My apology to Az Members

wrldpro

wrldpro

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Well a couple of wrongs will make zero rights.41,000 strong on az billiards and the air has been thick with arguments this holiday season and I have had harsh arguments with only 2 of them ever from being keyboard insulted and I responded a few times and should have let them just slide however I have always had the mentality that if someone can type the arguments and insult me than they are strong enough to come say it to my face and I dont always handle keyboard bullies very well and need to just see them for who they are and move on from it.

Both of these members I have offered the invitation to say it to my face but have never threatened anyones life but if they have felt life threatened by my size and fighting background from 20 years ago than thats their fear that they caused themselves.I have fought and survived a heart attack,2 heart surgerys and serious colon issues and will stay away from the keyboard insulters because no one is a winner when insulted.
As most of you all that know me know im a decent and giving person that would like to see the game of pool succeed and my home state of Virginia had 47% of the pool rooms close last year so my area is heavily affected as is many others.

I have always said John Schmidt is a great player and really admired his skills and with alot of great players comes their personal attitudes and I was clearly his dartboard along with Danny Harriman but it happened and a new year is approching and we will see if the air clears and im glad for him he has such great supporting friends as Bill Maroupolis and Dennis Walsh as they do alot for pool and are great assetts to everyone and im glad i can call them friends also.

As for John Barton well although he has had arguments with hundreds of az billiard members and may or may not continue to do so thats on him.Barton has had me on slight tilt a couple of times but overall its mostly all funny when it comes to him.He recently got under my skin about a colon cancer donation comment and I just had to have a funeral for my dear sister who was my best friend who suffered for 23 months and died from colon cancer on October 4th and it sent me on tilt so I mentioned a few comments that 4 other members told me and I mentioned some of the conversation when I was on tilt from him and erased the comments immediately the same day after his pm to me.
Although everyone deserves to know what people have said about them and I could have gone into complete details about what was said and I was clearly wrong for saying anything so my apologies to all as im no where near perfect.

I hope all of us can move forward in a positive manner in the billiard world and azbilliards and I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season.


Sincerly,

Bobby Chamberlain

(Romans 10:13)
 
It's Christmas and the presents are rolling......
....much better than getting another tie....I hate wearing ties.

Nice post, Bobby
 
Good post sir.

When a man does the right thing he walks a little taller and feels a lot better inside.

Sorry your sister had to face that battle. We do have the hope that you will meet again in a far better place.
 
Mr. Chamberlain,

My condolences to you for the loss of your sister & best friend.

I lost my father to the same disease when I was 25 years old & then lost my sister 2 years later to that exact same disease.

I firmly believe that we will again meet up with our loved ones in a far far better place and situation than we are at this time.

Again, my codolences,
 
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my condolences w/regards to the loss of your sister thanks for your sincere post
 
My condolences to you for the loss of your sister.
It's hard imagine what the last couple of years were like for your sister and you.
Your post puts things in perspective. and has made me think about how to improve the relationship I have with my sister.

Peace
Ted
 
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Hi Bobby,
Sorry to hear of your loss.
I've no doubt your sister is smiling down on you now for the comfort
you brought to her during her difficult time on this Earth. And you
can feel good about yourself always in that you were there for her.
You may think that you only did what any loving brother would do but unfortunately, it doesn't always happen that family members help each other in trying times. Good for you, I respect you all the more.

Tom Wirth
 
TRWpool said:
Hi Bobby,
Sorry to hear of your loss.
I've no doubt your sister is smiling down on you now for the comfort
you brought to her during her difficult time on this Earth. And you
can feel good about yourself always in that you were there for her.
You may think that you only did what any loving brother would do but unfortunately, it doesn't always happen that family members help each other in trying times. Good for you, I respect you all the more.

Tom Wirth
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Thanks Tom and its been a long time.Pm me your info as Ill be in Florida this month.


Bobby
 
Hello Bobby,
My condolences go out to you and your family for the lost of your sister and best friend. It is very hard to lose someone you love so much. May God bless you.
Many Regards,
Lock N Load.

