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bad language and abuse
subzero1
Member Posts: 77
hi i'm mike i joined sky poker 6 weeks ago and have really enjoyed the experience.before that i played on pokerstars.just for play money or the odd free roll.i joined sky poker because the games are played in pounds not dollars and also it doesn't allow players from america which seem to be by popular consent better players than us brits and as i am a novice player i need all the help i can get.but one thing that has saddened me is the amount of abuse i have received in the notes section on the odd occasion i have knocked someone out of a game and last night topped the lot.i won't give the players name but i was in a £1.15 double your money sit and go and when this particular player was knocked out i recieved the sort of abuse that i'm not even able to print in this section and we were only playing for a pound for gods sake.that is something where i think pokerstars and most american poker sites that i have heard about knock spots off skypoker because they will not tolerate such abuse even to the point (i have heard) where they have banned players from there site.i therefore hope skypoker takes the same approach because its not nice when your 9 year old daughter is looking over your shoulder cheering you on only to see her daddy being called every name under the sun by a complete stranger.so come on skypoker sort this problem out.and to the rest of the players out there who are abusive to other players if you don't like to lose go to a play money table or take up snap....
Comments
I'm really sorry to hear about your bad experience at the tables. you can be certain that we take table abuse very seriously at Sky Poker and such abuse will not be tolerated. please make a repot to our friendly customer care team by clicking here (and following the instructions). once the report has been made the team will investigate and take the appropriate action.
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all the best,
Rich
There is no need for abuse of any sort, you pay your money and take your chance. Had the players daughter not been there then maybe the abuse would not have seemed as bad, having said that and more to the point..what's a 9 year old doing watching Daddy gamble..what sort of example is that?
Maybe this person could also simply ask nicely and calmly ? No need to "shout" :-)
Regards,
Max
This is a valid point, it shouldn't be happening.
Also people should be mindful of the do and donts in poker. I am also sick of people slow rolling and putting things like "I hope am good" in the chat box or "good luck" or "good game" and then turning over the nutz.
What is the point in that!!!
Chin up we're not all like it
bad beats happen I always say "well done nh"! These guys that abuse players for making bad calls are missing the point we need players to make mistakes to win money.
So ignore them and if anyone abuses me I dont mind as it means they have just help me improve my bank roll, abuse every day please lol
If this really bothers you and you play on PC you can switch to mini view and you wont see the chat box at all.
Just found this post - to be honest, this is my first post - even tho ive been playing on sky poker since january. Ive been abused a few times, all persoanl stuff - things like lucky ****, even been called a banker once!
The reason im responding now, is because of something i saw in the chat box recently, in one of the August freerolls of all things. I had been moved tables four times without actually playing a hand and saw in the chat 'lucky **** **** ur dead mum'
Personal insults are common on low - micro stakes; where i play. I dont trade or post insults myself and prefer to type 'nh - wp'. But '*** ur dead mum' struck me as being totally wrong. I even did a screen capture as I was going to report it, but thought after, the person to which the abuse was directed at, should be the one to take that action.
I think its a personal choice, you can either ignore it, or report it - where im sure sky will do something if you do contact them. I doubt Sky want their 'customers' to be abused in anyway.
Anyway, thats my 2p worth - gd luck at the tables
Si
btw - I wrote abuse is common at low- micro stakes - I see it once a week, not actually common, just feels like it. Most pf the people on this site seem to be very genuine decent people - just one or two idiots that tarnish a good game/site.
Maybe if more people complain, sky poker may do something, but from what you say Kevin, I doubt it now. As I wrote before tho, I put up with personal insults, even tho the stake is only 30p or 60 in an STT. I just found the remark during one of the freerolls incredible. Abuse like that and the remark to cancer (OMG) can put new players off from returning.....
Last night for example this guy tried to bluff me in a big pot but I kne I had better so i called him....and won
He called me a sl*g on the table which is totally unacceptable language
I warned him if he swore and me again I would report him, but seriously what is the point all that happens is they get a slap on the wrist and told not 2 do again.
depends what u call banter