NYC Dude...<<This story COMPLETELY confirms what i had stated to av84fun, that he so visciously and adamatly disagreed with.>>
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2. You asked Linda...<<So you had a direct conversation with a wpba player, monica webb, talking about the wpba not allowing the women to play on the ipt tour.>>
If you will re-read linda's post more carefully, she referred to a conflict with the APA...not the WPBA...(of course I am assuming that you were referring to linda's post above because that is the impression you create)...and I honestly don't know...is Monica...for whom I have great respect...an officer or board member of the WPBA?? If not, then whatever she might have said would be the HEARSAY that you have frequently berated me for using. That's a foul...I get ball-in-hand. (-: no,in this case it is not heresay, it is called corroberation. Linda, confirmed with a direct participan, a wpba memeber, who confirmed at the time, meetings were taking place, during the start of the orlando event (which means publically and privately, still at that point, the wpba's official stance was that women couldnt play on the tour, but had a hard time explaining why some got special dispensations to play)in in other words, it was wpba policy at the start of the orlando event that wpba players were prohibited. this means that during alsions invitation, it too was also in place. Only later, after too late, was it resolved, and only through legal pressures.
No av84fun, i think you should reread the post, linda is relaying two differnt points. the ipt asked linda to apply to the tour because the wpba, at the time WAS NOT ALLOWING IT'S PLAYES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IPT. CASE CLOSED
Linda's comment was...
<<Someone told me this, so it's hearsay, but at the time, I was told that Allison had an APA commitment that coincided with the IPT event, so she bowed out, regretfully.>> the heresay is in regards to hearing allsion bowed out because of an apa commitment. i dispute that characterization of events.
First, I know for a FACT...that AF didn't "bow out"....FAR from it. Don't ask me how I KNOW that because I won't tell you. And besides...you don't KNOW what was in her mind and for sake of argument, let's suppose that I don't either...so AT WORST...this portion of the debate is a draw.
In addition, with respect to the reasons for LJJ taking the match, you stated POINT BLANK in other threads that she QUIT the WPBA tour so as to be able to accept the MS match. You can't deny that because it is a matter of record which I have directly quoted you on before and will not trouble myself or any reader by doing so again.
But as Linda point out...CONFIRMING sjm's post...not that any confirmation of his statements are necessary...LJJ did no such thing.
Linda's comment was...
<<<<My 02 cents for what it's worth...I remember that Loree Jon and Robin quit about the same time, but they both appeared from time to time, while dropping down the rankings. This was long before the IPT, as SJM confirmed.>> My initial statemtn regarding ljj was that she renounced her membershipto the wpba going forward. she may have participated less and less, but because the wpba was not allowing its players to play on the ipt, she told the wpba that going forward she would no longer play for the wpba if they were going to prohibit her participation on the ipt
So Linda's comments DIRECTLY CONTRADICT YOURS...PERIOD.
no it doesnt
<<Let me get this straight, did she confirm to you that at one point, early in the process, the wpba was "not releasing" (ie, not allowing, PROHIBITING), the women to participate on the ipt tour?
Did she not say that therewere meetings ongoing, about the possbilities that they could participate?>> again av84fun, you have lousy reading comprhension. Very early in the process, as i stated in my first ever post on this matter, the wpba was prohibiting its players, particularly alison from particpating (at that time, it was only alsion for the first ipt match).. the ongoing meetings were a result of after telling several women they could not play after the application process started, the wpba, behind closed doors, gave permission for a select few to play, while denying others. I have alsways stated these to be the facts. After word of this spread, it was tool late for most of th women to get accepted to the ipt. I even intervened and sent a lady to orlando, pleading our case against the wpba. They made no exceptions. Even jeanette lee, who very much wanted to play, was told by the wpba she could not. by the time linda was talking to monica, legal pressureswere being applied to the wpba. Again it was tool late for the players for the ipt, but going forward, the wpba has since lost TOTAL control of when and where it's memebers play pool, regardless of sanctioning fees. apretty bold statment if it wasnt true, huh?
RANDY!!!!!! You just contradicted yourself!!! Take a breath....RELAX!! You just suggested that the WPBA had acted AFFIRMATIVELY to PROHIBIT AF's participation and then asked if it wasn't true that there were "MEETINGS ONGOING about the possibilities that they COULD COMPETE>> (emphasis added.) the meetings took place months after allsion was denied, but a few women like karen, monica, etc were given exemptions that were unexplainaable. the meetings took place some weeks before orlando. I was trying to confirm the time line for your benifit, so you could see that meetings were ongoing, after alsion was denied, but a few specific chosen ones were allowed to play
In FACT, your second supposition is CORRECT which makes your first supposition INCORRECT! Surely you must see that. You must know what being "beaten on the board" means in a poker game. Well...that is exactly what just happened to you Randy.
<<if i say the sky is blue, if av84fun doesnt go outside, i've provided no proof, and i am wrong according to him.>>
No sir...the sky is either blue or not blue REGARDLESS of whether I go outside! And with all due respect, I don't know of any world-wide governing body that has appointed you the final judge an jury about anything...let alone the color of the sky. LOL!
<<I declare myself the winner in the dispute with av84fun. Anyone care to acknowledge this at this juncture?>>
So...sir...what you have done is...to use your analogy method of describing things...what you have done is to start a war...lose it...delcare victory...and go home!!
I will leave it to others to pass judgment on the merits and maturity of your request for a "vote"...but I, for one...would not ask anyone to "get in the middle" of this flap. I prefer to fight my own battles...of course, in a figurative and not physical sense....no belligerence intended.
my rallying support statment is basically revealing the overwhelming negative sentiment that has been passed along to the moderators about YOU these past few days by some very concerned forum memebers.
Regards,
Jim