IMPORTANT ETHICAL STATEMENT-MUST READ

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When you see a player on the street. Dont say a word!! Do you know who they are? Do you know who they are with? Do you know what they do for a living? Do you know how it could affect them? Could the image you portray upon them to the 3rd parties they are with cost them their livlihood? Or maybe the adoption of a child the player and wife are dealing with, with the lady from "Catholic chilcare svcs" or some such thing?


Regardless of how much we love the game. Regardless of the recent popularity of the game. Regardless of the TV exposure. Regardless of the larger puplic accpetance.

Poker is still unacceptable to some. Being as it is unacceptable to some, we must be mindful of this and aware that sometimes a person may be in a sitiuation where had it been known they are a poker player they could come to great harm. Whether it be by public scrutiny, Employer-employee relations, or business dealings thwarted by someones opinion
because they are a poker player.

Maintaining another players anonymity, unless it is known to be ok, is one of those ethical principles that you dont read about in any books, see posted on any walls, hear about on any TV shows, nor do we see posted on 2+2 even.

But it is a long standing principle that seems to be forgotten by all but a select few oldtimers.

Just some thoughts for you.

edited, a spelling/grammer error