AZ and Barry Behrman

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I realize that I may be the only one who feels this but I can only say that enough is enough. For several weeks, if not longer, I had to read what was going on with Barry and the players association. Not one letter, not two, but many!
I felt that I was sitting out on the playground as a 5 or 6 year old and two kids were yelling at each other that this one did that and the other saying they didn't. I couldn't believe that I was actually reading this on a website that I consider to be the best for the sport of pool.
After the U.S. Open was done I once again see another letter from Barry. I figure it would be short, sweet, and to the point, but once again I was reading a novel.
Now today I get to read a thought by Barry about the Mosconi Cup. Are you serious?
These notes/letters should be placed in the forums for people to view but instead they are in the headlines. Can you explain to me why? I find it very self promoting and don't care for it. Ofcourse that is only my opinion.
I hope others will tell me what they think.
Thanks
 
keystone71 said:
I realize that I may be the only one who feels this but I can only say that enough is enough. For several weeks, if not longer, I had to read what was going on with Barry and the players association. Not one letter, not two, but many!
I felt that I was sitting out on the playground as a 5 or 6 year old and two kids were yelling at each other that this one did that and the other saying they didn't. I couldn't believe that I was actually reading this on a website that I consider to be the best for the sport of pool.
After the U.S. Open was done I once again see another letter from Barry. I figure it would be short, sweet, and to the point, but once again I was reading a novel.
Now today I get to read a thought by Barry about the Mosconi Cup. Are you serious?
These notes/letters should be placed in the forums for people to view but instead they are in the headlines. Can you explain to me why? I find it very self promoting and don't care for it. Ofcourse that is only my opinion.
I hope others will tell me what they think.
Thanks
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Mainly because lots of people will stop and read what Barry has to say...
Regardless of his problems he promotes the biggest event in this country... He has in my opinion earned the right to have his say about most things pool.... I might not agree all the time but I will stop to listen....

On the other hand many will click on this thread thinking it might be of some importance and end up wanting that minute of their life back...........
 
Thank you for you opinion. Not sure if you missed my point but it was that this stuff should go in the forums, not the headlines.
 
keystone71 said:
I realize that I may be the only one who feels this but I can only say that enough is enough. For several weeks, if not longer, I had to read what was going on with Barry and the players association. Not one letter, not two, but many!
I felt that I was sitting out on the playground as a 5 or 6 year old and two kids were yelling at each other that this one did that and the other saying they didn't. I couldn't believe that I was actually reading this on a website that I consider to be the best for the sport of pool.
After the U.S. Open was done I once again see another letter from Barry. I figure it would be short, sweet, and to the point, but once again I was reading a novel.
Now today I get to read a thought by Barry about the Mosconi Cup. Are you serious?
These notes/letters should be placed in the forums for people to view but instead they are in the headlines. Can you explain to me why? I find it very self promoting and don't care for it. Ofcourse that is only my opinion.
I hope others will tell me what they think.
Thanks
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absolutely!!!
 
keystone71...What goes into the AzB headlines is up to the owner(s) of the site...and ONLY up to the owner(s) of this site. Neither you, me, nor anybody else has any say so. I happen to agree with The Renfro, that Barry, as one of the most prominent pool promoters, has earned the right to voice his opinions. It is the reader's choice to follow them...or not.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

keystone71 said:
Not sure if you missed my point but it was that this stuff should go in the forums, not the headlines.
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keystone71 said:
I realize that I may be the only one who feels this but I can only say that enough is enough. For several weeks, if not longer, I had to read what was going on with Barry and the players association. Not one letter, not two, but many!
I felt that I was sitting out on the playground as a 5 or 6 year old and two kids were yelling at each other that this one did that and the other saying they didn't. I couldn't believe that I was actually reading this on a website that I consider to be the best for the sport of pool.
After the U.S. Open was done I once again see another letter from Barry. I figure it would be short, sweet, and to the point, but once again I was reading a novel.
Now today I get to read a thought by Barry about the Mosconi Cup. Are you serious?
These notes/letters should be placed in the forums for people to view but instead they are in the headlines. Can you explain to me why? I find it very self promoting and don't care for it. Ofcourse that is only my opinion.
I hope others will tell me what they think.
Thanks
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Like you, I'm not sure why this is on the front page. It does seem like forum material. That said, you don't have to read it if you don't want to. :cool:
 
Personally, I enjoy reading Mr. Behrman's musings. They are a great example of how to use grammer improperly to connect disjointed, and generally rambling, thoughts.
 
keystone71 said:
Thank you for you opinion. Not sure if you missed my point but it was that this stuff should go in the forums, not the headlines.
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I'm not sure if I remember correctly, and I'm not wasting another minute of my life to look it up but, wasn't Dragon Promotions putting a lot of stuff in the forums and they were told to release all information via press releases?

