splashpot
10-29-2005, 09:45 PM
And I'm not trying to be mean. I'm trying to help. There have been a lot of posts recently that follow this mold: Noob asks vague question that is damn near impossible to answer. Veteran A-hole can't believe what he's reading and makes some sarcastic remark. Noob gets pissed that he's not being taken seriuosly. Regulars rag on noob for getting worked up. Noob curses out STTF and determines that this forum is the largest gathering of condecending A-holes on the internet. Not a productive line for anyone.
So seriously, the vague questions have got to stop. They're not thought provoking, not interesting to read, most of the time unanswereable, and generally unhelpful.
Why do I have so many 4ths?
My heads up play sucks, give me some tips?
How do I play draws?
I have a 30% ROI, am I good enough to move up?
I get my blinds stolen too much, what do I do?
Are all bad questions. Really, how are we supposed to know why you have too many 4ths? Or why you can't win heads up for your life? How are we supposed to know these things without knowing anything about the way you play? It's impossible.
People seem to think that there is a magic 10 word phrase of advice that will instantly fix their leaks. News: there is no such magic advice.
What we can do is look at the way you play, and then tell you if we would have played the same way. If not, it sparks discussion, and meaningful analysis follows. This is the very best way to use this forum. In order to do this, we need to know how you play. SO POST HANDS. It's the only way for us to tell how you play.
Ok, let's see how many of you think I'm a hypocrite/jackass for writing this.
So seriously, the vague questions have got to stop. They're not thought provoking, not interesting to read, most of the time unanswereable, and generally unhelpful.
Why do I have so many 4ths?
My heads up play sucks, give me some tips?
How do I play draws?
I have a 30% ROI, am I good enough to move up?
I get my blinds stolen too much, what do I do?
Are all bad questions. Really, how are we supposed to know why you have too many 4ths? Or why you can't win heads up for your life? How are we supposed to know these things without knowing anything about the way you play? It's impossible.
People seem to think that there is a magic 10 word phrase of advice that will instantly fix their leaks. News: there is no such magic advice.
What we can do is look at the way you play, and then tell you if we would have played the same way. If not, it sparks discussion, and meaningful analysis follows. This is the very best way to use this forum. In order to do this, we need to know how you play. SO POST HANDS. It's the only way for us to tell how you play.
Ok, let's see how many of you think I'm a hypocrite/jackass for writing this.