Should PocketPoint be banned

Should PocketPoint be banned

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It's not my decision to make. There are others here who are pretty much as bad, just not as obnoxious about it, and they will never be banned.
If you think this guy is bad, you've never seen Fast Larry in obscene homophobic mode.
 
Wolven said:
Have to vote 'NO' for several reasons. As in freedom of speach for one.
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I vote for this post!you cant ban people because they dont say things that we all agree on,with out differences,then we would have all the same,which would never work!we all do things different,not saying they are right are wrong,but thats the way its always been and thats the way it will always be,to late to change it now,its life and it keeps the world moving!oh btw i vote POCKET POINT STAYS!
 
I'd just like to say one more thing about all this.

PocketPoint has drawn many responses that were excellent posts.
There has to be some value in that.

so I take my hat off to the AZers that rose to the occasion.

:clapping::yeah::outtahere:
 
I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE, I'M POCKET POINT. THERE, I SAID IT. FEELS SO MUCH BETTER NOW TO BE OUTED.


<---Just Kidding :)



Seriously, if you don't like his threads (which I don't), then don't post in them and they will make their way down to oblivion. If he starts posting to his own threads to keep them up without a response, he will get himself banned. The mods aren't the only ones who can ban. By ignoring him if you don't like him, you put your own ban on him.
 
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I got something that should be banned...unusually large images that force the whole thread to scroll left to right. More important than pp's topics, imo.
 
I voted no due to the freedom of speech we enjoy in the US. With that said, I feel you are incorrect on many points. You don't "KNOW" everything as you claim. No one knows everything. You seem to be a legend in your own mind. My guess is you don't have a permanent job (and probably never have), and know very little about life in general. I think you really enjoy being a pain in the ass....and could really care less about where the game of pool is going......you just post to get reactions out of folks......but that is just my opinion from what I have read on the few posts you have made. Most of them I have skipped due to your terrible communication skills (I would rate them in the area of 7th grade).
But keep on posting......I am sure others will take the bait. I for one will not post in any of your "know it all" threads in the future. I just wanted to get my 2 cents in. Have a great day.;)
 
PocketPoint said:
As it is in many other arenas, you are wanting to ban one of the few people that are trying to HELP the game.

Others will sit back and think that if they can find 3 more players to add to their league, pool is advancing in their area.

I've told you already, if you want pool to thrive, it will come from gambling. Pool is a gambling sport, not a league sport.

YOU NEED TO EXPOSE THE LEAGUE PLAYERS TO ACTION.

I said it before, change the leagues to tournaments. Try and get the guys that cashed to gamble afterwards.

Make accomodations for spectators to watch these matches. Make plenty of food and drinks available. Stream or tape the big money matches and make them for sale at your room or online.

Then your average league player will witness a big match. HE WILL WANT TO BE THE ONE PLAYING FOR THE CASH. HE WILL WANT TO BE THE ONE ON THE STREAMING TABLE.

He will understand that leagues are a waste of time. He will get the desire to improve, to win tournaments, to feel what it's like to play for alot of money, and maybe have 50 people watching him play.

This is the atmosphere you need to create. It will bring in gamblers and regular folks to the room just to watch the action. They will become patrons of your room when they otherwise wouldn't have. Nobody would choose to come and watch a pool league for fun. BUT THEY WOULD CHOOSE TO COME AND WATCH SOMEONE PLAYING FOR $1,000.

Advertise the match ahead of time. Have drink specials. DO NOT LET THE LEAGUES RUN POOL PLAYERS INTO BRAINDEAD ROBOTS.

YOU ARE ALL ROBOTS RUNNING AROUND..... GET RID OF THE BCA AND APA.

I SWEAR TO GOD THIS IS THE TRUTH.
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Cattle farmers in Texas probably dont ever see this kind of bullshit.

