On May 16, 12:37 pm, Mike Murray wrote:
On Fri, 16 May 2008 02:17:20 -0700 (PDT), samsloan

wrote:
On May 15, 9:23 pm, Mike Murray wrote:

If this second instance happened as you describe, some guy just writes
in and gets a 2200 floor -- yeah, that's a big deal, much worse. Who
was the guy?
Dan Heisman. However, I see that his floor has been removed recently.
Also, he has not played a rated game in about 20 years so it does not
matter what his floor is.
http://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlMain.php?10158290
Sam Sloan

If the guy Phil referenced was Heisman, then Phil's comment was
slightly misleading.

I doubt even a person as clueless and dishonest as P Innes had Dan
Heisman in mind.

Heisman has a Master Quick Chess rating from the
early 1990s, has published several books, and, ironically, is
referred to as "NM Dan Heisman" at Chessville.

Dan also won the Championship of Philadelphia in 1973, and secured his
NM title a few years later. He also has a real FIDE rating, as opposed
to the vapor "nearly an IM" status of P Innes.

So, his award of a
2200 floor may have had some sloppy aspects, but it wasn't as if an
unknown Joe Blow asked for a Master's title and got it.

But, in deference to the point Phil made,, I think the award of a
Master's title *does* matter, even if the person hasn't played for
twenty years.

I agree.