onoway Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Did I step on a toe? It wasn't intentional if so..my point was simply that such activities do not require people to interact much with other people. Perfectly sociable people might enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 One idea is to have an option to disable chat in some tournaments. that is a terrible idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwery_hi Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 One idea is to have an option to disable chat in some tournaments. that is a terrible idea. Your eloquent explanations shows us why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwery_hi Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Did I step on a toe? It wasn't intentional if so..my point was simply that such activities do not require people to interact much with other people. Perfectly sociable people might enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. Not my toe dear, your foot is knee deep in your mouth. Perfectly sociable people might not enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 One idea is to have an option to disable chat in some tournaments. that is a terrible idea. Your eloquent explanations shows us why. lollet's think for a moment. suppose an opponent asks for a clarification of a bid. oh! wait! he can't!so instead they keep clicking on the bid. there isn't that much room in the alert box, so the player being asked will explain the call in the chat window. oh. wait! they can't!what about just general greeting and system explanation... oh. wait! not possible! suppose your p reddots briefly, as they often do, but it usually lasts only a minute and you wish to tell opps and the director that the p will be back and ask that they not be replaced. oh. wait! you can't! am sure there are probably a few more instances where chat is useful or maybe even neecessary. think before you post something stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Did I step on a toe? It wasn't intentional if so..my point was simply that such activities do not require people to interact much with other people. Perfectly sociable people might enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. Not my toe dear, your foot is knee deep in your mouth. Perfectly sociable people might not enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. LOL i suppose you consider yourself sociable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 mmmeeeeeooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwery_hi Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Did I step on a toe? It wasn't intentional if so..my point was simply that such activities do not require people to interact much with other people. Perfectly sociable people might enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. Not my toe dear, your foot is knee deep in your mouth. Perfectly sociable people might not enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. LOL i suppose you consider yourself sociable? Yeah, more than you at least. "If your level of maturity is at or below that of Matmat's you might not care about that, but fortunately most bridge players are at least beginning to approach adulthood." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Did I step on a toe? It wasn't intentional if so..my point was simply that such activities do not require people to interact much with other people. Perfectly sociable people might enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. Not my toe dear, your foot is knee deep in your mouth. Perfectly sociable people might not enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. LOL i suppose you consider yourself sociable? Yeah, more than you at least. "If your level of maturity is at or below that of Matmat's you might not care about that, but fortunately most bridge players are at least beginning to approach adulthood." heh. wow. you know, most people, when they quote, have the decency to attribute to quote to an author. i guess you never had that lesson? also, I find it fascinating that you can't use your own argument, but rather repeat someone else's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwery_hi Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Did I step on a toe? It wasn't intentional if so..my point was simply that such activities do not require people to interact much with other people. Perfectly sociable people might enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. Not my toe dear, your foot is knee deep in your mouth. Perfectly sociable people might not enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. LOL i suppose you consider yourself sociable? Yeah, more than you at least. "If your level of maturity is at or below that of Matmat's you might not care about that, but fortunately most bridge players are at least beginning to approach adulthood." heh. wow. you know, most people, when they quote, have the decency to attribute to quote to an author. i guess you never had that lesson? also, I find it fascinating that you can't use your own argument, but rather repeat someone else's. "If your level of maturity is at or below that of Matmat's you might not care about that, but fortunately most bridge players are at least beginning to approach adulthood." - Fred Gitelman. (Ouch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 "If your level of maturity is at or below that of Matmat's you might not care about that, but fortunately most bridge players are at least beginning to approach adulthood." - Fred Gitelman. (Ouch) and what, pray tell, is the connection between being sociable and being mature? I still don't see the point here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 best thread in a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sadie3 Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 I can see where a TD might want to impose a "no chat" function at a table where the players have gotten into the "push and shove" mode and he needs to gain control. For obvious reasons it should not be a permanent thing, and should only be used in extreme instances