National Registration
Well Dave, I too have done lots of things in life that I am not proud of and so have many others. None-the-less, this does not justify allowing it to continue. If we were to change the argument to a carpenter the argument falls apart.
When he was younger, a carpenter stole whatever was not nailed down. He conned people into taking a chance on his services and then laughed and told other carpenters about all the fish he had conned. Now he sees the error of his ways and lives a better life because of it. In general, such people spend some time in jail for their bad behavior and the violation of the implied trust. Hopefully, they pay a price and learn from their mistakes. If we cannot place a modicum of trust in any carpenter we meet then the occupation of carpenter becomes of no use and life is that much reduced for all those who call themselves carpenters because of a few bad acting people.
I think that most of us agree that pool has a bad image and that we need to do something to improve that image if it is to become the great sport it is capable of becoming.
To accomplish this I think that we really need some sort of national player registration with photo ID. Tournament Directors would submit the results and photos of the tournaments to a national data base that could be freely accessed. Room owners could contribute to the data base and there would be a list of the rooms that do and do not subscribe to the open listing process. In this way the players and the room owners become known for the type of environment they support.
Hustlers could then go to the sleazy places and hustle as needed. At first I thought of this as merely an idea but the more I think about it he more I like the concept. In fact, right here on AZB would be a great place to begin. AZB is known far and wide and it could be a great place to contribute to the sport of pool.
The registration process could include name, photo, address and the number of balls the player has run in 14.1. This type of assessment is based on the player?s ability much more than the competition. The names and amounts of money won in any prior tournaments could be included.
With such a system, when a new player shows up in a room his credentials (or creds) are quickly known. If you don't have any creds why should another player want to play for any reasonable price in a tournament or a friendly game?
Well Dave, I too have done lots of things in life that I am not proud of and so have many others. None-the-less, this does not justify allowing it to continue. If we were to change the argument to a carpenter the argument falls apart.
When he was younger, a carpenter stole whatever was not nailed down. He conned people into taking a chance on his services and then laughed and told other carpenters about all the fish he had conned. Now he sees the error of his ways and lives a better life because of it. In general, such people spend some time in jail for their bad behavior and the violation of the implied trust. Hopefully, they pay a price and learn from their mistakes. If we cannot place a modicum of trust in any carpenter we meet then the occupation of carpenter becomes of no use and life is that much reduced for all those who call themselves carpenters because of a few bad acting people.
I think that most of us agree that pool has a bad image and that we need to do something to improve that image if it is to become the great sport it is capable of becoming.
To accomplish this I think that we really need some sort of national player registration with photo ID. Tournament Directors would submit the results and photos of the tournaments to a national data base that could be freely accessed. Room owners could contribute to the data base and there would be a list of the rooms that do and do not subscribe to the open listing process. In this way the players and the room owners become known for the type of environment they support.
Hustlers could then go to the sleazy places and hustle as needed. At first I thought of this as merely an idea but the more I think about it he more I like the concept. In fact, right here on AZB would be a great place to begin. AZB is known far and wide and it could be a great place to contribute to the sport of pool.
The registration process could include name, photo, address and the number of balls the player has run in 14.1. This type of assessment is based on the player?s ability much more than the competition. The names and amounts of money won in any prior tournaments could be included.
With such a system, when a new player shows up in a room his credentials (or creds) are quickly known. If you don't have any creds why should another player want to play for any reasonable price in a tournament or a friendly game?
