I wonder if Lock n Load asked JoeyA every time he started a thread about him doing well in a tournament...? This is silly.
The answer to that is a little complicated more than I sent in my rep to you.
Lock N Load enjoys the Internet and pool like no one I have ever met, except maybe SmorgassBored who some of you may remember.
When Lock first came on the forum, he asked me if it was all right to talk about me on the forum and I said sure, just don't lay it on too thick, laughing all the while. Lock started out just fine but as time went on I got aggravated with all of the attention and the fact that his posts almost always paints a bullseye on my arse for all of the haters to take shot at so I told him that I didn't want him posting anything about me, nothing, absolutely nothing. As time went on, I could tell that it hurt his feelings and that he really enjoyed talking about Buffalo Billiards (which is one of the greatest pool rooms I have ever been to) and me and the rest of the characters that hang out there. Eventually, after putting the LOCK ARM on me, I reversed my wish and just told him to post whatever the hell he wanted to. I mean what harm could he actually do. Knock my action. That's been done before and it doesn't seem to hurt my opportunity to gamble with people. Hell, it might even help. A lot of people don't know that I will play cheap one pocket and when they come to town I know it's always nice to know someone who will play you for reasonable dough. The truth is that when AZBers come to town, I don't have the heart to gamble with them. I mean, it's my family coming to town. I don't need their money that badly and if they want to play for funzies, I will still give them a good game. I know that some come to test my mettle and others come to see just how easy the rest of the action at BB is but that doesn't matter either. It is what it is and I didn't and still don't think that Lock N Load has contributed to my demise. lol I still get the better players getting in fights over who gets to offer me weight. The better players will often knock their traveling companions just to get a game with me. I'm from THE BIG EASY afterall.
Anyway in summary, he did ask me, I told him No then I relented and just told him to do whatver the hell he wants to do. I mean, really, who am I to stand in another man's way to have a little fun. Just as long as he doesn't tell lies about me, I have no problem.
I think the problem with Blue Hog Rider is one that couldn't be avoided. Terry is a man who stands on his own two feet and doesn't "cotton" to others dictating what he does or doesn't do. Lock doesn't know Blue Hog like some of us have come to learn and probably could have done a better job of explaining himself to Blue Hog.
Terry, just a personal, but public note to you. Lock N Load isn't a dictator and didn't mean to come at you like he did. I haven't talked to Lock about this problem and don't plan to. I'm just telling you that Lock is a very personable type guy, who in my opinion, is still trying to wrap his mind around this AZB forum thing. He's working on it and he's getting more right than wrong. Give him another chance if you are so inclined. It won't be wasted on someone unworthy, that's for sure.
Lock, just a personal, but public note to you. Words mean things and the context can easily be taken out of the written word. There is no inflection, no wink-wink, no nods in any of the written word. Choose your words more carefully. As to PM's, I believe in them and while I don't like my PM's being broadcast over the forum, I know that it happens from time to time and don't say anything in the PM's that couldn't be said in the public forum. You still have a lot to learn about the forum protocol but you've been a nice bit of fun for some of us. Hope you stay around and continue to learn your way in the AZB world. Also, as Blue Rider said, you can't be dictating what someone else posts and doesn't post. Granted, you did ask me if you could post about me and the smarter part of me said no and better part of me said why the hell not.
The forum is here for everyone. The Lock Society has brought a brief but needed respite to the forum and most everyone enjoyed it for what it is and what it was. Hopefully, everyone can sing some Kum Ba Ya and everything and everyone will continue on their merry way.
Best regards,
JoeyA
