Buzz/anyone else,
first off, i apologize if anyone was offended by my post or felt insulted. that was not my intention at all
i don't have a ton of time to deal w/ this right now, but i want to clear this up as best i can
Buzz, u quoted part of my post in ur initial response, in ur response to DonkeyFocker, and in the notes for the infraction u gave me. unfortunately, in doing so, i feel u quoted me out of context. it's quite easy to take something someone said and make it appear insulting if u don't include what they are referring to or what they said earlier
u quoted me saying:
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o8 is really only the correct game for people who just aren't good enough to become strong players in other forms of poker
and responded w/:
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With that statement you trash everyone who enjoys playing Omaha-8 and everyone who posts on this forum. With that statement you have insulted us all.
in ur response to DonkeyFocker, u said:
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I don't think it's polite to tell our posters they "just aren't good enough to become strong players in other forms of poker."
in the reasoning listed under my infraction u wrote:
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insulting post "o8 is really only the correct game for people who just aren't good enough to become strong players in other forms of poker"
these quotes make no reference to what i said earlier or what i was trying to address, and, when taken out of context, are absolutely insulting
i said:
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if u are intelligent and willing to walk away from a game that u already can beat in order to learn a new one (and u are trying to make money), then it has always been a mistake to focus on o8
i put the key part of the above quote in bold
what i am suggesting is that, if u fall under the description i gave, there are more profitable games to focus on. this is my opinion. the opinion happens to be shared by almost every high stakes player i've spoken to that is aware of the action available in other game types (though that's basically irrelevant, it's implied that this is my opinion, and that i could be wrong, and that u are welcome to disagree)
i emphasize this again later by saying:
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...this is not (and never will be) the best game to focus your energy on if u feel u are capable of playing poker at a high level and are interested in long-term success
directly after i say:
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i'm sure some will disagree. hopefully i didn't offend anyone
taking my quote out of context and making it look like i am suggesting that o8 players aren't good enough to become strong players in other forms of poker is ridiculous. if u look at my entire post from start to finish, it should be quite clear that i was not suggesting any such thing. despite quoting my exact words, u have effectively put words in my mouth by leaving out the context. these words now show on my infraction record
at least u didn't delete the post itself so people can see for themselves, but i obv feel that the infraction should be removed completely. if u felt my post was insulting, could u have not just deleted it and contacted me privately rather than banning me for 3 days? maybe copy it first, send it to me, and suggest that there might be a better way to word it? keep in mind u banned me from all of 2+2 at a time when i am trying to plan out my future after losing a primary source of income. i appreciate u considering that u may have misinterpreted my intent and removing the ban, but still feel that i should not have a single infraction point
we all make mistakes. it would be unreasonable to expect u to never misinterpret someone's intentions when acting a mod. i understand that. and maybe i could have worded my post better
again, i apologize sincerely to anyone who felt i was insulting or disrespecting them. that couldn't be further from my intent
i was actually trying to help o8 posters who had lost a significant source of income by suggesting that there are other games that are quite beatable. if i'm not supposed to ever suggest that there could be a better game to focus on than o8 because i'm in an o8 forum, then i guess that's my fault for not understanding what these boards are here for. if we need to all pretend that this is the perfect game for everyone trying to make money to focus on while in this forum, then ok. but i am aware of no such rule on 2+2. in fact, i've seen different games being discussed in every strategy forum i've ever read
i feel that this is somewhat implied or at least that it should be obv, but there could even be exceptions to what i posted regarding o8 being the wrong game to focus on for those capable of playing poker at a high level who are attempting to make significant money long-term. there could be someone who loves o8 so much that they are able to put in longer hours playing it than in other games, or someone who is able to play their A-game for longer due to their love for o8. there are other possible examples
keep in mind i am an o8 player myself, and have been one for quite some time. it has been my primary game for years now
u took one small part of my post and made it sound like i was suggesting everyone who has chosen to play o8 has no chance of ever beating a different game. that is not only not what i was suggesting at all, but it's close to the exact opposite of what i was suggesting
hopefully i've cleared up my intent. i have other things i have to deal w/ now, and might not be able to respond to this further for a while. i will be contacting the admins and/or other mods to review my infraction, if needed, once i have more free time. for now, i thank u for at least being open-minded enough to remove my 3-day ban
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