M Winther wrote on Sun, Feb 12, 2012 09:33 AM UTC:
I posted my very modest Flexible Chinese Chess idea to a Yahoo Xiangqi group and the owner threw me out! I also posted it to the Vietson discussion group, where I use to play Xiangqi. I wasn't dispelled but the message was removed.
What's going on? How come they regard this little idea as so dangerous and destructive? They seem to view this little enhancement as a blasphemy. So I begin to wonder whether many chess players are actually religious chess worshippers, and that's what causes the exaggerated reactions. This is where religion has gone, into games! They are chess and Xiangqi believers, not players.
/Mats
group and the owner threw me out! I also posted it to the Vietson discussion
group, where I use to play Xiangqi. I wasn't dispelled but the message
was removed.
What's going on? How come they regard this little idea as so dangerous
and destructive? They seem to view this little enhancement as a blasphemy.
So I begin to wonder whether many chess players are actually religious chess
worshippers, and that's what causes the exaggerated reactions. This is
where religion has gone, into games! They are chess and Xiangqi believers,
not players.
/Mats