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Gentlemen, this is a fascinating topic, not least because I have an oar in
the water, a very small one, admittedly. It sems that way back when, HG
ran some numbers for me on 2 pieces I was using, the 'Minister' - DNW - and
the High Priestess - FAN. As you can see, these pieces are 'shatranjized'
analogs of the Chancellor - RN - and the Archbishop - BN. The interesting
thing I saw was that the value of the Archbishop analog, the priestess,
was 6.50, and the Chancellor analog, the Minister, was 6.33. At very short
range, with leaping, unblockable pieces, the BN analog is stronger than
the RN analog. I wonder why that is.

And in the interests of maybe finding out, I ask that all posters speak to
the post and not to the poster when answering another's comments. Grin,
as an editor, I'm not in the mood for a flame war right now, so I have taken the liberty of shortening what I thought were 2 posts that clearly crossed the 'no hitting' line. I did not excise everything I found objectionable in either post, but I did get most of it. I ask you gentlemen to ensure nothing further merits editorial attention. 

A good, sharp debate with people attacking each other's positions with
well-reasoned arguments is what I am hoping for, and looking forward to.
No one needs be kind to another's ideas, merely polite. The readership here
does expect certain minimum standards of behavior, which include respect
for all of the others participating in or reading the comment thread.
'Speak to others as you would be spoken to.' Pieces should not be valued
higher than people.