I spoke to Nirvana about this a couple of weeks ago. I believe the tie in with DTD is what's holding Blonde back. I know its a double edged sword and that Blonde need the sponsorship but there is definitely too much censorship.
I love DTD and I love Blonde but I can't see Blonde getting the depth and breadth back while its neck is being throttled.
Its neck is not being throttled!
The relationship with DTD goes back to 2006-07 when Rob diarised the battle he had to open the club
Personal relationships go back further than that
Upsides to the support of blonde by DTD and our access in there far outweigh any downsides (such as not updating other tours, and less coverage of things like the GPS)
I haven't posted on blonde in months but come on, read what you are saying Rich - do you REALLY believe that? Blonde is on DTD's leash and you know it.
Some months ago I was banned from DTD. I turned up one night at the front desk and was refused entry. I was told 'Rob had a note put in the system that I was to be banned for life'. I put up a thread here asking why. I didn't swear, I didn't call anyone names, I just asked a question in the direction of the forum sponsors. In fact, given that Rob had allowed someone to use his account to play tournaments that accumulated chips in a live tournament he was meant to play, I'd say he was more of a banworthy candidate than me by a country mile, that is if it wasn't his club and things were fair. But life isn't fair.
Maybe he didn't like me highlighting things that DTD was doing wrong, but incase anyone thinks I was just setting out to troll the club I'd bet anyone who wants to bet against me that I can find just as many posts if not more where I praise the club.
Total time logged in: 181 days, 16 hours and 26 minutes.
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I doubt there were many members who cared more about blonde or contributed more to the forum than me for a long period of time. Yet I wasn't even allowed to ask a question. If the same incident had happened at Full House, Big Slick, The International Club or any other privately owned poker club there's no way my post would have been removed. There's no way the owner wouldn't have received the deserved criticism from Tikay, Tighty and mods and members of the forum.
I'm not saying I can't understand why you didn't. But I don't agree with it and by doing what you did, you shut me out of the forum. I'm sure other members feel the same.
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