interest to get together to discuss something, no matter how stupid their individual ideas might be. There is no compulsion to read everything that everyone writes there, the degree of engagement you make is entirely up to you. It is not a particularly hard concept to understand, and one can only assume that those who berate it are arrogant fuckwits of the type that believe that the world should be an Enid Blyton novel for children.<br /><br />Regarding the Gaurdian's article, it is unquestionably suffering from some degree of slant. I imagine it is possible to use their own forums to debate the piece.<br /><br />-the blueweaselAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com