THE LAWSUIT IS NEWS

Mig Greengard is wrong. He argues like a
philosopher here, not like a journalist. What's news
is what interests people on the jour. The Sloan suit
may be derided; you may consider the personalities
unworthy of our attention; but a lot of chess people
are unquestionably interested in the legal action,
whether they are pro-Sloan or pro-Truong, pro-Polgar.

Yours, Larry



Brian Lafferty wrote:
From chessdiscussion:
by SusanPolgar on Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:06 am
This is the latest comment from Mig Greengard on his Chess Ninja site:

"My homeboy and regular ICC Chess.FM pilot Joel Benjamin is guest
blogging over at the NY Times Gambit blog. Perhaps a permanent gig? I
stopped reading it when it started treating the moronic Sloan lawsuit
and similar USCF-related idiocy as regular chess news. Anyone can sue
anybody. If someone wins or loses, that might be news. (Might.) Feeding
a troll is feeding a troll whether it's in an obscure message board or
the New York Times. I'd be happy to see a focus on bringing more chess
to the masses instead of waving dirty laundry around every time a USCF
politician soils his drawers. "
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