Re: [computer-go] citation

[Don Dailey <drd@xxxxxxx>]

Harry,


Thanks for  the feedback and example.   I think we  all now understand
where your confusion is, you just showed us another ladder :-)

Seriously,  John's definition is  far more  useful, but  the "classic"
configuration that you  view as the only thing that can be a ladder
isn't very interesting, just as you say. 

You gave this  advice: "before you guys accept  a definition, question
it, and  then question it  harder."  Is this  how you arrived  at your
definition  of  a ladder?   You  appealed to  us  to  rely on  ancient
tradition for definitions which isn't a bad thing at all, but it's not
questioning anything, it's accepting  something.  Even so, I don't see
how  you can  question a  defintion anyway.   A definition  is  just a
shortcut or handle to describe something.

Anyway, that was a fun (and useless) discussion!

- Don



>    well, I bet there are many ways to illustrate why
>    John's definition is wrong. Let me me just start with
>    a simple example:
>
> $$  -----------------------------------------
> $$  | . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . |
> $$  | . . . . . O O O . . . . . . . . . . . |
> $$  | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |






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