As you well know, I have you on Ignore so I don't have to read your incessant drivel.
Nonetheless, a friend advised me to look at this recent post of yours.
As you also know well, what happen with JS was that a third party told him that I had said something negative about him, presumably online. I don't know what it was alleged that I said. So JS confronted me at the US One Pocket Open many years ago and was very belligerent. I stood there not understanding why he was going off on me and after several tense minutes he eventually stomped off.
The next year JS approached me at the DCC and apologized.
He told that someone had said I had said something negative about him (to this day I don't know what that was) and when he told that party that he had confronted me that unknown individual back-peddled and admitted that I hadn't said anything at all. John and I shook hands and every year thereafter, when we see each other at the DCC we greet each other cordially.
You know all of this to be true but you would rather purposely lie.
Lou Figueroa
Nothing I posted was a lie. It's exactly how I recall it happened. What happened after the details in my post is unknown to me. It was my recollection that the incident I brought up had nothing to do with something said, rather, it had to do with you trolling him to death in regards to cleaning balls mid-run, which you clearly did here. That might jog your memory.
And please stop with the theatrics with having to crawl out from behind an ignore function. We all know it's baloney. Then again, maybe you do need a "safe space" Captain Snowflake ❄ ;-)
Howerton:
I don't think a single solitary pro or instructor has ever left your site due to healthy debate. If you xan name one, I'd be shocked. They always leave due to disgusting mob-mentality stemming from pile-on insults and constructed agitation. It's a shame.
Would most golf sites climb Mt. Everest in flip flops, without Sherpas, to have Brooks and Tiger post? Zero doubt. Would those sites allow them to get trolled to death? Zero chance. Do they post on open forums? Never. You actually had that awesome dynamic here at one time and lost it. Pool is one of the only sports where pros are accessible. They came, were violently attacked (many times by Lou Figueroa) and left. If this were my site, I'd attract them, protect them and not contribute to the effort of chasing them off to other platforms.
You mentioned that a lot of AZB's traffic has been lost to social media. Why do you think that is? This seems to be the unified source of info, so why lose any traffic? The answer is because a lot of people view these forums as a cesspool. Meaning, it's a somewhat of the wild west in regards to mob mentality, bullying, trolling etc.
Every single banning I ever received was due to "offsetting" those who violently troll Stan, Ron (RIP) and Hal (RIP). I created this thread knowing at least half of the community would be disgusted at the idea of having more pros around if it meant they had to be treated with respect. Many of these people would rather circle-jerk each other's egos (those who are losers at pool to elevate other losers at pool and vice-versa) than to risk having those who aren't losers at pool keep the heavy weight of "reality" on their shoulders all of the time. Those who are deemed pool scientists here can't draw their rock if a gun were held to their head and most of the info is moot when it comes down to actual execution (fact). Imagine a pro telling XYZ scientist that none of that crap matters when running a rack lol.
People come to AZB for drama and conflict and go to FB for actual content for their favorite players, that's a fact. Over time, traffic for forums of all kinds will continue to dwindle unless they do something DIFFERENT. It's a shame you'd even remotely think this is a trolling thread. The future of this forum is Jimbos Army in the long run if nothing is done. It's a statistical fact. Sorry, but Lou Figueroa doesn't have the star power to attract new viewers
and members.... ;-) << his little move.
Dave
