Who's Who?

JoeW said:
.......Using my own name has a way of making me be more polite, more thoughtful of others comments and more sensitive to how I am perceived by others. I general it requires me to be more tactful...........It keeps me honest and requires that I be as polite in my posts as I would be in person.
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That's fine in as far as how you perceive the positive influence of using your own name on your own posting behaviour in terms of your own politeness. After all you would know best what you could trust yourself to do in that respect if you were not using your own name.

I would agree that it is also crystal clear there are posters who do abuse their anonymity by sometimes behaving in a manner which they would not do in person. To deny so would be absurd.

However, whether it is what you intended to convey or not, when your above post is viewed in the context of your earlier expressed thrust of opinion on the subject, it does appear to be inferring that no-one can be trusted to post to generally the same degree of tactfulness or politeness as they would communicate in person if they use a nickname rather than their own name. If that is what you were implying I would disagree........ though not impolitely:) ;)
 
Shakespeare said it best:

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose,
By any other word would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title: ? Romeo, doff thy name;
And for thy name, which is no part of thee..."

The question should be not why do people use "handles" instead of their names, but rather what does it matter if they do?
 
I'm Sure That Someone Said It.... imo

catscradle said:
Shakespeare said it best:

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose,
By any other word would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title: ? Romeo, doff thy name;
And for thy name, which is no part of thee..."

The question should be not why do people use "handles" instead of their names, but rather what does it matter if they do?
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Is Shakespeare the one that said, "Let them eat cake, bundt cake" ???????
Doug
http://www.figis.com/gifts/offer.as...2&GCID=S18403x001&gtkw=individual+bundt+cakes





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8ballEinstein said:
I don't know guys, I may not ever understand the need to have a poster be identified by their real name. Yes, there are a few goofballs that come on here who rile us up because they have that cloak of anonymity and we have to weed them outta here. Still, the majority of us are enthusiasts who enjoy talking about pool.
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Here's the problem. You're 8ballEinstein. You sound like a sensible guy who maybe has some experience around the pool world. You've posted 250 times. I might have read posts from you before. But if I did I don't remember it. So when I started reading your post I didn't have you pegged as a sensible guy who maybe has been around the block.

If you take people like jsp, sjm, and MeMikey, I don't really consider them anonymous--at least in a practical sense for me they are not. I know what city they're all in. I know or think I know approximately how old they are. I know something about their relationship to pool. And most importantly I know they are all thoughtful people with ideas I find valuable or intriguing and that my time is well spent opening their posts.

When I see "8ballEinstein," I don't know if you're a teenager in Des Moines, a twenty something woman in Japan, a typical league player in Toledo, or an old guy who's been playing bar pool in Wyoming for five decades. For lots of opinions I need to put them in the context of who is saying them. It's not about being elitist. It's about filling in the things that are not said.

And importantly if I don't have a way to grasp onto who you are, then unless you really impress me, I'm not going to remember whether it was nosoupforyou or 9ballmaniac that said something. When I read something by you again, I won't make the connection. It's hard for me to get to the point with you that I'm at with Memikey, jsp, and sjm if I don't have the basic demographic information to catalogue my impression of your thoughts.

And frankly, there are a lot more posts here than anybody can read (at least I hope nobody reads them all). When I open a thread that already has 50 posts on whether a short backswing is good or bad, I scan for people whose opinions interest me. It's much easier for you to get on that list if you're John Jones, a league team captain in Syracuse, or even John J., who plays in a retirement facility in Phoenix than if you're STICKSWINGER with no demographic information, who I have no reason to believe will not be TOMCRUISE tomorrow.
 
mikepage said:
Here's the problem. You're 8ballEinstein. You sound like a sensible guy who maybe has some experience around the pool world. You've posted 250 times. I might have read posts from you before. But if I did I don't remember it. So when I started reading your post I didn't have you pegged as a sensible guy who maybe has been around the block.
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I'm OK with all that. I can be just one of the hundreds of folks who post on here. I'll be happy to let my posts reveal something about me, instead of my name, location, age or whatever. During those 250 posts that I have, interested forum members have been able to figure out my general location and approximate age. One sent me a PM and invited me to their home for a pool party. He also used a nickname and I didn't know him by anything other than his posts. Still, I felt comfortable that he was a stand up guy. We never met for the party because of a scheduling conflict on my part, but I have an open invitation to hook up with him when I'm in his area. If we do meet, he will likely learn more about me than he wants to know.

