Should folks freeload on AZB?

Scottster said:
What bugs the heck out of me is when you hi-jack a thread to Spam the topic with your irrelevant threads.

Also, FYI.. When you are promoting a business that deals with personal business cards, it might be a good idea to not have any typos in your ad...

"AZBilliards.com Speical!"?
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I do not hi-jack threads. Grady said he was going to start a league and I offered my services -- totally relevant to the subject. IMO. If I asked him if he wanted me to be a referee would that be an issue?
Thank you for pointing out the grammatical error, consider it changed ;)
PS if 468x60 is huge, than maybe you should use higher res... aside from making my banner less aggravating you get to see more content without scrolling. Everything just looks better.
 
AZE said:
I do not hi-jack threads. Grady said he was going to start a league and I offered my services -- totally relevant to the subject. IMO. If I asked him if he wanted me to be a referee would that be an issue?
Thank you for pointing out the grammatical error, consider it changed ;)
PS if 468x60 is huge, than maybe you should use higher res... aside from making my banner less aggravating you get to see more content without scrolling. Everything just looks better.
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Like i said, it's not large as that size is the industry standard from IAB, but for AZB posters, u don't see them that large or rarely in their sig spots. And yeah, i use a 1600 rez on a HD 27". :) But most should build it for 1024x768, which u have and that's great! :thumbsup.
And ur right.... if someone is posting about in which u can provide hosting or website needs, that is pruty relevant. But the other option to play it safe is to probably PM the individual.
Like my reply back to Jcin... i should've PM'd him the answer, but my apologies...

Tiger
 
tigerallenyim said:
Like i said, it's not large as that size is the industry standard from IAB, but for AZB posters, u don't see them that large or rarely in their sig spots. And yeah, i use a 1600 rez on a HD 27". :) But most should build it for 1024x768, which u have and that's great! :thumbsup.
And ur right.... if someone is posting about in which u can provide hosting or website needs, that is pruty relevant. But the other option to play it safe is to probably PM the individual.
Like my reply back to Jcin... i should've PM'd him the answer, but my apologies...

Tiger
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(a). I see your point.
(b). I'm a little envious, I want one :(, I'm sitting here with this stupid Samsung
(c). You're probably right, and I'll try to do that more often now. I just try to post on the fly alot, when I've got a spare minute or two -- don't feel like doing any extra navigating. I'm uber lazy.

PS, you and scottster both get 10% off anything you want :)
Thank you :)
 
JAM said:
I did notice the BD Tournament Section for sure. :)

I recall -- and I may be wrong, so subject to check ;) -- that one of Mike Janis' posts about the Viking Tour were deleted on BD. I never did understand why, though.
JAM
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JAM, BD deleted my posts and banned me because I refused to follow the rule of not posting links to the sponsors of the Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour. Heck, in good consience there would be no way for me to even give on advertising the sponsors that support our sport so I took one on the chin.


Mj

PS. Click on the link below to get the full list of sponsors that support the Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour.
 

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Most people know that I am the webmaster at Billiards Digest. While I maintain their website, I have no editorial control over there.

I do have very clear instructions to remove any thread that is posted on their forums that can be construed as an advertisement.

I don't know what all of their thinking is on this rule, but I do know that they are a magazine that stays in business by selling advertising. Allowing people to advertise for free would not make a lot of sense for a business like that.

Mike
 
AzHousePro said:
Most people know that I am the webmaster at Billiards Digest. While I maintain their website, I have no editorial control over there.

I do have very clear instructions to remove any thread that is posted on their forums that can be construed as an advertisement.

I don't know what all of their thinking is on this rule, but I do know that they are a magazine that stays in business by selling advertising. Allowing people to advertise for free would not make a lot of sense for a business like that.

Mike
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I don't know everyone's history of participation on newsgroups and forums. Mine is avergage I would say. But my first newsgroup on the internet that I ever saw or posted to was the usenet one called rec.sport.billiards or RSB.

My first website went up in 1996. While learning how to do that I stumbled across newsgroups and specifically RSB.

My first post on RSB went something like this, "Hi everyone, my name is John and I make cue cases, here is my website, what do you think?"

I answered all the questions I could back then, especially the ones concerning differences in league play between Europe and the USA.

I believe my first flame war came about because I felt that the "Balabushka" cues by Adams were not "what George would have built had he lived" (from the Adams brochure).

A discussion came about about cues in that first week and I ended up selling one of mine and the profit paid for my internet access and web hosting for a year.

