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FWIW, I also use "shut up <insert name>, don't be an a$$". I want to say it's 75% effective.
 Originally Posted by martypalin
Originally Posted by swiggidy
Marty, you're an idiot. Stop talking now before you make yourself look worse.
what have i said that is bad and what is making me look worse, or is it just the fact I' m not kissing a regualr posters ass that has annoyed you
It's not about kissing a regulars ass. It's about not being a prick. People like FTR because of the laid back community style. We don't encourage random flaming, especially when it isn't warranted.
I really didn't want to do this, but...
Originally Posted by martypalin
I guess it is ok to take money off the fishes but BY GOD you cant call them a fish unless they leave?
No because it's -eV. This has been beat to death, not only in this thread, but countless others. Not to mention several books by many excellent poker playing authors (e.g. SS, HOH, Ace on the River, everything Sklansky has written).
Originally Posted by martypalin
I just said I dont do that, my point is insults dont bother anyone online
This is an ignorant opinion. One that leads to problems that we generally avoid here at FTR. Insults do bother some people. Why introduce negative feelings into an environment where people are trying to have fun, especially if that person's fun includes giving you money.
Originally Posted by martypalin
No they don't. They are often learning the game, or experiencing it for the first time. They are paying for entertainment, which doesn't generally include being ridiculed.
Originally Posted by martypalin
They probably realised they were losing money as opposed to getting emotionally drained by being called a nOOb or a fish
I'm sure this is true sometimes, but if there is a 1% chance that insulting a fish scares it away then it's a -eV decision.
Originally Posted by martypalin
please elaborate as eloquently as before
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