some observations about the split

[Wynton]

Since the split, I’ve been reading at both MHUSH and SHUSH, and have a few observations.

First, it appears that the split has been great for those long-time posters who play at 10/20 and above, as MHUSH is plainly much more streamlined and consistently substantive.

Second, it seems that SHUSH has attracted many low-limit and micro-limit players who never used to post at the old HUSH. Thus, the split also seems to be working well for those who play up to 3/6, and for those who are relatively new to short-handed play.

But I feel that I may be in a group of players that don’t fit very well into either place now, i.e., 5/10 players who are no longer beginners at six-max, yet are far from experts. SHUSH, at least at these early stages, seems overwhelmingly full of beginner-type threads, with submissions by relative six-max beginners. There may be some thought-provoking discussions there, but they are pretty hard to find.

I realize that the decision was made to make MHUSH 10/20 and higher because most felt that the 5/10 GAME bore more resemblance to the lower levels than the higher levels. But from what I’m seeing so far, the PEOPLE who post about 5/10 hands tend to more in common (experience-wise) with the people who post about 10/20 hands, than those who post about 3/6 or lower. Perhaps this is just the way things seem to me from my own myopic point of view, though.

Anyway, I just wanted to re-open the discussion about where the split really should be, now that we have the benefit of seeing the effect of the split. Also, I’m curious whether anyone else feels somewhat displaced by the split.