Talk:Frank Poole

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Hi ! In the article, I tried to add more information about the chess game played by Frank vs. HAL. Do you think Franck is really murdered by HAL as it is written in the article? In my opinion, Hal attempted to kill him (in the movie) but he didn't succeed! Thanks!

--Eric Guez 06:23, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

Eric...sounds like you need to read 3001: The Final Odyssey

Hi Eric, it was I who deleted that Chess part. I was a Chess lover while a kid with a lot of time at hand, and even now, I have nothing against Chess. But imho, the article had a tad too much about Chess - an average reader, when heard the name "Frank Pool" would never think of "Chess". We don't need to add any more than necessary - although I feel the current article is too short about Pool's role in the story. Hope you would understand.

About HAL, HAL_9000#HAL_in_2010:_Odyssey_Two is also a good answer to your question. Greenleaf 10:00, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

I moved the chess game to a separate page, and reduced the content here to a link. I think that's probably appropriate for this article - the chess game isn't really that significant in the movie. Unfortunately, now the article really needs to be expanded. I don't remember the movie that well, but I remember Poole talking with Dave Bowman (HAL reads their lips), and it's a major part of the plot when Poole dies. Sim man 19:23, 9 December 2005 (UTC)