Attitudes Around Here

[AceHigh]

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It is funny though. Every new person is another competator. Do we really want to encourage more people to join the forums? The answer, of course, is no. We'd much prefer if our small group of players were the only ones with access to this forum. We want our "tribe" to do well, and we realize that this is at the expense of the world.

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I disagree with pretty much everything you said. People who are smart, want to learn and are motivated are going to become better poker players. We can either help them and in turn, be helped by them, or spurn them and create a possible rival that may eventually eclipse us.

Do you want an open, openminded organization constantly injected with new ideas and new members or a closed, narrowminded organization, that rejects new members with new ideas?

[CardSharpCook]

It wasn't a mission statement, Ace. Just a observation of normal human attitudes. Though if you think tribalism doesn't exist here, you are welcome to disagree. Personally, I feel both instincts - to reject newcomers as competition and to help anyone that asks.

[Duke]

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People who are smart, want to learn and are motivated are going to become better poker players. We can either help them and in turn, be helped by them, or spurn them and create a possible rival that may eventually eclipse us.

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There exist people spurned by 2+2 who have, in some ways, eclipsed 2+2.

~D

[Smoothcall]

So your saying you want your ego's stroked or you will treat new posters rudely? I'm not saying this in a mean way. But it sounds like you think this is your and your buddies personal forum. Its not. And you may learn from the new posters if you give them a chance. Again i have nothing against you and had no problems with you. But your statements above seem arrogant.

[Monty Cantsin]

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It is funny though. Every new person is another competator. Do we really want to encourage more people to join the forums? The answer, of course, is no.

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I think this is less about competition and more about the inevitable growth dynamics of message board communities. A small group that is looking to define itself and recruit more good members is going to treat newbies differently from a group that has grown too large to function and is in danger of drowning in noise.

/mc

Just look at the title under my handle.

It may be a joke to some, but, I think Barron is serious.

And when the moderator gives a member a title like WARNING....blahblahblah, well, it gives guys like daryn the idea it's okay to blast me, because, well, the moderator kind of condones it in some sort of way....else he wouldnt put that under my handle.

It was funny at first, but now it is getting old when people come out of the wood work to tell me they hate me



Tex

[daryn]

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Just look at the title under my handle.

It may be a joke to some, but, I think Barron is serious.

And when the moderator gives a member a title like WARNING....blahblahblah, well, it gives guys like daryn the idea it's okay to blast me, because, well, the moderator kind of condones it in some sort of way....else he wouldnt put that under my handle.

It was funny at first, but now it is getting old when people come out of the wood work to tell me they hate me



Tex

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wtf? dude, i don't even know who you are! i had no prior knowledge of you before today.. i just saw the lamest post in history about COME SWEAT ME IN MY GAME, and then nobody responds so you make the next 2 replies TO YOURSELF like, OMG I HAD KQ THAT HAND, WHAT DO U THINK LOL?!

i guarantee you i do not treat someone in a nice way just because they have been here for years, or in a bad way because they are new.

[SA125]

Tex, you're a funny guy. You came into the forum with guns blazing. Then you proved you've got some sense and guts by recanting the shooting. Then you ask for help, Daryn gives an unwelcome response to the latest turn of events, and this is how you respond to him.

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you must be a sad, lonely little man.

i am sorry if you were abused as a child, but if you must attempt to belittle people in order to gain self esteem, i really think you should seek mental and spiritual guidance.

i do not want to imagine how miserable your life must be.

i am truly sympathetic to you, because you seem to be a damaged person.


Tex

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Wow. Daryn doesn't like your post and you insult him as best you can, going so far as to suggest he was abused as a child.

People who were abused as kids never forget it. The best they ever hope for is to just ignore and cope with it. I'm not one, but know a few of them. It's like they've been cursed for the rest of their lives.

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And when the moderator gives a member a title like WARNING....blahblahblah, well, it gives guys like daryn the idea it's okay to blast me, because, well, the moderator kind of condones it in some sort of way.

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Now you're the victim of Daryn's of others constant ridicule. Try to understand something. You can't be all things - expert, apologist, help seeker, ridiculer, victim. You've been wrong more than right. You're not the first and won't be the last. No big deal. We all make mistakes. Just stop playing the victim here. You're not. You're just someone who started on the wrong foot and is working to get on the right one.

[CardSharpCook]

Dude, just let it go.

Hey, i agree with most of what you said. Sure, I did come in here "guns blazing", but I didnt get sarcastic or rude until the some of the long time members (and even those who had just joined) brought out the blow torches and flamed away. Here, as in real life, I cant really keep my mouth shut. And when I make public declaration that I've got so much work to do on my game and that I kind of put my foot in my mouth in a big way about playing the 30-60 game, well, I figured that people would take it for what it was. When I post something, and some hack replies "I really hate you", well, my response to that will be both sincere and edged. I was serious about what I said. I dont think child abuse is funny, but I've read Daryns posts and he seems to be a person who feels deathly inadequette and insecure. I guess I should have pm'd that, but, seriously, the guy gets way out of line. If you dont like a post around here, the best thing to do would be to ignore it and let the moderators decide what to do about it.


This is what happens when you put a bunch of poker players with varying levels of expertise together in a forum where they can say whatever they want without having to ever come into contact with the people they insult applaud or degrade. But you know what, it's still the best damn limit poker forum on the net, so I dont really give a [censored] until someone rears back and starts swinging at me from their keyboard.


Tex