TN wrote on 04/09/11 at 05:51:45:
As the new co-moderator of this section of the Forum, I have gone through the thread and deleted any posts that breach the ChessPub Forum rules.
I've decided to unlock the thread as TheSniperAuthor doesn't appear to be posting anymore, but if I see any posts without chess moves in this thread I will permanently lock it.
I caution that too much censorship will kill this forum and make it tedious to read. Chess Players much as we hate to admit this come here to be entertained just as much as they come to be enlightened.
Some authors only post on this forum when it comes time to shamelessly plug their works, and that's their right. But what many of them are unprepared for is some of the valid criticisms thrown their way, and nowadays with every rank and file player armed with a laptop and Rybka fancying themselves an expert, only serves to make the situation more irritating for the author.
Its been said before, but it bares repeating, too much is expected of an Opening book. Too many variations and explanation suffers, too much explantion then details are left out, and on and on it goes. If an Opening books provides a sound enough framework for the reader to build upon himself, then the author has done his job. Anything extra is simply gravy.
If an author on the other hand comes here to pound his chest, no pun intended, and declare himself the second coming of christ, then he or she is likely in for a rough ride.
Regarding the opening variation in question, there is nothing new under the sun, Roman Dzindzichashvili attempted to promote this line on one of his many many DVD's about 10 years ago but it never caught on for the reasons already hghlighted, i.e 4.dxc5 after both 3.Nc3 and to a slightly lesser extent 3.Nf3 pose very unpleasant problems for black to solve.
To round up, censorship should be the very last resort, and I really don't like the idea of deleting peoples post unless its really obscene or something like that. Often a thread loses coherence when one starts chopping here there and everywhere because a poster uses words like, for e.g. chicken, yellow or coward. Better to lock it if you must.
Pet peeve, I hate it when threads degenerate into thirty page long correspondence/computer games, this is not the ICCF site after all, but I suppose I can learn to live with it. Tolerance and a thicker skin equals a more vibrant and diverse forum in my humble opinion.
Going forward, lets all of us just make a more concerted effort to get along.
To quote President Obama, "Yes We Can!"
Regards,
Toppy