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Slowroll thread

TommyDTommyD Member Posts: 4,389
edited April 2012 in Poker Chat
Hi all

I have deleted the thread that has appeared here today accusing someone of slowrolling.

1)  This is against forum rules to 'name and shame'
2)  You provided no proof other than your accusation.
3)  These claims were unsubstantiated.
4)  It was very boring.

I have set this thread up if people want to continue a discussion on how bad slowrolling is.  If anyone names the person accused in the previous thread that post will be snap deleted.  And i shall be quite cross.  Grrr.
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  • rancidrancid Member Posts: 5,947
    edited March 2012
    Yeah good job, slow rolling is bad but can be funny

    Funniest was the world team poker championships, where the player got up from the table - discussed what he should do with his AA !  Everyone laughed lolz

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAJ0ibzf4yk
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  • jakallyjakally Member Posts: 421
    edited March 2012
    Sigh.......when I saw the thread title, thought it was a chance to list my greatest slowrolls.

    Might still do that - but you're going to have to wait some time............

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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited March 2012
    That is pretty sick Rancid lol
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  • GaryQQQGaryQQQ Member Posts: 6,804
    edited March 2012
    This thread is a slowroll! The deleted thread was up for hours :)

    (Not that I disagree with the deletion, the naming and shaming was inappropriate).
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  • TommyDTommyD Member Posts: 4,389
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: Slowroll thread:
    This thread is a slowroll! The deleted thread was up for hours :) (Not that I disagree with the deletion, the naming and shaming was inappropriate).
    Posted by GaryQQQ
    I went to a wedding yesterday.  Today I am hungover like you wouldn't believe.  Hence my slowness and grouchiness.
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  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG Member Posts: 7,155
    edited March 2012

    I didnt know your a mod... i must be crazy.. i dont like all this karryon


    ye slowrolls are bad...

    the end

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  • TalonTalon Member Posts: 1,621
    edited March 2012
      Just my opinion here.

      Slowrolls are just bad end o fstory and people who do it should be shot.

      But how can you tell if it is a slowroll. In alive game it is easy to tell. But online it can be many other things. Supposed slow rolls can come from bad connections, multitabling, distractions by cat/dog/wife/tv.

      Nobody likes being slowrolled and we are all very quick to pass judgement. I myself have done something similar whilst having a bad connection, so had no choice in the matter.So maybe we should save judgement for when we are possession of all the facts and not just our own irritation and biased opinion.
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  • ACEGOONERACEGOONER Member Posts: 1,435
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: Slowroll thread:
    In Response to Re: Slowroll thread : I went to a wedding yesterday.  Today I am hungover like you wouldn't believe.  Hence my slowness and grouchiness.
    Posted by TommyD

    I thought it was because you're a tottenham fan ;).

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  • Poker_FailPoker_Fail Member Posts: 1,755
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: Slowroll thread:
    I didnt know your a mod... i must be crazy.. i dont like all this karryon ye slowrolls are bad... the end
    Posted by GREGHOGG
    Crazy who?
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  • JockBMWJockBMW Member Posts: 2,653
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: Slowroll thread:
    In Response to Re: Slowroll thread : Crazy who?
    Posted by Poker_Fail

    Now now, we have been warned about naming and shaming ;o)
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  • GELDYGELDY Member Posts: 5,203
    edited March 2012
    naughty naughty

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  • TommyDTommyD Member Posts: 4,389
    edited March 2012
    My word, I thought I wasn't going back to school until tomorrow.

    Greg, Fail, see me after.
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  • barnsiebarnsie Member Posts: 496
    edited March 2012
    they are never that bad on here as no timebank e.t.c

    got slowrolled all the way down the timebank on starz earlier today in a decent plo hand, unless he really was considering folding the nuts on the turn

    i hadnt finished typing **** ** **** *** in the chat before i binked a miracle river


