From: George Fernandez mindspring com> Date: 12 nov 2005 Subject: Re: Article about Alan Baker who was invited to 3rd Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKE NEW FRIENDS, MEET POTENTIAL BUSINESS PARTNERS, FIND THAT SPECIAL SOMEO= NE! IT'S EASY, IT'S FUN! AND BEST OF ALL, IT'S TOTALLY FREE! http://click.topica.com/= caaeatFa2i6YsbnuqMaa/Friendsand.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- At 08:16 PM 11/11/2005, you wrote: Greetings, While there were a few factual errors in the story, it should be noted that= =20 Alan DID win the B Section of the 2005 U.S. Shogi Championship and was the= =20 official ALTERNATE member of the winning U.S. team at the 3rd International= =20 Shogi Forum. In the past, I've been misquoted, misinterpreted and/or had slightly=20 misleading information printed about me and my shogi activities. In my=20 case, it was usually due to language problems (Japanese/English) or to the= =20 fact that some writers know little or nothing about shogi. Alan has already= =20 mentioned that he didn't view the final draft of the article prior to=20 publication. In any case, I'm happy to hear about the Swarthmore College Shogi Club and= =20 Alan's promotional efforts. I might want to pay them a visit soon! Philadelphia is roughly midway between NY and Washington DC. It would be an= =20 ideal location for players from these two established shogi clubs to meet= =20 for an event! Regards, George Fernandez President (U.S. Shogi Federation) >Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: >------------------------------------------------------------------- >So Much Television, Such Little Time! In Love with Lost(TM) or >Devoted to Desperate Housewives(TM)? Take our premier week >survey, complete our offers, and get a FREE* DVD set of either >show! >http://click.topica.com/caaeatAa2i6Ysa7fLJZa/Viewer Survey >------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Mr. Kaufman, > >Where do you think the reporter got the information from? If this article >is "almost totally factually wrong" and if the reproter was not present >then that would me either the reprorter (1) lied and made a lot of things >up to tell a better story (just like the former New Republic reporter >Stephen Glass did) which is unethincal and wrong or (2) the person who gav= e >the reporter the information completely misled and the reporter did not >properly check their facts. > >Is making up stuff really a good way to popularize shogi? > >Bill Gaudry > >-- Larry Kaufman comcast net> $B$+$i$N%a%C%;!<%8!'(B > > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Oprah vs Dr. Phil- who is your favorite? Vote now. > > http://click.topica.com/caaeatsa2i6Ysa7fLJaa/Your opinion > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For the record, the actual article was almost totally factually > > wrong > > (Alan did not actually play in either the team or individual events, > > but was > > present and played lots of shogi in Japan). However since the story > > seems to > > be promoting shogi and Alan is a very good shogi "ambassador" I'll > > refrain > > from notifying the author of the article. > > > > Larry Kaufman > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Diceman" earthlink net> > > To: topica com> > > Cc: hotmail com>; hotmail com>; > > swarthmore edu>; fuse net>; msn com>; > > > > mail sycamoreschools org> > > Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 11:16 AM > > Subject: Re: Article about Alan Baker who was invited to 3rd > > International > > Shogi Forum > > > > > > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > New Apple$B!&(BiPod$B!&(Bnano. As Thin as a No. 2 Pencil. Stores up to = 3 > > Days of Songs! Get it Here FREE*! > > http://click.topica.com/caaeatBa2i6Ysa7fLLna/Superb Rewards > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Dr. Alan Baker is becoming a world famous shogi player! He was > > featured in > > articles on shogi here in Cincinnati, (I might add they were very > > nice and > > colorful; glamorous in fact :-), and now that he's moved on, the > > articles > > keep getting bigger and better. > > > > Congratulations, Alan. Way to popularize the game! You make us > > proud. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Manabu Terao mx3 ttcn ne jp> > > Sent: Nov 10, 2005 6:17 PM > > To: shogi topica com > > Subject: Article about Alan Baker who was invited to 3rd > > International Shogi > > Forum > > > > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Oprah vs Dr. Phil- who is your favorite? Vote now. > > http://click.topica.com/caaeatsa2i6Ysbpcih6a/Your opinion > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Hello Shogi fans, > > > > The captioned article titled "Searching for Bobby Fischer, Japanese > > style" > > in The Phoenix, Swarthmore College Online Newspaper, is available to > > read at > > http://phoenix.swarthmore.edu/2005-11-10/living/15593 > > > > Manabu Terao > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > Doug Dysart > > Ohio Shogi Club founder > > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- So Much Television, Such Little Time! In Love with Lost(TM) or=20 Devoted to Desperate Housewives(TM)? 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