Good post.
 
Hey Bobby, sorry to hear about your loss. Try not to let professional antagonizers get you down. They are fueled by their own shortcomings, and just want to bring you down to their level. Most the times they succeed. Happens to me all the time.

Life is to short to argue with fools.

I just want to add that your case collection is outstanding.

JV
 
How big an ole boy are you? How bout I put my foot in your azz?
I hope you know I'm joking lol
Figured I'd lighten the atmosphere lol
Happy Holidays
 
wrldpro said:
Well a couple of wrongs will make zero rights.41,000 strong on az billiards and the air has been thick with arguments this holiday season and I have had harsh arguments with only 2 of them ever from being keyboard insulted and I responded a few times and should have let them just slide however I have always had the mentality that if someone can type the arguments and insult me than they are strong enough to come say it to my face and I dont always handle keyboard bullies very well and need to just see them for who they are and move on from it.

Both of these members I have offered the invitation to say it to my face but have never threatened anyones life but if they have felt life threatened by my size and fighting background from 20 years ago than thats their fear that they caused themselves.I have fought and survived a heart attack,2 heart surgerys and serious colon issues and will stay away from the keyboard insulters because no one is a winner when insulted.
As most of you all that know me know im a decent and giving person that would like to see the game of pool succeed and my home state of Virginia had 47% of the pool rooms close last year so my area is heavily affected as is many others.

I have always said John Schmidt is a great player and really admired his skills and with alot of great players comes their personal attitudes and I was clearly his dartboard along with Danny Harriman but it happened and a new year is approching and we will see if the air clears and im glad for him he has such great supporting friends as Bill Maroupolis and Dennis Walsh as they do alot for pool and are great assetts to everyone and im glad i can call them friends also.

As for John Barton well although he has had arguments with hundreds of az billiard members and may or may not continue to do so thats on him.Barton has had me on slight tilt a couple of times but overall its mostly all funny when it comes to him.He recently got under my skin about a colon cancer donation comment and I just had to have a funeral for my dear sister who was my best friend who suffered for 23 months and died from colon cancer on October 4th and it sent me on tilt so I mentioned a few comments that 4 other members told me and I mentioned some of the conversation when I was on tilt from him and erased the comments immediately the same day after his pm to me.
Although everyone deserves to know what people have said about them and I could have gone into complete details about what was said and I was clearly wrong for saying anything so my apologies to all as im no where near perfect.

I hope all of us can move forward in a positive manner in the billiard world and azbilliards and I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season.


Sincerly,

Bobby Chamberlain

(Romans 10:13)
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Bobby, I am very sorry to hear about your loss. I lost my daughter 26 Oct 2012 and I understand how the loss can effect our mental state. Which can cause us to become very emotional when the subject is touched in a negative manner, or even a manner in which we view as negative.

I think that like you said above moving along in a positive manner is the best way to handle situations that emotionally effect us.

Again I am very sorry to hear about your loss and I think your apology to the forum was much more than it needed to be. But, you are certainly the bigger man for stepping forward and doing this.

Very Respectfully

Craig Rittel
 
Condolences on the loss of your sister and wishing you better times with your own health. Life always comes before pool.

Your apology is admirable but it's one you'll need to back up with unswervingly respectful communications on and away from the forum. As it sounds that you are planning on this, you are heading down the right path.

I think that the two best principles for posting on this forum are 1) posting with respect for other posters and 2) thinking about how each post you make SHOULD be interpreted and also about how it MIGHT be interpreted.

Wishing you the best in your personal and professional life and here on the forum.
 
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sjm said:
Condolences on the loss of your sister and wishing you better times with your own health. Life always comes before pool.

Your apology is admirable but it's one you'll need to back up with unswervingly respectful communications on and away from the forum. As it sounds that you are planning on this, you are heading down the right path.

I think that the two best principles for posting on this forum are 1) posting with respect for other posters and 2) thinking about how each post you make SHOULD be interpreted and also about how it MIGHT be interpreted.

