[MicroBob]

I agree completely.

I think the phrase "all it takes is a floor confident enough to" is something that could apply to A LOT of thread in here.

The guy who stank so bad that players left the room (but the floor never dealt with him).
The guyat the bike who was yelling profanities and racist remarks whom the floor still wouldn't kick out.
The guy who is so distracted that he is slowing down the game.


etc etc etc.


If you stink horribly, or yell profanity, or simply slow down the game, then freaking DEAL with these guys so that the playing experience can be pleasureable for everyone.


I also agree that there it is not necessary to ban ALL I-pods (or other headphones).
If you can play with the IPod then good for you.
If you can't and keep holding things up then simply don't allow him to listen to music if he wants to continue playing there.


Simply asking him to "please pay attention" obviously wasn't doing the trick.
That means it's time to take the NEXT step.
But it seems that MANY rooms refuse to do that...and will just continue to take the same step over and over regardless of the fact that it's completely ineffective.