to allow the TD to gain control of an out-of-control situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Just ask all players to mark everyone as enemy and block enemy chat. BTW I think IRL bridge events should be confined to high-security prisons. Players should wear hand-and-foot-cuffs and mouthtape to prevent them from annoying each other and the TD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwery_hi Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Just ask all players to mark everyone as enemy and block enemy chat. BTW I think IRL bridge events should be confined to high-security prisons. Players should wear hand-and-foot-cuffs and mouthtape to prevent them from annoying each other and the TD. I thought this was already being done in Britain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onoway Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 First, query, I am not your "dear", and trying to patronize me is slightly..VERY slightly..amusing. Do you understand the concepts of the words "could " and "might"? There are several dictionary sites on the web which can help in this regard, since you seem to have some sort of misconceptions regarding their meaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAnneM Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 LOL, that reminds me of the other day when that General called Senator Boxer "Ma'am". It didn't work for him either. Sorry, very off topic. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwery_hi Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 First, query, I am not your "dear", and trying to patronize me is slightly..VERY slightly..amusing. Do you understand the concepts of the words "could " and "might"? There are several dictionary sites on the web which can help in this regard, since you seem to have some sort of misconceptions regarding their meaning. Second, Dear onoway, I might not want to call you Dear always, but then I might want to sometimes, since I can choose to do it anytime. If you can't take it, don't dish it out. Save your advice for someone who gives a damn, dearest chit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onoway Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 wow that was the best you could come up with after thinking for nearly two days?LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 LOL, that reminds me of the other day when that General called Senator Boxer "Ma'am". It didn't work for him either. Sorry, very off topic. :lol: I wasn't there, so I have no idea what actually occurred, but apparently you believe the General was being patronizing. Maybe he was, but as a matter of fact, military members are taught from boot camp onwards to address male superiors as "sir" and female superiors as "ma'am". And that includes Senators and Representatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokerbids Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 The title of the thread is Rules against rude manners and I think the original poster AAr has perhaps well proved his point...well at least to me. If one reads the entire thread I say to myself if its allowed on here why not on table? Of course on here no one is being rude...they are being sarcastic, patronising, someone said stupid, insensitive but rude no way...No rudeness in this thread!!!!! Here we are just trying to gently put our point of view across to our fellow posters. On the bridge table heaven forbid we allow what AAr is suggesting but here...well here its not the table there we will never be patronising to our opps but here its different. Of course accuse anyone of even bordering on rudeness here I know someone will snap my head of cause really I bet no one thinks they are actually being rude! But...well read the whole thing and maybe.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 The title of the thread is Rules against rude manners and I think the original poster AAr has perhaps well proved his point...well at least to me. If one reads the entire thread I say to myself if its allowed on here why not on table? Of course on here no one is being rude...they are being sarcastic, patronising, someone said stupid, insensitive but rude no way...No rudeness in this thread!!!!! Here we are just trying to gently put our point of view across to our fellow posters. On the bridge table heaven forbid we allow what AAr is suggesting but here...well here its not the table there we will never be patronising to our opps but here its different. Of course accuse anyone of even bordering on rudeness here I know someone will snap my head of cause really I bet no one thinks they are actually being rude! But...well read the whole thing and maybe.... what? I'm never rude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobowolf Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Did I step on a toe? It wasn't intentional if so..my point was simply that such activities do not require people to interact much with other people. Perfectly sociable people might enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. Not my toe dear, your foot is knee deep in your mouth. Perfectly sociable people might not enjoy any or all of those things, obviously. LOL i suppose you consider yourself sociable? Yeah, more than you at least. "If your level of maturity is at or below that of Matmat's you might not care about that, but fortunately most bridge players are at least beginning to approach adulthood." heh. wow. you know, most people, when they quote, have the decency to attribute to quote to an author. Maybe he aspires to be Vice President one day. Hey now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwery_hi Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 wow that was the best you could come up with after thinking for nearly two days?LOL Yeah, I was busy playing chess with your mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 wow that was the best you could come up with after thinking for nearly two days?LOL Yeah, I was busy playing chess with your mom Quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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