Paul Phillips post on his website about 2+2

[TomHimself]

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Mason: It is our policy at Two Plus Two to hold other writers to higher standards, that policy is now extended to well known public figures in poker such as yourself.
Mat: So I did not feel all that bad deleting this post. Keep in mind, however, that had I realized before I deleted the post that I was deleting "THE Paul Phillips", I would not have.

It is nice to simultaneously be held to both a higher and a lower standard than everyone else. Such well-thought out policy means fair-minded, unobtrusive moderation is a given."

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The problem many posters are apparently having stems from this strange desire to equivocate. "My posts can be deleted; Paul is just the same." Certainly this forum needs to have rules and structure, but if you think Paul just didn't like having his posts deleted, you're missing the point.

Some posters have argued that because Paul didn't post much, he wouldn't be missed. Wrong. It is precisely because Paul didn't post much that he will be greatly missed. His posts were articulate and noteworthy. Conversely, plenty of posters seem to envision a daily quota for themselves to meet. This doesn't mean their posts are without value; it simply means that we should be careful not to equate a lack of quantity with a lack of quality.

Paul was simply making it clear that if his posts were to be tossed into the void, it would no longer be worth his time to compose his thoughts in this forum. That might annoy you, but it's a valid stance for someone who makes a point of not wasting his leisure time.

[uncleshady]

"The rest of the Hitler Youth"

[TimTimSalabim]

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Paul clearly wishes to be thought of as someone far more significant than the average poster here.

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And clearly he is. Do you think that there would be hundreds of posts in response and a poll from Mason if this was just an average 300-post Joe Schmo being banned?

[Smoothcall]

Paul should we all bow or applaud everytime you enter the forum once all your demands are met so you can grace us with your presence again? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[B Dids]

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I like Paul, but he's coming off like a 100% infant here.

He made a trolling post and refuses to admit it.

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"When I started mentioning nazis my days at 2+2 were already over and I was just having some fun with my last couple comments"

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To be clear- I'm talking about his first, pre-nazi post.

Paul had a point he wanted to make about how the forum was run. He choose to do it like a pissed off 10 year old instead of attempting to present a decent argument (which is a shame, because he's smart enough, and knows this kind of thing well enough to do so).

I've been pretty critical of how this forum was moderated, and said so, but in a hopefully more lucid fashion, and like look... green!

I think that any good forum has to listen to people when they have issues about how it's being run, but I wouldn't expect anybody to listen to a word somebody says if they're not going to express it with some thought and a degree of respect.

[Beavis68]

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His posts were articulate and noteworthy.

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Right, those were the top ten vote-getters.

o/~ One of these kids is not like the other... one of these kids is doing his (or her) own thing... another of these kids was added at the last minute... o/~

It's a little soon to be so grossly revisionist, isn't it? But then, they seem to feel entitled to lie.

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You implicitly attribute to me something I never said, then proceed to rely on the second-hand word of a poker player about his folded cards (as if that information were safely reliable) to demonstrate that I was wrong about what I never said in the first place.

That is a tough burn to take. I know it's the most exciting thing in the world for a guy like you to nail me with such a zinger, but you might get a bigger laugh (even by the relaxed standards of the vegetable garden that is your intended audience) if you wait for occasions where I am demonstrably wrong.

But keep swinging! Even a broken clock gets there twice a day.

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Be that as it may, your choice of example is quite amusing because it defines your true reason as "he makes me feel dumb" instead of what you were hoping it was "easy" to see. There were probably dozens of examples you could have chosen that would have obscured this reality but unfortunately for you the same quality that allowed you to choose this example prevents you from identifying a better one.



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[Smoothcall]

I don't get why so many care whether paul phillips is here. If he wants to post fine. if he doesn't his loss. end of story. Why does everyone kiss his butt? Does he pay you guys to go around telling everyone how important he is?

[TomCollins]

He provides something you and Vince have never once provided...

interesting comments that have been worth reading.

[B Dids]

It should be pretty clear that somebody with Paul's specific knowledge and insight would be a great value to this forum. He's one of the more active pros in terms of being online, visable and sharing his opinions.