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Dixon, on July 30, 2007, you posted a chess trivia contest on ChessTalk. The questions were as follows:
1) Who is the highest-rated player to be paired UP in the first round of any Canadian Open during the past 12 years (including 1996-2007)?
2) What was that player's rating at that time?
3) Who did that paired-up player face?
4) Which Canadian Open did this occur at?
5) How did the paired-up player do in the game?
You stated that the first person to send you the correct answers by email would receive a prize: a book of his choice from the CFC store.
I sent you the correct answers. You informed me of this, and asked me what book I would like. You said that another person had sent in his solution just after me, and you would award him a prize as well, but would wait to post it until after we both told you what books we selected. I selected Chess Bitch by Jennifer Shahade. It had a nice pink cover.
A week went by and you did not make another post about the matter on ChessTalk. I posted an inquiry in response to your initial post. Other people queried, as well, as they evidently were curious about the results, but you responded to no one. I sent you an email; you did not respond.
Several months ago, I posted in one of your threads on ChessTalk, asking you why you had never sent me the book. Other posters stated that it was irresonspible and dishonest on your part to not send me the book after having said that you would. You then responded saying that you had merely forgot, and that you would send me the book right away. I thanked you and assumed you would.
I did not receive the book. A few months later, on the OCC website, I asked you about the book again. You did not respond to my post.
So, Dixon, did you ever intend on sending me the book, or did you simply wish to give the illusion that you were running and offering a prize for a contest? Was your attempt to trick the public into thinking that you were contributing more to the Canadian chess scene than you actually were?
Certainly, you have an obligation to send me my God damn book.
1) Who is the highest-rated player to be paired UP in the first round of any Canadian Open during the past 12 years (including 1996-2007)?
2) What was that player's rating at that time?
3) Who did that paired-up player face?
4) Which Canadian Open did this occur at?
5) How did the paired-up player do in the game?
You stated that the first person to send you the correct answers by email would receive a prize: a book of his choice from the CFC store.
I sent you the correct answers. You informed me of this, and asked me what book I would like. You said that another person had sent in his solution just after me, and you would award him a prize as well, but would wait to post it until after we both told you what books we selected. I selected Chess Bitch by Jennifer Shahade. It had a nice pink cover.
A week went by and you did not make another post about the matter on ChessTalk. I posted an inquiry in response to your initial post. Other people queried, as well, as they evidently were curious about the results, but you responded to no one. I sent you an email; you did not respond.
Several months ago, I posted in one of your threads on ChessTalk, asking you why you had never sent me the book. Other posters stated that it was irresonspible and dishonest on your part to not send me the book after having said that you would. You then responded saying that you had merely forgot, and that you would send me the book right away. I thanked you and assumed you would.
I did not receive the book. A few months later, on the OCC website, I asked you about the book again. You did not respond to my post.
So, Dixon, did you ever intend on sending me the book, or did you simply wish to give the illusion that you were running and offering a prize for a contest? Was your attempt to trick the public into thinking that you were contributing more to the Canadian chess scene than you actually were?
Certainly, you have an obligation to send me my God damn book.
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