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Then you miss the whole team concept. That's what drives the business model of a league and makes it successful.

Have you taken a look at the 2018-2019 / 2019-2020 version? They did just that. It took them a year to do it. It's 24 pages shorter and by all accounts much more user friendly. :)

And why would the people who are better than you want to play against you? I think it's silly to assume you can only improve by playing someone better than yourself. Every game you play is an opportunity to learn and improve your game, no matter who your opponent is.

That's not entirely true. APA will make good with the members then get it from the LO.

Some of those are the 'standards' that would probably remain. The best players won't play golf with a cheap ball either, although they don't pay for balls anyway. Dead rails I would equate to unplayable bunkers or patchy grass in the fairways. An unlevel table, however, is an artificial...

Consistency in the equipment (tables, balls, cloth) is the desired standard today, no doubt. But what if it wasn't? What if pool was more like golf, where every single hole on every single course is different? What if some tables had more or fewer than six pockets, or the dimensions were...

How did you know when and where the Regional was, and what time to be there to register?

This is a different discussion, and I think we can make some progress here without being dismissive. Please don't make the mistake of thinking that my determination and effort in one area subtract from my determination and effort in the other. I have time and energy to do both. To me, this...

I agree - it's pointless trying to discuss anything with someone who wants to argue apple and oranges and call it logic (or nonsense, depending whether he's talking about the apple or the orange). Enjoy your time in the APA and your other pool playing endeavors. That's really what's...

This is discussed in the Official Team Manual. It's on page 36 in the current manual, under "APA Championship Lowest Attainable Rule". You can find the Official Team Manual here. No, not a rule. But it is quite odd, and it's not a surprise to me that your 8-Ball skill level was adjusted...

This is what I meant when I said "without the insults". The dictionary thing came from YOUR first response to me, in the same paragraph where you used the word "ignorant". I don't believe you were calling me ignorant, but you were calling SOMEONE ignorant, so it's insulting to someone (even...

Oh, watching for those things is also part of my job. That's just not the part my posts in this thread were about. When someone is dumping, I (1) see it on the score sheets and in they database, and (2) hear about it. Like I said, I'm not naive. There are cheaters in my league, there are...

Here you go, from dictionary.com: manipulation noun 1. the act of manipulating. 2. the state or fact of being manipulated. 3. skillful or artful management. manipulate verb (used with object), manipulated, manipulating. 1. to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to...

I'll take a shot at that. How about "As is often the case, I fail to see the logic in a statement made by an APA LO"? Just because you don't understand the logic, it doesn't necessarily mean there is none, or that the person making the statement is incapable of logical thinking or expression...

I'll be happy to continue this discussion for as long as you like, but only if you can do so without the insults. The insults really drag down what could be quite an interesting conversation.

Anything done with the goal of affecting or managing a player's skill level is manipulation. The only thing you can do is not help them improve. If you think your player is better than their number, and do things like not play them to keep them from demonstrating that ability, it is...

Maybe it's like that, but leaving NO tip can be interpreted by the server as cheapness or forgetfulness. If you get crappy service, you still leave a tip, but make it small to send the right message. To complete the analogy, what I would do is shake his hand while whispering in his ear what I...

Most people will improve without lessons or instructional material, because most people have the motor skills and mental capacity to learn the game. With that, it's just a matter of experience and/or practice to improve, to a point. As with anything, the more you improve the harder it becomes...

I'm an ok player. There's a guy at the local pool hall who gives me the 7-out regularly, which is too much. I can't play him even, and I like winning his money. Why would I want to play better? Why wouldn't I just continue to play just well enough to keep the 7-out? What incentive is...

The difference in names on the score sheet has to do with the software we use. The regular league software puts nicknames on the score sheet (Jim vs James, or whatever is in the player's "Nickname" field), but the tournament software uses what's in the "First Name" field, usually the player's...