I'm deeply saddened that you base my credibility on what I observe and watch. That is exactly the role of an individual that is selfish and ignorant.
Who said anything about associating with him? Just because I said he has one of the best open minds in the billiard industry, I'm exactly like him? I don't know him, I know of him.
First, you're "deeply saddened" ??? for real? I can answer that, no, you're not saddened in the least, it's part of the condescending delivery you have, which I will explain further down.
You know "of" him? Well, if you knew "of" him, you would steer clear of him. It doesn't appear that you do know "of" him. Here's a easy way to find out who he is. Do a search in this forum for Marty Herman. Read the threads and then come back and tell us what you think "of" him.
In fact, read this one post of what he wrote to someone because they wanted to stop dealing with him, once the found out "of" him. I've seen this behavior myself, first hand, so I can attest to it. You would also see that this is common behavior for him, from a lot of people. So it's not a few people here and there.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showpost.php?p=3008034&postcount=7
Let me clarify for the first letter and last letter of the English alphabet. A and Z.
The last time I checked the slogan for AzBilliards is "The A to Z of Billiards and Pool", not 'A pool forum'. I believe everything stated in this thread surrounds if not falls into the emphasis of this forum.
Zach.
Ummm... it seems my sarcasm completely escaped you. I had you pegged as someone that would get it right away, judging by the way you're speaking in this thread.
The sarcasm was where I posed a hypothetical question of "What is AZB"
Everyone else in this forum would have replied "It's a pool forum"
Now the same question posed to you "What is AZB"
Here would have been your answer, based upon your posting style in this thread.
"It is a hyperlink on the world wide web consisting of hypertext markup language written to form a software package natively titled vbulletin, where the general populace congregate to form a entity that discuss billiard related topics."
Now do you get it?
Your posting style in this thread seems like it's been ran thru a BS generator. It's almost like you're trying real hard to take a word that would commonly be used in a situation, and substitute it for some uncommon word in order to make you seem like you're above everyone else. Once again, please refer to my example question above and you'll see what I'm getting at.
This style of speaking is typical of sales people or politicians. You ask a simple question and they ramble on with 3 paragraphs of lots of big words and confusing phrases meant to put the person in the state of "What the hell did he just say" When the person is done talking, the actual question was never answered. You know the type. You ask a politician if he is for or against abortion and 20 mins later, you still don't know whether he said Yes he was, or No he wasn't. There's a reason for this kind of speaking.
It allows them to not answer the question. Why would they not want to answer a question? Well, lots of reasons. This allows them to play both sides of the fence. It allows them to appear they are on everyone's side. It allows them to have lots of wiggle room. From a salesman's standpoint, it allows them to sell, which means they make more money. If a customer asked a person selling a cleaner, if it got rid of a particular stain, they're not going to tell the truth. They're going to go on and on, twisting and turning, avoiding the question. If it's a politician, and they're asked a specific question, they want that person's vote, so guess what kind of answer you're going to get.
I'm all for anyone following thru with any idea they have to revitalize pool. Your idea may be good, but it's like pulling teeth to get straight answers out of you. You'll see that trend in this thread. You post a wall of convoluted words and people are just asking you to post in English.
There are a lot of educated people here, that speak normal English. You can too, if you turn off the BS engine. I went thru some of your previous posts from earlier years and you weren't doing that then.
Go back and see how many times, various people have said "I don't understand what the hell you're saying, are you saying this"? That means your BS filter is working at 100%. It's doing it's job.
You're wrong if you think this kind of way of "talking" is making you look more intelligent. It's not. It's making you look like you're a salesman trying to put the moves on people. When people can't understand what they hell you're talking about, and they point blank tell you that, and you respond with more BS speak, then that tells them you're hiding something.
Nobody trusts someone that can't answer simple questions with simple answers.
You have a condescending way of talking to people, like you're above them. You're not going to sell any ideas that way.
You're coming off as fake to me. There's been comments on how one would not want to hang around you, because of the way you come off. I have to say I have that feeling too. You seem like you would irritate the hell out of me too.
So, there ya go. You wanted some feedback, there's mine. Yes, I know it doesn't address any of your "idea". It addresses your delivery of the idea. That's pretty important too. You know about that "first impression" line.
So take it for what it's worth. I'm a educated, common sense, down to earth man, who's been in IT for the last couple of decades. That's who I am. I have a passion for pool and I love to do what I can to contribute to the pool community. That's where I'm coming from.
I'm done, as I'm also the type of guy to say what I got to say and leave it at that.
Oh.. good luck
