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No, we can just call it:

Nelson

That is more than enough title for anyone in the world who hasn't lived under a rock to know what it is all about.
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Monsieur Plastique wrote:No, we can just call it:

Nelson

That is more than enough title for anyone in the world who hasn't lived under a rock to know what it is all about.
For those members who are also Pro Wrestling fans we could also refer to the controversy as:

Full Nelson-those believing he was the programmer
Half Nelson-those against

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Monsieur Plastique wrote:No, we can just call it:

Nelson
People might think it would be about Mandela though - a bit like how male teens went to watch Pride and Prejudice thinking it was a sequel to Dumb and Dumber.
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Steve B wrote:we could also refer to the controversy as:

Full Nelson
I'd go for that title simply because I think it has the best box office appeal.
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Steve B wrote:
Monsieur Plastique wrote:No, we can just call it:

Nelson

That is more than enough title for anyone in the world who hasn't lived under a rock to know what it is all about.
For those members who are also Pro Wrestling fans we could also refer to the controversy as:

Full Nelson-those believing he was the programmer
Half Nelson-those against

Pedro Morales Sends His Regards
Steve
:idea: We may also need to include a third category for those believing that Ron Nelson was the sole programmer on some but also had his hand in everything (i.e. Lead Programmer, Project Manager, etc.).

Three–Quarter Nelson Regards,
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Cyberchess wrote:Three–Quarter Nelson
I don't know. Given how we've dealt with the Nelson Question in this forum over the years, perhaps we should call it Nelson Flat Out at 200 percent. That would be Nelson 50% Pure Genius Engineer. Nelson 50% Fidelity Stalwalt and Hall of Famer. And Nelson most definitely 100% Done to Death on these forums!
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With all this rumour around Nelson, Excalibur should start up again and release Grandmaster 2.0, which is just the same program in a new outfit.
Given all the publicity here, it should sell like

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klute wrote:
Steve B wrote:"Nelson Affair"
Just thinking... if we called it something like "The Nelson Protocol" instead, then we'd at least have the title for a chess computer thriller - firstly the book and then the movie.

The book could be published in paperback (equivalent of plastic) and hardcover (equivalent of wood) depending on the preference of the reader.
OK, just stay calm and I'll break the news to you. The Nelson Protocol is already out! Published by Basic Books in hardcover. Although its title sounds as a Robert Ludlum blockbuster, it was actually written by Fernando Villegas and translated from the Spanish into English by Steve B. Steve B. also wrote the Preface that sparked a heated debate on this chess forum. The rest is history...
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Mentat wrote:
klute wrote:
Steve B wrote:"Nelson Affair"
Just thinking... if we called it something like "The Nelson Protocol" instead, then we'd at least have the title for a chess computer thriller - firstly the book and then the movie.

The book could be published in paperback (equivalent of plastic) and hardcover (equivalent of wood) depending on the preference of the reader.
OK, just stay calm and I'll break the news to you. The Nelson Protocol is already out! Published by Basic Books in hardcover. Although its title sounds as a Robert Ludlum blockbuster, it was actually written by Fernando Villegas and translated from the Spanish into English by Steve B. Steve B. also wrote the Preface that sparked a heated debate on this chess forum. The rest is history...

Damn, man, these days is not anymore possible to keep a secret, but...

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