Useless Forum Member

[dontscratch]

I have been a member of this forum for over three years now, and I have around 15 posts. If someone asks a question, and I think I can be helpful then I do so. I have bought a number of cues from people that belong to this forum, and have supported the advertisers that help keep this forum going. Every morning I log in to enjoy the forum with my breakfast, and to see what I might have missed. I have loved pool for over 45 years and I am
reasonably knowledgeable about the game and its history.
Now I find out that I am a 'Non contributor" to this forum.I guess that I will have to start answering every post so that I can be welcomed in the all exclusive AZB room at the classic.THe reason I do not post more is because of the better than you are attitude of a lot of the "contributing"members. Have a Nice Day.

 

[Mr. Wilson]

What is going on?

Dave

 

[MVPCues]

What is going on?

Dave

I believe he is referring to the decision you have to have so many posts to your name to be a fully priviledged member in the AZ room at the DCC.

Kelly

 

[Purdman]

I have been a member of this forum for over three years now, and I have around 15 posts. If someone asks a question, and I think I can be helpful then I do so. I have bought a number of cues from people that belong to this forum, and have supported the advertisers that help keep this forum going. Every morning I log in to enjoy the forum with my breakfast, and to see what I might have missed. I have loved pool for over 45 years and I am
reasonably knowledgeable about the game and its history.
Now I find out that I am a 'Non contributor" to this forum.I guess that I will have to start answering every post so that I can be welcomed in the all exclusive AZB room at the classic.THe reason I do not post more is because of the better than you are attitude of a lot of the "contributing"members. Have a Nice Day.

Thank you for your contribution to this forum. You seem to have hit the nail right on the head. I ain't in the club either. I like it that way!
Purdman

 

[jimmy-leggs]

why do you say you are a non -contributer?

 

[Sweet Marissa]

You can always increase your post count with some of the following commonly-used phrases:

Tap Tap Tap
You hit the nail on the head!
I hear ya, <insert forum member name here>!
Bump
Happy birthday!!
Check your PMs!
<insert any combination of smileys>
What did I miss??
LOL
OMG
WTF
WWJD

 

[Snapshot9]

I think ...

it is because you had to have a 100 posts before you are eligible to be a part of the AZB/One Pocket room at the Derby.

He showed us one of the holes in that theory of using posts as a requirement. It should be a more indepth requirement considering either posts or a 'join date' time length requirement.

In otherwords, 100 posts OR being a member for 1 or 2 years. A 3 year member, IMO, should be eligible. The powers that be should change it, at least for the future, and include membership length, and decide on the minimum length of time of a being a member that is required.

 

[Mr. Wilson]

I'll say right now, right here;

Whomever made that decision is not a part of the management of AZ Billiards.

They are people who got a room together at a tourney and know each other from here.

How they can come to a conclusion as to who may or not use this room based on your level of participation here is beyond me.

Their actions DO NOT reflect our values as a board.

Please don't judge the board for their decision. You are very welcome here.


Dave

 

[jay helfert]

I have been a member of this forum for over three years now, and I have around 15 posts. If someone asks a question, and I think I can be helpful then I do so. I have bought a number of cues from people that belong to this forum, and have supported the advertisers that help keep this forum going. Every morning I log in to enjoy the forum with my breakfast, and to see what I might have missed. I have loved pool for over 45 years and I am
reasonably knowledgeable about the game and its history.
Now I find out that I am a 'Non contributor" to this forum.I guess that I will have to start answering every post so that I can be welcomed in the all exclusive AZB room at the classic.THe reason I do not post more is because of the better than you are attitude of a lot of the "contributing"members. Have a Nice Day.

Hey, if you are at Derby City, please come by the AZ room and visit with us. Thanks

 

[dontscratch]

one of our members in a earlier post was comparing member A(a contributing member with thousands of posts) to member B-a non contributing member with only 120 posts.

 

[JAM]

I have been a member of this forum for over three years now, and I have around 15 posts. If someone asks a question, and I think I can be helpful then I do so. I have bought a number of cues from people that belong to this forum, and have supported the advertisers that help keep this forum going. Every morning I log in to enjoy the forum with my breakfast, and to see what I might have missed. I have loved pool for over 45 years and I am
reasonably knowledgeable about the game and its history.
Now I find out that I am a 'Non contributor" to this forum.I guess that I will have to start answering every post so that I can be welcomed in the all exclusive AZB room at the classic.THe reason I do not post more is because of the better than you are attitude of a lot of the "contributing"members. Have a Nice Day.

