Taylor Kingston wrote:
Sanny wrote:
Who is Sam Sloan?

Sanny, as Dana Andrews said in "Curse of the Demon,"
sometimes it's better not to know.

I heard this name many times on the group.
Is he a chess Player {GM etc}

Sam currently has USCF rating of 1920.

I visited his website He looks like a good guy.

Sam tends to present a rather idealized picture of himself there.
Here on this group, Sam is generally an object of derision due to his
chronic mendacity, absurd pretensions, and many other strange and
offensive behaviors. ...

Given the rubbish that Sanny has been writing to promote
his commercial chess engine, why should Sanny object
to 'chronic mendacity' or 'absurd pretensions'?

However, his motto seems to be "There is no such thing
as bad publicity." Sam wants attention, and whether it comes
in the form of praise (which he seldom receives) or ridicule
(which he receives often), it's all the same to him.

It seems to me that Sanny also may believe 'there is
no such thing as bad publicity' about his chess engine.

--Nick