Oh Lordy Lordy, what is this Forum coming to? A really interesting hand gets discussed - & it is fascinating, in so many ways which have not even been mentioned - & the Flaming starts, & we end up deleting chunks of Posts - the first Deletions I can recall frrom this Diary, which I'd always hoped to keep pretty civil.
I started this Forum because I was hacked off at the juvrenile nonsense that existed at the time on Betfair, Gutshot, & even Hendon Mob, (now cleaned up, & a much better place than it was 4 years ago), & I wanted somewhere that grown-ups could debate sensibly.
And it's all going so downhill.
If I were a little younger, I'd start again, & make it "Invite Only", I really would. I just wanted a place where we could chat through interesting poker situations without resorting to playground language, abuse, & verbal bullying from behind keyboards.
There were so many aspects of that AA v KK hand which interested me, but it descended into "my cock is bigger than yours" sorta stuff, marvellous.
Sheesh.
I'll try again tomorrow, maybe later, one last time, & go through why I felt the hand was so interesting, & also, try to answer some of the questions asked of me in the debate.
It's been e-Mail City today, I must have exchanged a hundred or more. That included writing to a currently Banned Member & telling him he ain't a-coming back yet awhile. Cue blog-based attacks on the Mods, & myself, watch out for it, give it 24 hours, those who get Banned almost all do the same thing. It's incessant, & wearing, & the Mods have to keep schtum. These folks say "I don't want to be on blonde", but kick them off, & they wail & scream like babies, while we keep quiet, say nothing in response, & have to listen to their inane blathering. Yikes.
Seen Fergus's Blog? It's lovely stuff. If a 7 year old spoke like that, you'd tell him to grow up. But he's had one "Comment" on there, "......go burn in a fire you c***.......". Now, where have I seen that turn of phrase recently......
These Banned Members rip the Mods to shreds from behind a keyboard, but when I meet them socially, or at a poker table, they don't say a word, they are all sweetness & light, "oh, hello tikay, la de da de da".
I had 11 PM's today, (I'm still behind with replies, sorry), mostly cool, one of which said.....
"Are you afraid of spiders?". Hmm.....Lightens the day I guess.
But what about Brian Wilson returning? When you least expect it, too. Interesting.
Tonight's blonde League Game got over 50 Runners, whahoo. Well done Kev, & many thanks to all the genuine blondes for helping support the CardRoom. Without that revenue, blonde ceases, it's that simple. An entry by a Banned Member on my Facebook says "blonde has changed, they only run it for the money now". Err.....well, actually, we are trying to find enough dosh to pay the wages every month, & that's as far as we can see right now. One Senior Staffer has not drawn a penny in wages in 5 months, & I've never drawn a penny in wages, exs, or dividends, & have no desire to. But we have a fiduciary duty (decode that for the stone-throwers please Rich,) to maximise revenue. Always have done, it's Company Law, & the "silent" Shareholders are not so silent when they see nil return on their investment.
Right, that's that off my chest. Reply in any way you wish, but keep it civil, or the Post goes, & so does the Poster.
And before you say it.....there, I've taken a deep breath.
PS - While I've been venting off, & writing this, the AA v KK debate has re-started - & re-started splendidly, with good constructive Posts, exactly as originally intended. A forum is a thing of moods & temperature, it ebbs & flows. Why can't it always be sensible, rather than stupid name-calling & offensive insults?
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