[computer-go] Please have your bot resign, for your own good

[Jason House]

On Jan 2, 2008 10:27 AM, Erik van der Werf <erikvanderwerf at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd propose something simpler:
>
> No time is deducted for pass.


That may be a bit too lax.  A bot that thinks for 5 seconds before passing
could delay all bots on the server.  I'd favor something in the same spirit
that limits such effects.  For example, increasing the quarter second
discount to a half second may be enough.

At what point do we stop trying to help the bots and just say that it's
their responsibility.  I don't believe other servers will be as tolerant as
CGOS.  I probably went overboard with my time management, but I collect
statistical descriptions of lag and set 4 sigma confidence bounds to avoid
loss on time.  In the previous KGS tournament spectators were nervous about
HouseBot leaving only 6 seconds left in *late* endgame.
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