As others said, the administrators control what goes into the headline section. If they didn't want Barry's thoughts there, they wouldn't be there.
 
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Personally, I enjoy reading Mr. Behrman's musings. They are a great example of how to use grammer improperly to connect disjointed, and generally rambling, thoughts.
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They are nowhere near as bad as they used to be. Shannon must be helping but Barry is writing it first IMO which makes her job near impossible.

He once issued a PR saying "Players are coming from such countries as Britain, Finland, London, Italy.....
 
geez I thought I was the only one who thought it was weird seeing his ramblings along side all the other headline and more professionally put together news items.

just because he puts on the us open it shouldn't mean he gets to have carte blanche on AZBilliards. what the hell does his latest rant on the mosconi cup team's failure have to do with his us open anyway? how many other tournament promoters get the same fancy? put him in general pop. with the rest of us. if AZB is going to give him such a privilege then they should at least take away his keyboard and let someone with better writing skills put together the final message.

kano
 
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keystone71 said:
I realize that I may be the only one who feels this but I can only say that enough is enough. For several weeks, if not longer, I had to read what was going on with Barry and the players association. Not one letter, not two, but many!
I felt that I was sitting out on the playground as a 5 or 6 year old and two kids were yelling at each other that this one did that and the other saying they didn't. I couldn't believe that I was actually reading this on a website that I consider to be the best for the sport of pool.
After the U.S. Open was done I once again see another letter from Barry. I figure it would be short, sweet, and to the point, but once again I was reading a novel.
Now today I get to read a thought by Barry about the Mosconi Cup. Are you serious?
These notes/letters should be placed in the forums for people to view but instead they are in the headlines. Can you explain to me why? I find it very self promoting and don't care for it. Ofcourse that is only my opinion.
I hope others will tell me what they think.
Thanks
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LOL, I feel the same way!

Who cares what he says.

Also, I was pretty miffed how he worded something in it, which I will prolly write in my blog about (soon to come by the end of the week if I have time).

I am just as confused as you!
 
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AZB Front Page, Barry's personal blog?

If I am not mistaken, AZB has a section for blog's...

Barry should start one, and have his thoughts placed there. Not on the front page as headline news - which much of what he has to say, is not.
 
keystone71 said:
I realize that I may be the only one who feels this but I can only say that enough is enough. For several weeks, if not longer, I had to read what was going on with Barry and the players association. Not one letter, not two, but many!
I felt that I was sitting out on the playground as a 5 or 6 year old and two kids were yelling at each other that this one did that and the other saying they didn't. I couldn't believe that I was actually reading this on a website that I consider to be the best for the sport of pool.
After the U.S. Open was done I once again see another letter from Barry. I figure it would be short, sweet, and to the point, but once again I was reading a novel.
Now today I get to read a thought by Barry about the Mosconi Cup. Are you serious?
These notes/letters should be placed in the forums for people to view but instead they are in the headlines. Can you explain to me why? I find it very self promoting and don't care for it. Ofcourse that is only my opinion.
I hope others will tell me what they think.
Thanks
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Despite what personal feelings one may have about Barry, or whether or not you agree with him, there is definitely a place for expert contributing editors and professional editorial opinion columns in media.

Editorials and columns by recognized figures are common practice in newspapers and magazines and I welcome the contributions. I for one would like to see more editorial opinions of this nature - even if they are controversial.
 
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Despite what personal feelings one may have about Barry, or whether or not you agree with him, there is definitely a place for expert contributing editors and professional editorial opinion columns in media.

Editorials and columns by recognized figures are common practice in newspapers and magazines and I welcome the contributions. I for one would like to see more editorial opinions of this nature - even if they are controversial.
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I agree, more would be better, because just Barry looks funny.
 
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