Wishing you the best in your personal and professional life and here on the forum.
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Bobby:

Very sorry to hear of your loss. I know what it's like to lose a very close family member (I lost a brother -- watched him die in a car accident, actually -- and lost several other close family members to cancer as well), so I not only sympathize with you, but I empathize.

However, concerning the wording of the apology, those are very sage words above from Stu, Bobby. While reading through your apology, there were several times where I caught myself in the belief that you were backtracking with the classic word, "but." In other words, "John Schmidt is a great player and I admire his abilities, but..." The same with the fourth paragraph about John Barton. However, your post ended on a positive apologetic note, which is what counts.

We all need to be very careful in the choice of our words in the future. As but one example, calling someone a pedophile on a public forum (or otherwise in a public setting) is a VERY UNHEALTHY thing to do. It's not only haphazard, it's wreckless, and will cause lasting repercussions.

And I'm not singling you out for this, either. Rather, this is a general FYI to everyone. For some reason, of late, this behavior has become rampant on these boards. People are running roughshod on each other of late, and, I don't know if it's because of the increased occurrence of full moons this month, or the hysteria concerning the "2012" date, or what. Doesn't matter. It does need to stop, however.

Pride is a dangerous thing. We need to swallow it many times for the better good (which, when you think about it, pride tends to short-circuit our long-term outlook and decision-making).

-Sean
 
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sjm said:
... I think that the two best principles for posting on this forum are 1) posting with respect for other posters and 2) thinking about how each post you make SHOULD be interpreted and also about how it MIGHT be interpreted. ...
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Thumbs up, Stu. The way I have long thought about your item 2 is this advice attributed to President William Howard Taft:

"Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood."​
 
wrldpro said:
Well a couple of wrongs will make zero rights.41,000 strong on az billiards and the air has been thick with arguments this holiday season and I have had harsh arguments with only 2 of them ever from being keyboard insulted and I responded a few times and should have let them just slide however I have always had the mentality that if someone can type the arguments and insult me than they are strong enough to come say it to my face and I dont always handle keyboard bullies very well and need to just see them for who they are and move on from it.

Both of these members I have offered the invitation to say it to my face but have never threatened anyones life but if they have felt life threatened by my size and fighting background from 20 years ago than thats their fear that they caused themselves.I have fought and survived a heart attack,2 heart surgerys and serious colon issues and will stay away from the keyboard insulters because no one is a winner when insulted.
As most of you all that know me know im a decent and giving person that would like to see the game of pool succeed and my home state of Virginia had 47% of the pool rooms close last year so my area is heavily affected as is many others.

I have always said John Schmidt is a great player and really admired his skills and with alot of great players comes their personal attitudes and I was clearly his dartboard along with Danny Harriman but it happened and a new year is approching and we will see if the air clears and im glad for him he has such great supporting friends as Bill Maroupolis and Dennis Walsh as they do alot for pool and are great assetts to everyone and im glad i can call them friends also.

As for John Barton well although he has had arguments with hundreds of az billiard members and may or may not continue to do so thats on him.Barton has had me on slight tilt a couple of times but overall its mostly all funny when it comes to him.He recently got under my skin about a colon cancer donation comment and I just had to have a funeral for my dear sister who was my best friend who suffered for 23 months and died from colon cancer on October 4th and it sent me on tilt so I mentioned a few comments that 4 other members told me and I mentioned some of the conversation when I was on tilt from him and erased the comments immediately the same day after his pm to me.
Although everyone deserves to know what people have said about them and I could have gone into complete details about what was said and I was clearly wrong for saying anything so my apologies to all as im no where near perfect.

I hope all of us can move forward in a positive manner in the billiard world and azbilliards and I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season.


Sincerly,

Bobby Chamberlain

(Romans 10:13)
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That is a heart felt post, hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season, Back to pool Bob, thank you for sending Andam to dundalk so many years ago an busting our whole town, Vanover still hasnt recoverd, ah we still loved the action, just not with Andam anymore!
 
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