Bottom line, if someone on here wanted to know me better, beyond what they read on my posts, they can send a PM. That's what it's for.
 
And Popcorn.....Cases Of Popcorn

8ballEinstein said:
Bottom line, if someone on here wanted to know me better, beyond what they read on my posts, they can send a PM. That's what it's for.
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Really ? All I get is death threats. :)
Doug
( and empty beer cans )
 
Danny Kuykendal said:
JimK, there's more here than you perceive. Maybe you could have personally emailed me this message? Why is everyone afraid to post who they are? Are you afraid to post who you are? This general paranoia goes beyond being retiscent about who you are, and to the point of being responsible about what you post.
So, how do you like them apples. Heard that before?
Danny
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Danny, no offense intended. I have many reasons to hide my true identity as I am constantly involved in nefariuos and under handed activies. Oh what the hell. Jim Kuykendall, venerable older brother of Danny Kuykendall.
 
pj, What did McGoorty say after years of hustling and conning people on the pool table? Something like "At least when someone sticks a gun in your face and demands your money, you know you're being robbed."

Danny
 
I'm A Scrable Champion

Jimk said:
Danny, no offense intended. I have many reasons to hide my true identity as I am constantly involved in nefariuos and under handed activies. Oh what the hell. Jim Kuykendall, venerable older brother of Danny Kuykendall.
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I don't believe you and one of you is going to L.
(for lying)

Doug Kuykendoll

Kuykendal, Danny
Kuykendall, Jim







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Jim, thanks for responding. Everything's fine brother. Making it to Reno this year?

I attempted to stir the stewpot. Worked, right? I think this is something all pool players should consider, because if its reputation. Why not be a little more stand-up to help the reputation of the game?

Danny
 
Jim, thanks for responding. Everything's fine brother. Making it to Reno this year?

I attempted to stir the stewpot. Worked, right? I think this is something all pool players should consider, because of its reputation. Why not be a little more stand-up to help the reputation of the game?

Danny
 
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Smorgass Bored said:
Really ? All I get is death threats. :)
Doug
( and empty beer cans )
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Yeah, but those are just left over from the bad old days on RSB. :) I don't think anybody on AZB his a contract out on you.
 
catscradle said:
Yeah, but those are just left over from the bad old days on RSB. :) I don't think anybody on AZB his a contract out on you.
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Which reminds me, Is Jimbo really not allowed to post here? If so, why not?
 
mikepage said:
Which reminds me, Is Jimbo really not allowed to post here? If so, why not?
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Funny how mentioning Smorg, RSB, and disagreements brings to mind Jim. :) Ahhhh, for the good ol' days.

He was banned. I suspect his banishment has expired, but that he chooses to ban himself.
 
Danny Kuykendal said:
I'm a little concerned at the fact that I don't know who I'm talking to on this forum. I play pedal steel guitar and on the Steel Guitar Forum you always know who you're talking to. Even if an nickname is used the person's real name is listed under the nickname.

Why? Is it a pool thing? Do pool players enjoy being incognito?
I personally believe this is one of the reasons pool has achieved it's seedy reputation, because players are always doing something hidden (for lack of a better word).

I go to the player profile and I still don't get a name. Maybe this is an insidious problem particular to pool players? Is giving out your name going to spoil some action?

In my pool room everything is above board. All players know each other, don't hustle any unsuspecting people, and (mostly) behave like gentlemen.
Rudolfo Luat came into my room 10 years ago looking for a game, and I told everyone who he was, like I do all hustlers and players, and he only said, "I understand, you're protecting your customers". He was nice about it. Unlike some players I've run into that get miffed that I "spoiled their action".

Thing is, even if he didn't understand, I would have spoiled his action. And that's one reason I don't get a lot of hustlers coming through Danny K's.

Believe me, we have some really good players who play at my place, but they don't need to hustle, and they understand it doesn't work at Danny K's.

Again, WHO'S WHO?


Danny K
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Hi, My name is John... You wanna buy a cue ???
 
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