Talk:Bu Xiangzhi

message: I agree that the material that was recently removed, restored, and removed again doesn't need to be there.  Those details are not needed and it does not appear that McClelland was a Life Master at the time.  At the time he didn't quite have a USCF master rating.  Bubba73 (the argument clinic), 05:47, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. Including this material would give it undue weight. A GM plays hundreds or thousands of games in his career, and will lose many of them, including the occasional major upset. The success or lack thereof of a player is determined by overall results (How many points did he/she score? What place did he/she finish?), not the result of individual games. It is thus appropriate to focus on overall results ("he scored 7 out of 9 at the Podunk Open, tying for first with Mr. Mxyzptlk") rather than individual games ("he got thrashed by so-and-so" or "tail-ender X pulled off a stunning upset of him"). (If the "upsetter" has a Wikipedia article, it may be appropriate to include it there, e.g. Viktors Pupols' win over Bobby Fischer). Incidentally, I also question whether the cited source, Sam Sloan's www.anusha.com, qualifies as a reliable source. Krakatoa (talk) 01:55, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  And that source doesn't even say who said that.  Bubba73 (the argument clinic), 03:55, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Yes - "The loss was seen by some as a question of whether Bu was truly grandmaster strength" is a classic example of weasel words. Krakatoa (talk) 04:04, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
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