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From: buzzard@world.std.com (Sean T Barrett)
Subject: Re: [Comp01]  Best Comp Ever?!
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Jon Ingold <ji207@cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>partly because negative statements may discourage players from playing such
>a wide range as they might otherwise (and the wider the better, I figure).

Or lead them to discard a given game more rapidly, e.g.
after five minutes, 'oh, this must be another of the crappy
games everyone's talking about'. So I third the opinion
that subjective discussion the comp as a whole is a bad
idea.

SeanB