Shucks. That ain't no way to feel.

I have been an on-and-off contributor to AzBilliards discussion forum, and I have formed some friendships from my participation here.

For several years, I traveled the American tournament trail and enjoyed sharing my experiences on that trail with this forum. There are some GREAT pool folk here.

Interestingly, when I am at pool events, sometimes I am approached by an AzBilliards member who recognizes me as "JAM." I enjoy meeting AzBilliards members on the road. Sometimes the AzBilliards member will share with me that they are a frequent reader of this forum, but will never post.

There are a variety of reasons for not posting. Me personally, when this forum becomes unpleasant, I tend to find other things to occupy my spare time. Life is truly too short.

One reason I have heard over and over again from the AzBilliards "lurkers" when we have chatted is that if they do choose to respond to a thread, they feel compelled to have to read all the incoming replies and then, in some instances, may feel compelled to reply once more. Spare time may be a factor for some lurkers, I guess.

I've only been posting on the Internet for about, oh, maybe 3 or 4 years. AzBilliards is a great resource for pool folk, and it offers a lot of interesting reading from time to time.

Just because you lurk doesn't mean your contributions to the forum are not worthy. So welcome, Dontscratch. My name is Jennie, and I am a railbird.

JAM

 

[Cornerman]

one of our members in a earlier post was comparing member A(a contributing member with thousands of posts) to member B-a non contributing member with only 120 posts.

That particular statement of "non-contributing" was about the content of the 120 posts being non-contributive, not the number of posts.

If you're non-contributing, then I'm non-contributing.

Fred

 

[Hambone]

I must be a "noncontributor" to then. I'm not much of a talker in person much less on a computer. However I have bought one cue and a book off of here and lent some of mine out to other forum members. Oh well, I can't make Derby City anyway but the "Music City Open" is just around the corner, if anyones going I'll see you there (no post count required).

 

[Williebetmore]

As one of the organizers of the 2006 and 2007 DCC AZB rooms, all I can say is "WTF is this guy talking about???"

There is not at this time, nor has there ever been a limitation of participation by "post count." My post on room participation requirements in the DCC forum does NOT contain ANY SUCH RESTRICTION. We have had many participants in the room with low post counts.

There has been some discussion of doing such a thing in the future (though not by me, and I am opposed).

Don't believe everything someone says on the internet.

P.S. - the only thing "exclusive" about the AZB room is that playing privileges are EXCLUSIVELY for members who contribut $25. ALL members are free to hang out whenever they want and socialize - NO FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION NECESSARY. If someone can explain how this makes our room "exclusive" please let me know. We welcome ALL members to come and socialize.

Our expenses are up-front, and NONE of the organizers is in the business of making interest free loans to a bunch of people who do not get their money in on time.

 

[Cornerman]

it is because you had to have a 100 posts before you are eligible to be a part of the AZB/One Pocket room at the Derby.



.

I hope that none of the above is actually true. There didnt' seem to be any issue with brand new forum members being able to take part in the Derby room. Was this really a written requirement?

And, as Steve Boothe advised me last year, post number isn't at all any indication of forum contribution.


Fred

 

[Charlie Edwards]

I have been a member of this forum for over three years now, and I have around 15 posts. If someone asks a question, and I think I can be helpful then I do so. I have bought a number of cues from people that belong to this forum, and have supported the advertisers that help keep this forum going. Every morning I log in to enjoy the forum with my breakfast, and to see what I might have missed. I have loved pool for over 45 years and I am
reasonably knowledgeable about the game and its history.
Now I find out that I am a 'Non contributor" to this forum.I guess that I will have to start answering every post so that I can be welcomed in the all exclusive AZB room at the classic.THe reason I do not post more is because of the better than you are attitude of a lot of the "contributing"members. Have a Nice Day.

I, too, don't post very much. That's just my nature. But I respect members most that post quality rather than quantity. To me it is irritating to have to wade through so many posts that are put up just to be funny, silly, or cute...just to get their posts count up.

I also think that a lot of people that really could contribute something to this forum feel they should limit their activity here because they think that one of the "regulars" will smart-off to them. I have heard that from several players and cuemakers. And they, like me, aren't here to argue.

I very much enjoy this forum and plan to stick around. This is a good, well managed board, IMHO.

 

[Williebetmore]

Their actions DO NOT reflect our values as a board.

