Email from Mason

[Mat Sklansky]

Hi Matty:

Below are copies of two private messages that I have received from raptor517.

"you reside in vegas correct? you should come check out the heads up tourney were having with all the stt forum posters. would be a lot of fun. -David "

After receiving this, I responded asking for details. His reply was:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showth...amp;o=&vc=1

thats a link with the info for registerring..

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...14&fpart=1

and thats an updated player roster.

hope to see you there. -David"

After looking at these threads, it seems to me that he got a lot of free advertising and these threads should have been deleted. Am I missing something?

[timprov]

Your second link doesn't work. I don't see anything wrong with the first one.

[Mat Sklansky]

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...8280&page=

This is the second link

[Mat Sklansky]

Do you not see this as free advertising or is it that you see it as a service to forum members and is therefore justifiable?

[timprov]

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Do you not see this as free advertising or is it that you see it as a service to forum members and is therefore justifiable?

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I'm not sure what advertising you're worried about. It's just a forum tournament. I don't see any difference between this and HULA, except that this is being done live and therefore can't mooch its overhead off of Prima.

[Mat Sklansky]

I guess the question is how much, if any, money is going to the poster. It's possible that Mason would question the hula events as well.

[Schneids]

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It's possible that Mason would question the hula events as well.

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Regarding HULA, nobody profited on the side from doing it, and for many posters it was a benefit. I personally see HULA as serving the needs of this forum's posters.

[timprov]

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I guess the question is how much, if any, money is going to the poster. It's possible that Mason would question the hula events as well.

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It's been a long time since I read STT regularly, but Irieguy's been one of the most valuable posters there for longer. I'd give him the benefit of the doubt.

ETA: In any case a forum ought to be able to organize this sort of thing if they want to. Right? I think 2+2 would be a worse place without the various forum events. Since you guys have stayed away from "official" 2+2 events, it only makes sense to let the ones organized by the posters stand.

[Lloyd]

I agree that if the organizers are profiting then the post shouldn't be allowed. But I would give Irieguy the benefit of the doubt and assume whatever fee is charged is only sufficient to cover the costs which could include some small amount to reimburse them for out of pocket expenses. I'd simply ask Irieguy and go from there. But in principal, these events definitely add value to the forum.

[Mason Malmuth]

Hi Everyone:

I had some more correspondence with this person and it appears to me that this tournament is probably okay. That is it's not being done for profit as far as I can tell and the Two Plus Two name is not being used.

best wishes,
Mason