RSB for those who know it is uncensored. It requires each user to set their own filters. As such it unfortunately was prone to long and vicious flame wars, looney tunes like Larry Grindiger who created massive multiple identities (and who ended up killing RSB for me), and can be spammed with ads from both inside the industry and outside of it.

In other words it's a free for all. But it was a self regulating community as well. No one got away with any kind of BS that wasn't immediately called. People were vicious and unrelenting with each other and those same folks later got together in real life and had a great time.

People supported the businesses in their community. I sold lots of cases, Jack Justis sold lots of cases, many cuemakers found new customers that they would otherwise have been unable to reach. And spammers found that the door didn't hit them in the ass on the way out. All of us there welcomed any contribution that enriched the group and quickly ostracized those that didn't.

So I "grew up" on the internet with the rec.sport.billiard group. People who became my virtual poolroom buddies. Yeah, I am the case guy who jumps in every conversation about cases to remind everyone that I am the case guy while the regulars roll their eyes. But that's my role and to deny it or disallow it would be to weave a different fabric that might not be as comfortable.

There is a reason I personally do not participate nearly as much, actually the barest fraction of, at the other billiard groups on the web. It's because I don't know those folks and they aren't part of "my" group. So while I do "advertise" my services here, I think it's in context and a community service. If I am not allowed to do that from time to time in the threads where it's part of the topic or in my signature then I probably wouldn't come here very much.

But I'd still come cuz you all are my friends, at least some of you are, from the RSB days!
 
JAM said:
Ralf Souquet was one of the shooters who didn't get the green dot to light up right away. Kevin Trudeau even stepped up to the plate, but came with a couple misses. Ralf did get the green light to light up eventually. Keith hit it after three or four attempts. It was funny to see the expression on their faces when the pros did come with a miss! They couldn't get their hands on that cueball fast enough to try it again. :D

I wish I could remember the name of this device. It was a contraption that let you know if you were a straight-shooter, I guess! :D

JAM
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JAM...It's called the Accu-Shot, and is used by many instructors. I carry one in my lesson case, along with several other tools, including the Joe Tucker Laser Trainer. The Accu-Shot is made in Atlanta and sells for about $70.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
 
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whitewolf said:
Scott, do you remember when we first met you said that you would be our pool instructor for life, that any time we had a question we could just call you on the phone?

Sure do...and you've never called.

Scott, do you remember after the second lesson you had with my wife? After it was over I was standing at the pool table with a cue in hand and I told you that I could not hit the cueball straight up and down the table, that the cueball always had right spin on it? And your response was some kinda mumbo jumbo that I must be twisting my wrist or something.

Other readers notice: SCOTT DID NOT TAKE TWO MINUTES OUT OF HIS PRECIOUS TIME to look at my stroke.

Here's what you wrote: I just want to thank all the CCB'rs (www.billiardsdigest.com/CCB) who recommended Scott Lee to me as an instructor. Bluewolf and I had lessons last night, which we will never forget. You just can't say enough about the quality and quantity of Scott's teaching. he puts out a thousand percent effort, and is very entertaining, in addition to being very knowledgeable. Thank you, Scott!

Ray Woodford
Baltimore, MD


That sure doesn't sound like someone who was dissatisfied. :rolleyes: Why you are now...8 yrs later...who knows? With the exception of our disagreement about Fast Larry, I've never had any beef with you or your wife.


A year later it took Tony Robles a milli-second to notice that I was lining up the shot with right English - due to my extremely dominant right eye.

Scott, you do have a place in the lives of teaching beginners, but as far as I am concerned, you can get lost.

WW
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Ray...I've worked with many players, from beginners like Laura, to seasoned pros. Nearly everyone has benefitted in one way or another. Tony is a fine instructor. You could learn some things about dominant eye...which has no bearing on your pool stroke. Regardless of "severity", your dominant eye takes in visual information 10/1000's of a second before your other eye...which is not enough time to make any difference in how the eyes operate binocularly shooting pool. FYI, lining up with the cue under your face where you SEE a straight line is what's important...not whether it's under your dominant eye or not.:D

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
 
Damn the internet sucks! Everything you have written is there and archived to be found at just the right time to BUST SOMEONE.

I am advertising for Scott Lee here! Everytime I have ever dealt with him on a business level he has been gracious and enthusiastic and honest! I never took a lesson from him because I know it all already but I wouldn't hesitate IF I needed lessons. :-)
 
Johnnyt said:
I always thought Mike owned this site...who does? Johnnyt
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If I have it correctly, Mike owns this site. However, he also owns his own business and maintains many other pool sites, including Billiards Digest.
If I'm wrong, I'm sure Mike will correct me.
 
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