Final Consensus on SuperSystem2

[larrondo]

Mason--

Nice job. The poker author I'd most like to see edited is Roy Cooke. Although the content of his articles can be terrific, the awkwardness of the writing sometimes makes me insane. He over uses phrases like 'texture' (an idiom that is both superfluous and vague) to describe a game, a flop, or his hand, and sometimes all three in the same paragraph.

[BarronVangorToth]

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Roy Cooke.

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The first few sentences of everything he writes is like the proverbial car wreck -- you can't help but look, but you know you're going to be annoyed by something like:

C'mon in 'n' sit fer a spell, the missus just fixed up a big ol' pot of 'er five alarm chili so why don't you take a load off and hunker down with a heapin' bowl of this mouth-waterin' goodness.

Yet I look.

It's like Family Circus -- except harder to avoid.

Barron Vangor Toth
www.BarronVangorToth.com

[KenProspero]

When I logged on this morning, I realized I had hit the wrong button in the survey, so that people can't see the results without having voted.

This was a mistake on my part, since the survey results are probably most useful to those who haven't actually bought this book (and therefore have no basis to vote).

Sooooo, as long as this thread remains active, I'll post updates as to how the voting has gone for anyone who is interested.

Results after 60 Votes

Excellent -- 2
Very Good -- 13
Good -- 23
Fair -- 16
Poor -- 6

[yeltzen]

HOW DARE YOU POST THIS BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jakethebake]

This thread is ridiculous. The whole premise is just dumb. Consensus means nothing in terms of SS2. SS2 could be great for NLHE and suck for LHE, or vice versa. The same for any of the chapters. It also may be great for cash games, and suck for tournaments, or vice versa. So basically the answer is it depends. It depends on which author/chapter and what the reader was looking for.

[slickpoppa]

The author's name is Danny Niegro. Get with it guys.

[Beavis68]

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This thread is ridiculous. The whole premise is just dumb. Consensus means nothing in terms of SS2. SS2 could be great for NLHE and suck for LHE, or vice versa. The same for any of the chapters. It also may be great for cash games, and suck for tournaments, or vice versa. So basically the answer is it depends. It depends on which author/chapter and what the reader was looking for.

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Or is could suck across the board.....

I will say this truthfully, I really enjoyed the section on Doyle's life.

[Rick Nebiolo]

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Hi Dead:

Thanks. Almost all non-professional writers who decide to write have the problem of using too many words. When I first had my early books edited (by Lynne Loomis) I was stunned by the number of words that she crossed out (among other things). This is what professional editors do: They tighten up the language. Over the years, by studying what the editors did, my writing improved. But I still need an editor.

Best wishes,
mason

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I've noticed your writing has improved. But I was curious regarding David. Did he finally learn how to type or does he have some sort of personal assistant?

~ Rick

[Brian Yarger]

Are you referring to Roy Cooke or Roy West? Your example is definitely Roy West.

[Beach-Whale]

Yeltzen, Yeltzen... Posting in all caps... You really could use an editor for your posts.

And I'm sure Mason could cut out a few of those exclamation marks.

Edit: Ooops... Had to fix a spelling error.