jr wrote (18 May 2006 17:47:05 -0700):

In addition to capturing the U.S. Championship five times,
Evans was a mainstay on several of our Olympic teams,
including a crew that won America's only postwar gold
medal in 1976.

_
Over the last six years, what percentage (approximately)
of the GM Evans column was essentially the same sort of
thing that Larry Parr would have written?

THE $50,000 MAN

Why is "mainstream journalist" Paul Hoffman ducking
some tough but fair questions? Someone said he is laughing
all the way to the bank with USCF dues money.

From chessgames.com

pazzed paun: I glanced at the May issue of chess life
-- very thin -- if they take out Larry Evans column and
whatever else to "save costs"--then the real chess content
could be put on a single sheet of paper!!

wrote in message oups.com...

Why is "mainstream journalist" Paul Hoffman ducking
some tough but fair questions?

Does everyone else (other than jr) see the hypocrisy of "editor" larry parr
criticising someone who ducks tough but fair questions?

wrote in message
ups.com...
KINGSTON ACKNOWLEDGES MULTIPLE VOTING

jr wrote:
And how many times have you voted against renewing Evans
On Chess, Mr. Kingston?

The same number of times you lied about Richard Laurie, and one time
more than you have acknowledged here what a fool you looked like when
you were caught out. -- Taylor Kingston

Thus, in his own inimitable fashion, our 2300+ Elo dynamo
confirms that he has cast more than one vote against GM Evans.
How many more is anyone's guess.

Of course I can't prove it, but my estimate is that the ratpacker
trio of Blair, Brennen and Kingston have cast about 2/3 of the no
votes.
Perhaps Phil Innes' webmaster at chessville.com can confirm my guess.

Certainly possible, except that I shall decline to ask.

I think another point has been made about a program of certain chess
practices over the past few years which cannot be better illustrated than by
this willful anecdote of petty corruption.

What is called for is for an open vote among CL's readers who can decide for
themselves if they want any chess at all in CL [after the recent issue this
is a real concern!] and if USCF members care to be represented at all,
either at home or abroad.

AMERICANS FOR KIRSAN

The scenario is very clear - it requires an authoritative voice such as
Evans has to confront political meandering which produces an official
American vote for Kirsan.

Something quintessentially decent has been done away over the past few years
by hired hacks accountable to no one other than their own ambitions and
paychecks and where no one says 'the buck stops here' - so let the results
of this process be no surprise, but viewed instead as the inevitable
conclusion of the current process.

Phil Innes

"jr" wrote in message
oups.com...
*What a load of crap, Larry. I voted once -- that's all one's allowed
in a properly run election.* (Kingston)

Methinks he would like his pal Edward Winter, who is a
patzer, to take over the Q&A column in Chess Life instead
of America's most prominent living (sane) grandmaster
whose honorable career spans over half a century with
name recognition reaching all four corners of the globe.

I don't like anonymous people making accusations against people with real
names - although in this case we have the equally mysterious super-sniper
Winter's Chess Dumpster-Column option in mind - which is far more
disagreeable. So I put my name to the same observation.

But I disagree with jr's conclusion.

I doubt TK is that generous or subtle in preparing the way for the Master. I
thinks he wants the column for himself and Fritz-baby. A sort of Winterette
coupling of obscure anecdotal quibblings plus mediocre chessic appreciation.



Phil Innes

In addition to capturing the U.S. Championship five times,
Evans was a mainstay on several of our Olympic teams,
including a crew that won America's only postwar gold medal
in 1976.

What have you done for chess, Kingston, except whine
here endlessly about four missing words in Chess Life that
turned out to be insignifcant when they were finally revealed?

Why is "mainstream journalist" Paul Hoffman ducking
some tough but fair questions?

*Does everyone else (other than jr) see the hypocrisy
of "editor" larry parr criticising someone who ducks
tough but fair questions?* (g4)

I'm not aware that Parr is under any obligation to
answer any questions. He's not receiving a red cent
from the USCF, let alone $50,000.

wrote:
KINGSTON ACKNOWLEDGES MULTIPLE VOTING

jr wrote:
And how many times have you voted against renewing Evans
On Chess, Mr. Kingston?

The same number of times you lied about Richard Laurie, and one time
more than you have acknowledged here what a fool you looked like when
you were caught out. -- Taylor Kingston

Thus, in his own inimitable fashion, our 2300+ Elo dynamo
confirms that he has cast more than one vote against GM Evans.
How many more is anyone's guess.

Wrong as usual, Larry. As I have already said, I voted once. Period.
As far as I know, your sock-puppet "jr" lied about Richard Laurie one
time, and admitted the lie none. Thus my statement is entirely
consistent with voting once. Even that was probably a waste of time,
given the meaninglessness of this particular poll.

Of course I can't prove it ...

Indeed you can't, because your claim is false. But that never stops
you from making charges by rectal extraction, does it, Liarry?
At least you have given Ron Suarez an example of your dishonesty
without my having to lift a finger. Thanks for your cooperation.

wrote:
A FASCINATING PHENOMENON

The multiple voting in the Evans poll by Taylor
Kingston and other Winterian ratpackers is a
fascinating phenomenon. GM Larry Evans must
have done something very right indeed to have
earned such hatred from such people.


Here we do have a fascinating phenomenon, but not for the reasons Larry
Parr adduces.

The paragraph quoted serves as a strikingly pure example of a favorite
Parrian M.O. First suspicions of skullduggery are advanced, with no
supporting evidence whatsoever. Then in a matter of days, after several
repetitive and increasingly strident posts, the skullduggery is
referred to as if it were an established fact which no reasonable and
objective reader could deny.

We learn from this that Parr knows his Goebbels. Aside from that, we
learn nothing.

Larry T.

TAPPER DANCING AGAIN

Wrong as usual, Larry. As I have already said,
I voted once. Period. -- Taylor Kingston

Yeah, right.

Yes, I believe Kingston voted once -- under his real name.

Yes, I also believe Kingston once was rated 2300+ Elo. NOT.

First suspicions of skullduggery are advanced, with no
supporting evidence whatsoever. Then in a matter of days,
after several repetitive and increasingly strident posts, the
skullduggery is referred to as if it were an established fact
which no reasonable and objective reader could deny. We
learn from this that Parr knows his Goebbels. Aside from
that, we learn nothing. -- Larry Tapper

If our old friend Larry Tapper doesn't think something
is fishy, look at the following numbers.

EVANS LEAD INCREASED

As of 5/19/2006 at 4:54:08 AM Pacific Standard Time

Should "Evans On Chess" continue in Chess Life?

Yes
120 votes (52%)

No
103 votes (44%)

No Opinion
9 votes (4%)

232 people have voted so far

EVANS TRAILING AGAIN

A few hours later 24 more people "voted."

Should "Evans On Chess" continue in Chess Life?

Yes
121 votes (47%)

No
125 votes (49%)

No Opinion
10 votes (4%)

256 people have voted so far

wrote:
TAPPER DANCING AGAIN

Wrong as usual, Larry. As I have already said,
I voted once. Period. -- Taylor Kingston

Yeah, right.

Yes, I believe Kingston voted once -- under his real name.

What a sleaze you really are, Liarry. I voted once -- period -- under
my real name, and did not place any more votes under that name or any
other. I see virtually no importance to this straw poll, and wouldn't
cheat on it even if I did.