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[Heid]

This is very interesting. in terms of what my experience is with message boards and communities, the actions of Mark are quite strange, and have been treated by members of this site with suspicion/annoyance, as I would have expected.

The board , from my experience is a place where people are friendly, kind, straight down the line, and guard their carefully nurtured community feeling very carefully.

You have to understand Mark, that your actions have not been those of a normal member who wants to join in the community, make friends, learn about poker, and generally have fun in what can be a brutal game.

I am not sure whether you were aiming to self publicise, or genuinely thought that you were doing a friendly and "Hello I'm new have a pressie" kinda thing, but the context/tone of the offer seems to have been pitched a few octaves wrong.

Not being anyone of note on here, apart from being someone who intensely enjoys their time here, I'd suggest you listen, lurk, read and then try again without trying to blow your own trumpet and quotes facts and figures, and just have fun.

I'm absolutely not having a go, but I want you to understand that there are ways and means of making an entrance, and gaining respect, and I am not sure that your method is one of them

Remember that yoiu have had issues in other palces, and a lot of people read and post in those palces, and with the best will in the world sometimes mud sticks, even if it hasn't been thrown rightly or not.

Chill, man .. it's Friday

Heid
xx

[Robert HM]

Were you a diplomat in a previous life Heid? Nice post

Here's a copy of something I posted on  the Moderator Decide thread:-

Mark

Tikay is in Southend at the moment and is obviously busy. It is a tough choice for him as it is a close call. Can we all just leave it for a few hours and stop posting here or on the initial thread, that way it will all cool down a bit and we can see the wood for the trees.

Please don't anybody flame me by my suggesting we just keep the status quo as I am NOT saying DO NOT post but suggesting it as a stop gap, please.

[snoopy1239]

It's spitting here. How's is it over your way, Robert?
 

[Robert HM]

Pretty cloudy and forcast of autumn breezes in Galvestone.

[ariston]

I thought robert and reddog did the old "lets change the subject trick"- now snoopys getting in on the act, well done snoops

[Robert HM]

He'll get a juicy bone for that 

[ericstoner]

Oh Ar.... misses 

[Dewi_cool]

Sun's out here it'll be with you all soon

[yt]

Just helping people make informed decisions in the face of overwhelming spam. Btw if Amazon had any good reviews I would post them too. But they didn’t. If a mod wants to remove them, fine.
Mark you just can’t help spamming and it winds me up.
As I said earlier at least you got published. Genuine congratulations.

[Nem]

Jaysus Mark!!!

I'll have a free book 

[yt]

For whatever reason the member 'yt' has taken to rubbishing this offer!

a free book is a great offer, even if the book has bad reviews. did i quailify for one btw? 

[snoopy1239]

For whatever reason the member 'yt' has taken to rubbishing this offer!

a free book is a great offer, even if the book has bad reviews. did i quailify for one btw? 

 

[samtheeagle]

Am i in the first 20? Would love a book.
PS hey everyone new to this site.

[tikay]

Here's the post I placed on the "other" thread which has arisen on this issue.

Jeez, I go away for 36 hours, & this blows up. Peace reigns in blonde, then this.......

I am heartened by many of the excellent responses, including by Heid (what a Diamond find THAT young lady is turning out to be!), Tight End, Robert, & Iron, who has been brave & strong  - I expect nothing less - in doing what he thinks is right.

I think we all know what is right & wrong for blonde, and the spam issue has been debated, agreed, & put to bed, where it sleeps peacefully.

I think the right course of action here is for me to write to Mark "off-Forum", via PM. I wanna be fair to him, so to comment further on Open Forum would be wrong.

But I promise everyone this - nobody is gonna hijack your Forum. This is a happy place, a fun place, "poker with a smile", where many of us enjoy spending some time. That's the brief Dave & I agreed at Day One, & that remains the brief. We are gaining Members at a goodly rate, & Corporate Sponsors, who help to finance our fun & our Live Updates, & they do so because it's the place it is.

So that's the way it will stay.

[Mark S.]

I have today posted the books, as promised, to the first 20 people that repliedc to my original posting on Friday.

I understand why the post naming those recipients was taken off the forum but I wanted to be as open and transparent as I could be about who would be receiving them.

If you saw the list then you'd be able to verify that there were 20 names on it.

I apologise if I offended anyone whose name appeared on it and they wished to remain anonymous!

Anyway...enjoy...and please let me know what you think of it...typo's and all!