Difference between learning and being told what to do.

Good thread bigspenda. I agree that you do to have to work things out for yourself to truly understand the game and be able to apply the PRINCIPLES of a particular hand to other situations otherwise you end up like, dare I invoke his name, ripjohngotti.

That said, I'm happy to help people in this learning process and why I rarely give 1-2 word answers to questions. Plus, particularly in the beginners' forum, I really think that any question, no matter how basic, is fine.

Originally Posted by Pelion

Pelions problem with FTR number 2

One of the reasons I post advice is so that people will correct me if im wrong. I get the feeling alot of posters on this board are scared of contradicting a "respected poster" and so alot of bad advice goes around. If I post something and you disagree with me chances are one of us us wrong. If you publicly contradict me then hopefully we can figure out which one of us and why. If you dont want to contradict me then I just hope its you thats wrong, because if its me your politeness is costing me money. You can debate things with people without offending them just as long as you are polite. Do it. Its good for the game.

I absolutely agree with this. I worry that just because I have 2600 posts that newer posters don't want to disagree with me in the SNG forum. I WANT people to disagree with me because if I'm wrong I want to learn, and if they're wrong I want THEM to learn, and there's no better way to learn than to try to articulate an opposing point of view and have it logically proved incorrect.

That's why I really appreciate having other experienced players around the SNG forum to disagree with me because I absolutely do make mistakes and have leaks to plug!

Originally Posted by swiggidy

Some of the noobs will stick around and answer these questions for the next batch. It's a circle, feel the flow.

This is an excellent point. I find it so satisfying to see players that the forum has helped reach this point and start answering questions from newer players absolutely correctly.