The Adventures of MDawg II
Posts that went unchallenged by 'management' influenced members. Members who often failed to stay within the rules as interpreted at those times. I'm not attributing blame. We have causes and we have effects.Quote: coachbellyAre Marcus or MDawg to blame for the suspensions of other members?
Didn't the contributors who left in disgust choose to leave, rather than simply follow the repeated advice of the admins to either ignore or block bothersome members and posts?
Are Marcus and MDawg to blame for the choices made by other members?
You quote out of context. I directed two posters to drop interpersonal hostility. There is no rule that says I cannot be hostile to the concepts and characteristics contained within posts.Quote: coachbelly
Quote: OnceDearThe posts of Mdawg and yourself have certain characteristics. It's those characteristics, of the posts, which I feel a certain hostility to.
In the original (now closed) "Adventures" thread, you directed Marcus to do the following...Quote: OnceDearDrop the hostility.
This smacks of "rules for thee, but not for me" - ism.
How about you drop your admitted hostility, instead of reacting with hostility?
He Did do that. I held back from calling him anything but implied that others might make their own judgement (silently). That's not trolling to me. YMMV.Quote: coachbellyQuote: OnceDearYou simply told the cards how to proceed and they obeyed you?**
** What does one call a man who claims such magical powers?
The quote above is just straight-up trolling.
I'll pass on that. Thank you for your contribution.Quote:Yet another mod in desperate need of a self-check.
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Quote: OnceDearYou simply told the cards how to proceed and they obeyed you?**
** What does one call a man who claims such magical powers?
Quote: coachbellyThe quote above is just straight-up trolling.
Quote: OnceDearHe Did do that.
Quote: MDawgI cut the next shoe, and declared that Player was gonna be it
You are asserting, that in the quote above, MDawg claims to have told something to the cards, and that he claims magical powers?
Quote: OnceDearWell you can start by not putting words in my mouth.
Rules for thee, but not for OD...straight-up trolling....have you no shame?
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You are asserting, that in the quote above, MDawg claims to have told something to the cards, and that he claims magical powers?
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That matches my initial read of MDawg's statement.
Quote: DieterThat matches my initial read of MDawg's statement.
Where in this statement did he claim to have told something to the cards, and that he has magical powers?
Quote: MDawgI cut the next shoe, and declared that Player was gonna be it
My read is that he declared that his initial bet would be on Player.
Quote: coachbellyQuote: DieterThat matches my initial read of MDawg's statement.
Where in this statement did he claim to have told something to the cards, and that he has magical powers?Quote: MDawgI cut the next shoe, and declared that Player was gonna be it
My read is that he declared that his initial bet would be on Player.
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Cutting is certainly a form of influencing the deck.
My interpretation of the "Player" declaration is that it is a prediction as to which wager will be favorable this shoe.
Zero or more of us may be misinterpreting something.
Quote: billryanI took mdawgs pronouncement as a command, not a wish.
A command? Like when a player calls for a monkey in Blackjack?
I don't know who will be more irritating: MDawg and his claims, or OD alternately defending and attacking MDawg. Time will tell.
Quote: billryanIt almost sounds like you are suggesting it was mere luck that mdawg called player and it was player for the next dozen or so hands.
Has anyone suggested otherwise?