    reap what you sow
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  • bandinibandini Member Posts: 1,802
    edited March 2012
    My favourite slow-roll story was when I called from the big blind with 10sJs and flopped a straight flush. An uber aggressive player that had been giving me verbal shoved all-in and
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  • ArchangelArchangel Member Posts: 169
    edited March 2012
    When did sky let the inmates run the asylum?  This worries me more than anyone posting about slow rollers. Letting players with potentially their own agenda decide on post's is a very poor.  I don't know Tommy, he's probably a very cool guy but as he is just a player here is this a good idea? I guess if my post is deleted my point is proven.  No beef with this guy at all, just the decision to make a player a mod.  With great power comes great.... Oh that's Spiderman never mind.  I'm sure many people  will leap to his defense but remember I'm not attacking the player or the man just merely stating my own concerns that a player should not moderate post's. I don't want you to be tapped up for corruption by the mob :).
      Oh and with 15 sec's to act proving slow rolling is hard.  Especially if multi tabling.  
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  • EvilPinguEvilPingu Member Posts: 3,462
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: Slowroll thread:
    When did sky let the inmates run the asylum?  This worries me more than anyone posting about slow rollers. Letting players with potentially their own agenda decide on post's is a very poor.  I don't know Tommy, he's probably a very cool guy but as he is just a player here is this a good idea? I guess if my post is deleted my point is proven.  No beef with this guy at all, just the decision to make a player a mod.  With great power comes great.... Oh that's Spiderman never mind.  I'm sure many people including Tony will leap to his defense but remember I'm not attacking the player or the man just merely stating my own concerns that a player should not moderate post's. I don't want you to be tapped up for corruption by the mob :).   Oh and with 15 sec's to act proving slow rolling is hard.  Especially if multi tabling.  
    Posted by Archangel
    It's standard on a lot of forums for members of the community to become moderators - This forum is no different to millions of others on the internet in that regard. Moderators are usually unpaid, have to put up with trolls, people being abusive towards them, etc, and for the most part, they do a great job, especially when you consider they're not actually getting anything for it.
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  • shaun84shaun84 Member Posts: 685
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Slowroll thread:
    Hi all I have deleted the thread that has appeared here today accusing someone of slowrolling. 1)  This is against forum rules to 'name and shame' 2)  You provided no proof other than your accusation. 3)  These claims were unsubstantiated. 4)  It was very boring. I have set this thread up if people want to continue a discussion on how bad slowrolling is.  If anyone names the person accused in the previous thread that post will be snap deleted.  And i shall be quite cross.  Grrr.
    Posted by TommyD
    Hi TommyD. I was the original poster and would like my right of reply. For a start I was unaware that Naming a person in your thread wasn't allowed, Secondly it was not my intention to 'Shame' the person, it was simply to see what other peoples opinion was. Thirdly how would it be possible to provide proof? Hand history would not help and unless the hand was shown on tv you would not be able to see how long the person concerned took. Also by showing the hand on tv to prove my so called 'Accusation' you would essentially be 'Naming and Shaming'. On your point that the 'Claims' were unsubstantiated, 3 other players from the site posted on the thread almost immediately that the same player has done the same to them and they had it saved in their notes. Finally on your point that it was boring, I didn't know that your opinion on the relevance or your interest in a post was grounds for removal. If that is the case then maybe you should be deleting many more posts. I also think that in a case such as this it would be common courtesy to notify the original poster that their thread has been deleted and the reasoning behind it. It is not as if the thread was offensive or contained foul and abusive language. If I had been notified that I was in the wrong for naming the person I would have ammended my thread to leave the opponent with annonimity. As you can clearly see from this post, I have reffered to the opponent as a person, therefore not giving away their gender let alone their username.
    Best wishes. Shaun the Villa fan in Bham
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  • ArchangelArchangel Member Posts: 169
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: Slowroll thread:
    In Response to Re: Slowroll thread : It's standard on a lot of forums for members of the community to become moderators - This forum is no different to millions of others on the internet in that regard. Moderators are usually unpaid, have to put up with trolls, people being abusive towards them, etc, and for the most part, they do a great job, especially when you consider they're not actually getting anything for it.
    Posted by EvilPingu

    I'm understand this is standard but something being standard does not equate to correct.  I would state I am in no way trolling  Tommy.   I understand your points but still disagree with a players power of veto.  Regardless this person seems to conduct themselves well and in the grand scheme of things who cares:).  This no matter what is said is my opinion and I shall not be changing it (any time soon lol), but it is not the end of the world.
       Regardless we all think differently so have a good one.  


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  • JockBMWJockBMW Member Posts: 2,653
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: Slowroll thread:
    In Response to Re: Slowroll thread : It's standard on a lot of forums for members of the community to become moderators - This forum is no different to millions of others on the internet in that regard. Moderators are usually unpaid, have to put up with trolls, people being abusive towards them, etc, and for the most part, they do a great job, especially when you consider they're not actually getting anything for it.
    Posted by EvilPingu

    As one of the above, I can confirm everything that Evil said.  Players on Sky Poker have been Moderators for some time now.  
    In the past we were unknow as Moderators and used Mod ID's .  I myself was Sky_Mod7.  Then the decision was made to make it know who the mods were on the forums.  There is a thread that introduces us to the forum.

    TommyD is the newest of the Sky Mods, he is a well respected player and will be a great asset to the Mod Team.  In addition his decision to delete the initial thread was perfectly correct.  By all means discuss Slow Rollong, just don't target individuals in your posts

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  • ArchangelArchangel Member Posts: 169
    edited March 2012
    In Response to Re: Slowroll thread:
    In Response to Re: Slowroll thread : As one of the above, I can confirm everything that Evil said.  Players on Sky Poker have been Moderators for some time now.   In the past we were unknow as Moderators and used Mod ID's .  I myself was Sky_Mod7.  Then the decision was made to make it know who the mods were on the forums.  There is a thread that introduces us to the forum. TommyD is the newest of the Sky Mods, he is a well respected player and will be a great asset to the Mod Team.  In addition his decision to delete the initial thread was perfectly correct.  By all means discuss Slow Rollong, just don't target individuals in your posts
    Posted by JockBMW

    To be clear once more Jock I am not attacking Tommy(nor do you say I am) moreover nor condoling naming or shaming.  I just disagree with players as mods that is all.  As stated this is not the end of the world.  I have seen many mods abuse their power, I am sure said player is the last person on Earth to do so.  It's a big world we can all think differently. Monday blues for the win. Anyone entitled to their own opinion can reply but that's it for me on this subject.  Be well.
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