Please don't judge the board for their decision.


Dave

Mr. W.,
I do NOT believe that I placed ANY SUCH RESTRICTION on AZB Room participation. I do NOT believe ANY apology from you is necessary.

I believe that this member has in some way misinterpreted gossip for policy.

 

[DaveK]

As one of the organizers of the 2006 and 2007 DCC AZB rooms, all I can say is "WTF, are you on crack???"

Ahh, Willie, the original poster is dontscratch, not breakup.

Don't believe everything someone says on the internet.

I don't believe that.

P.S. - the only thing "exclusive" about the AZB room is that playing privileges are EXCLUSIVELY for contributing members. ALL members are free to hang out whenever they want and socialize - NO CONTRIBUTION NECESSARY. If someone can explain how this makes our room "exclusive" please let me know. We welcome ALL members to come and socialize.

Possibly some of the confusion comes from the use of the word CONTRIBUTION. In some posts it may mean the contribution of money to the room costs, and in other posts it may mean the contribution of posts/thoughts/knowledge to the AZ forum ... not that I know anything about either.

Dave, does contribute the odd smart-ass comment

PS hey dontscratch ... dontworry, you aint no useless forum member, others have already claimed that crown

PPS to Charlie Edwards, hey, I'm a loudmouth smartass in person too, so some of us have other excuses ... and I really did want to suggest where the root of this particular confusion may be ... but I'm still a loudmouth

 

[Williebetmore]

Possibly some of the confusion comes from the use of the word CONTRIBUTION. In some posts it may mean the contribution of money to the room costs, and in other posts it may mean the contribution of posts/thoughts/knowledge to the AZ forum

DaveK,
Maybe that's the problem.

Here is a better way of phrasing it:

the only thing "exclusive" about the AZB room is that playing privileges are EXCLUSIVELY for members who contribute $25 by the deadline date. ALL members are free to hang out whenever they want and socialize - NO FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION NECESSARY. If someone can explain how this makes our room "exclusive" please let me know. We welcome ALL members to come and socialize.


I also TOTALLY disagree that AZB has any "post-count" snobbery. Part of what makes the forum great is that posters are judged on the content of their communications. We have many posters who have huge post counts that are held in low general esteem (PM me if you really need names), and many occasional posters whose contributions we value (John Schmidt, Greg Sullivan, Mark Griffin, Johnny Archer, Lil John, etc.).

This whole thread just smacks of sour grapes. People who want instant credibility just because they type something on the internet are most likely in the wrong forum. Through your posts, people will know what type of person you are. Through your play at DCC, people will know what type of player you are. Deal with it.

 

[Scott Lee]

I have been a member of this forum for over three years now, and I have around 15 posts. If someone asks a question, and I think I can be helpful then I do so. I have bought a number of cues from people that belong to this forum, and have supported the advertisers that help keep this forum going. Every morning I log in to enjoy the forum with my breakfast, and to see what I might have missed. I have loved pool for over 45 years and I am
reasonably knowledgeable about the game and its history.
Now I find out that I am a 'Non contributor" to this forum.I guess that I will have to start answering every post so that I can be welcomed in the all exclusive AZB room at the classic.THe reason I do not post more is because of the better than you are attitude of a lot of the "contributing"members. Have a Nice Day.

dontscratch...Please don't take the gossip of a few posters, to be the mainstay of the overall attitude of this forum. Almost everyone here welcomes anyone to post a question, or answer a post, regardless of their "level of involvement" on the forum, or their inherent ability, or knowledge. We are ALL eternal students of this fantastic game...at least the folks who really love pool! Although it is true that frequently there are threads that rehash old questions and information, rarely do we refuse to answer, or point someone in the right direction (to do a 'search' in the archives...or include a link to the desired post info).

IMO, there is absolutely nothing wrong with limiting PLAYING on the AzB room tables, to those that have made the required minimum 'donation'. If you want to play on those tables, you've had plenty of time to sign up (and admittedly, I was a last minute entry myself). Who plays has nothing to do with how many posts, nor the presumed "quality" of the information posted. It's all about covering the costs to have our own place to play and socialize...where anyone, whether they post here or not, can come and 'meet & greet' other AzB posters (Thank you Williebetmore, Timberly, et al!). However, only those that paid a, imo, very small fee, have access to the AzB room tables. There are plenty of other tables available to rent, at $10/hr., which is still very reasonable (Thank you Greg Sullivan!).

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com