Why dont' we learn

[Barbde]

How to place parlays? And where to find bookies? How to bet an over under? How to put your house and family in jeopardy???
OMG. Yeah, it's a sport!

[Heidi3]

Re: Why dont' we learn

My first true loves dad was a bookie in Providence..oh can not be highjacking this thread with my personal stuff.....

[Tom]

Re: Why dont' we learn

it is a sport ... it is on ESPN ... they have the world series!
I am just an athelete!

if this was a chess forum would it be different?

[Barbde]

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Yeah big difference. I don't see you taking advertising from Chess International. And I don't see a lot of $$ being placed on chess.
You have so lost my respect. I cannot believe the threads i started here has been moved to chat with no explanation of what I am even talking about. And making me look like an idiot. You cannot tell me the posts were not being approved. I got a notice that said so. So, that being said. I have no use for liars.

[Heidi3]

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this is not as simple as your are making it out to be ...nor is it as benign as chess ..I think the issues the bigger picture and what the mission of this board is....good luck with trying to make poker a "sport" ..maybe if you put it in the exercise forum where the other athletes hang out?

[Barbde]

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And I take that back. There probably is a whole lot of $$ being placed on chess. After all it is something else to BET on

[gal_osh]

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frankly I don't understand why this is being all bent out of shape. If you don't like the poker part of the forum, DON'T GO TO IT. I can understand if you are worried that someone will become addicted, but you're acting as if this is the only place on the net where you can get this info. If someone wants to play poker and get addicted there are MANY places on the net that would allow that. Besides this is not a site where you can acutally PLAY poker, just chit chat about strategies and things like that.
Just my 2 cents.
~Heather

[Tom]

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I mean ... everything in life is addictive.
Poker is fun. Something that I would say 70% of americans have played at one point or another. If I was a betting man ... I would wager that you have played poker at least once in your life.

I am just teaching the rules and some strategy. Poker has really gotten popular in this country over the past two years.

The forum lessons ... I stated for people who have a skill and would like to teach that skill to others ... if you would like to start up a knitting class then you can ... kntting I also have heard is addictive.

The posts were moved because they clearly were not a poker lesson.

I added a little something to the poker description to warn that it may not be suitable for people with addiction disorders.

I would like to eventually add some other forums under lessons:

managing your finance
chess
wine and cheese

I would love for others to join in and give some off topic lessons.

If you dont like the topic then there dont read it.
Maybe we will see that noone reads them and then it eventually will go away.

[Barbde]

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As I stated previously here, or somewhere else, since you chose to move my threads so they make no sense. I have lost all respect and you can remove my supporting member "honor".

[Bren]

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Barde,

Something is amiss right now and I cannot figure it out. I am seeing requests for posts to be entered in different forums. I am so confused. I do believe we have a problem with this feature and I am CLUELESS as how to figure it out or fix it. Sorry, it is a holiday and alot of our admin are taking advantage of the day. In other words......BOBBY! I am sure when he comes on he will fix it. Please be patient with the mix up today.

[Barbde]

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Barde,

Something is amiss right now and I cannot figure it out. I am seeing requests for posts to be entered in different forums. I am so confused. I do believe we have a problem with this feature and I am CLUELESS as how to figure it out or fix it. Sorry, it is a holiday and alot of our admin are taking advantage of the day. In other words......BOBBY! I am sure when he comes on he will fix it. Please be patient with the mix up today.

I would "bet" the problem is with Tom. Oh and yes Tom, I know about the "sport" gambling. This is not the place for it, IMO. Please. How much trouble was gone though to get the over 50 forum? Or the STAC forum? That actualy had to do with weightloss? And this is arbitrarily started and then my threads are moved?? By the way... AFTER they were "approved"??? This is screwed up and I am PO'd.

[Barbde]

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Hmmmm... anyone have knitting problems that could cost you your mortgage payment??
Tom seems to think he can give you information on managing your finances too! Anyone want to sign up? Cuz, you know, gambling is a SPORT after all! Perhaps you could could manage your finances with your knitting!

Tom

I mean ... everything in life is addictive.
Poker is fun.
The forum lessons ... I stated for people who have a skill and would like to teach that skill to others ... if you would like to start up a knitting class then you can ... kntting I also have heard is addictive.

I would like to eventually add some other forums under lessons:

managing your finance
chess
wine and cheese

.

[gal_osh]

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How much trouble was gone though to get the over 50 forum? Or the STAC forum? That actualy had to do with weightloss?

I do understand what you're saying barb, but the forum is "Lessons" which means it won't just be about poker (it just happens to be the first post), it will be about anything that someone wants to teach/learn. Do you have a problem with the forum itself or just the poker aspect of it? If "we" wanted this site to just be about the "diet" we would have to delete a lot of things on this board....like the chit chat forum the womens/mens forum etc. These forums are not just about the "diet". where should the mod's draw the line? and more importantly who decides? (I know I'm not interested in learning poker so I won't be going to that post, simple as that.)

[Barbde]

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[QUOTE=gal_osh]These forums are not just about the "diet". where should the mod's draw the line? and more importantly who decides? QUOTE]

I guess we figured out who decides..... and it's not the mods.

[gal_osh]

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yeah Barb, I personally have no real problems in particular with the "learn poker" part of it but I did go in to see what it was all about and the part I thought that was kind of strange/funny (well not really funny but you know what i mean) was this:

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"website"

use bonus code:
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to download the software here is the direct link:
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Kind of sounds like a commercial for that "website" lol