Look at the players that make up your local league. Now, think about which of those players would place in a local handicapped tourney. You might get 1 or 2 of those players on average that have a shot.
The average league player would probably pay his entry fee and get knocked out in a 1st or 2nd round. If this happens to them again and again, there is no way they will continue to shoot. So now your tournament is dead.
League offers these people a chance to compete with each other, usually for half the price, and they have a chance at winning the match, regardless of what kind of return they get, people usually go for 'instant gratification' rather than 'it will pay off 10 years down the road'.

You are right, there would be people watching a big money match. Its not their money, and you know these people aren't going to sweat any matches. So whats the point there. I assure you that if you had 100 people watching a match for $20,000. Maybe, MAYBE one of them would imagine theyd to play for it. NONE of them would want to put up right then and there. But that will never happen because you wouldnt be able to get 100 people to watch it in the first place because, unless you understand whats going on, pool is ungodly boring. Not everyone in the world can sit rail all day and pick out a good shot vs. a bad shot.

Gambling isnt pool. Pool isnt gambling. There is a place for it, but thats not what its about. I think you have watched 'Poolhall Junkies' or 'The Color of Money' one too many times.

If you put a match on TV between 2 top players, and they each had to put up $250,000 of their OWN money, how many people outside of the pool world would watch that match? NOBODY CARES. And the people that DO watch it, with the exception of people in the pool world, would only watch the last few minutes to see who won.

None of your ideas can possibly save pool. Pool is one of those things that will ALWAYS be around, but it will only be popular every now and then.
 
I don't like pocketpoints threads. I ignored them. People kept posting to them so they kept moving to the top. This was irritating because it felt like people were just feeding a pointless thread. Then I would post one response to his threads asking people to please not post in it so it stops moving to the top. People post into them anyway. It's difficult to ignore when the dang thing keeps moving to the top because pp makes some kind of inciting or over generalizing remark that people just can't help but respond to. It's like all those people who have made Sarah Palin infinitely (in)famous because they can't stand the things she says.

People need to stop with the freedom of speech. A mod banning PP is not a violation of his constitutional right. This is a commercial forum, you don't have the right to be here let alone say whatever you want on here. Think of of the freedoms of speech that has been violated because you can't say f*ck on cable tv or show full frontal nudity. This isn't a vote out or a lynch mob since no matter which way this vote sways I doubt the mods would heed the results. I observe this vote as the opinion of those who wishes PP would just go away.

brandoncook26 said:
Seriously, if you don't like his threads (which I don't), then don't post in them and they will make their way down to oblivion. If he starts posting to his own threads to keep them up without a response, he will get himself banned. The mods aren't the only ones who can ban. By ignoring him if you don't like him, you put your own ban on him.
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If he stops posting, what else will you have to talk about? It's almost a sport in itself. :grin:
 
is a pocketpoint the same as a tit:confused:


on topic: voted NO on ban because he gets lots of fingers movin
 
Good points by PocketPoint.

The leagues are ruining pool because a majority of the league players....I hate to say it....they are not very good. They are social players. I am sorry to offend people by saying this.

Pool halls are in the business of accomodating these players and the old school players or atleast the very good players that gamble, are ignored or not recognized by their greatness.

The average league player wouldn't even know who's who or recognize a legendary house pro. This is ruining the game but atleast leagues bring in money to the pool hall.

I was watching a Finals match in a APA league and it was downright pathetic. The game went to sudden death and both players dogged the 8 ball twice....lol.

I, once, was guilty of wanting to join this league and asked a league player about it....his words...."You are too good to play against us." I still wanted the challenge.

I don't think I am too good for the league but it's almost like an unwritten rule where the 9foot players are not allowed to play in APA. League players see us as another breed. I think we are NFL players and they are more like Arena Football.
 
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Who can it be now.................?

I vote yes strictly because I think that PocketPoint is someone else on AZ. Could be anyone from Mike H. to Travis T. Purposely stirring the pot for the sake of views. IMO
 
About 54% against banning vs. about 46% who want to ban. I wonder if some people are starting to wish now that it hadn't been posted.

Oh wait. If you don't favor banning you're stupid, right? So those votes don't count.
 
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