Been a long week, work sucks. I have benn getting a few Facebook and MySpace invites, I dont have time to post here as much as i would like to, let alone join new sites. I decided to do a post on a few 3 letter words. Find your own steals for them lol. The first one as regular readers of this site probably read about in the comments , Dorcas played on me in a game and it works at both Hoyle and at Steal. The rest of them are only valid at Steal.
urb---- an urban area
cru----A vineyard or wine-producing region in France.
ahi----Japanese for yellowfin tuna
rai----a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments
pst----–interjection -(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
vum----Used to express surprise (new england expression)
zuz---- an ancient Hebrew silver coin, the fourth part of a silver shekel
Hope this helps your game gl and cya at the tables.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
Words
Instead of making more gutless soulless comments im going to do another words seen in the game post. The first word comes from Wordman50
Diapir/s--- di·a·pir [dahy-uh-peer] –noun Geology.
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below. ----—Related forms di·a·pir·ic I dont know if there are any other steals for this word.
The next word i have seen before but Dorcas played it in a game and its a good 1 to remember.
Ootid/s -----o·o·tid [oh-uh-tid] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation–noun Cell Biology. --the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
I dont know of any steals for this 1 anyone has 1 please email me.
Next is 1 i like to use alot and has a few ways to steal it
Helot/s----Hel·ot [hel-uht, hee-luht]
–noun 1. a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
2. a serf or slave; bondman. —Related forms ....helotage/s--- helotism/s--- helotry---helotries
Hope this helps in your games ... see ya at the tables
Diapir/s--- di·a·pir [dahy-uh-peer] –noun Geology.
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below. ----—Related forms di·a·pir·ic I dont know if there are any other steals for this word.
The next word i have seen before but Dorcas played it in a game and its a good 1 to remember.
Ootid/s -----o·o·tid [oh-uh-tid] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation–noun Cell Biology. --the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
I dont know of any steals for this 1 anyone has 1 please email me.
Next is 1 i like to use alot and has a few ways to steal it
Helot/s----Hel·ot [hel-uht, hee-luht]
–noun 1. a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
2. a serf or slave; bondman. —Related forms ....helotage/s--- helotism/s--- helotry---helotries
Hope this helps in your games ... see ya at the tables
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Even more stuff
I dont understand why people want to hide behind names no one knows. If you want to blast me on this blog you leave a name that everyone knows or it will be removed. For hoosier daddy..... we have established the fact that you are a dipshit. It never ceases to amaze me that people who say they dont come here and read my posts and the comments others leave feel a need to lie. Come out and say who you are.
This is the last comment from mr hoosierdipshit....."we finally agree on something, your blog is crap and so are you. seems you can dish it out but cant take it in return. as always, you amaze me with your gutless, soulless, spineless remarks. "
Funny stuff dickbreath, but im the one who posts under a name everyone knows, for the world to read, i am not the one hiding behind an alias. And if my blog is crap why do you keep coming back? Thats at least twice today that you have managed to fall into the crap that is my blog. Because you are obviously one of the unfortunates that has to ride the short bus to school i will tell you one more time... if you want to blast me leave your real name.
Have a nice night.
This is the last comment from mr hoosierdipshit....."we finally agree on something, your blog is crap and so are you. seems you can dish it out but cant take it in return. as always, you amaze me with your gutless, soulless, spineless remarks. "
Funny stuff dickbreath, but im the one who posts under a name everyone knows, for the world to read, i am not the one hiding behind an alias. And if my blog is crap why do you keep coming back? Thats at least twice today that you have managed to fall into the crap that is my blog. Because you are obviously one of the unfortunates that has to ride the short bus to school i will tell you one more time... if you want to blast me leave your real name.
Have a nice night.
more stuff
I realize that people come to read this crap when they are bored. In an effort to prevent further boredom i removed a comment on the last post from some dipshit named hoosier daddy. The comment was stupid and not really relevant to the post. Try a little harder next time dipshit.
Again , have a nice day!
Again , have a nice day!
Stuff
Well i see that Monkey boy and his little dogs made it in to a couple of tourneys last night. I hope someone cleaned the monkey poop off of the walls and the skank fluids off of the floor before they gave the room back . Probably no way to get rid of the smell tho.
Try to have a nice day!!!
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Stuff
Congrats to Lainy at FSW on her 2,500th tourney!! (HolyShit chant echoing thru ox rooms) ;-)
Reminders.... I am trying most nights to host straight steal at seven pm. Wordsteal ladder room. Hope you can all join us. Synergy league at hoyle has tourneys most nights at 11 and midnight for the late owls. Wish i could be there but i leave the house for work about 4-430 am for work and being that i am old i need my sleep.
Since this is a wordsteal/wordox blog i thought i would try shifting back more to the art of the game in my posts instead of the bs . OxtailSoup posted some words in the lobby that she learned playing Dorcas and i thought i would post them here for everyone with steals and definitions if i can find any.
lehr/s n. ----- an oven used to anneal glass no steals that i could find.
kyar/s n. --------Cocoanut fiber, or the cordage made from it. steals include stockyard brickyard backyard and junkyard
tonsure/s/tonsured –noun
1.
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
2.
the shaving of the head or of some part of it as a religious practice or rite, esp. in preparation for entering the priesthood or a monastic order.
3.
the part of a cleric's head, usually the crown, left bare by shaving the hair.
4.
the state of being shorn.
goutier adjective
1.
pertaining to or of the nature of gout.
2.
causing gout.
3.
diseased with or subject to gout.
4.
swollen as if from gout.
Ok that should do it for today ;-)
Reminders.... I am trying most nights to host straight steal at seven pm. Wordsteal ladder room. Hope you can all join us. Synergy league at hoyle has tourneys most nights at 11 and midnight for the late owls. Wish i could be there but i leave the house for work about 4-430 am for work and being that i am old i need my sleep.
Since this is a wordsteal/wordox blog i thought i would try shifting back more to the art of the game in my posts instead of the bs . OxtailSoup posted some words in the lobby that she learned playing Dorcas and i thought i would post them here for everyone with steals and definitions if i can find any.
lehr/s n. ----- an oven used to anneal glass no steals that i could find.
kyar/s n. --------Cocoanut fiber, or the cordage made from it. steals include stockyard brickyard backyard and junkyard
tonsure/s/tonsured –noun
1.
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
2.
the shaving of the head or of some part of it as a religious practice or rite, esp. in preparation for entering the priesthood or a monastic order.
3.
the part of a cleric's head, usually the crown, left bare by shaving the hair.
4.
the state of being shorn.
goutier adjective
1.
pertaining to or of the nature of gout.
2.
causing gout.
3.
diseased with or subject to gout.
4.
swollen as if from gout.
Ok that should do it for today ;-)
Monday, January 07, 2008
just for the record
Today a former league member came in to steal ladder room and proceeded to bitch about the removal of a td about a week ago. This player also was giving a current td a hard time in the rated room. He demanded an explanation. The more i think about this the more it pisses me off. You dont go to any league admin anywhere and demand a damn thing if you arent on their ladder . Even then you might try asking nicely. Its really none of your effin business what a myleague does or doesnt do. If another leagues admins want to exchange info , hey thats cool. If you are a friend and want the downlow ,hey thats cool. Anyone else can bugger off :-)
Sunday, January 06, 2008
More Years End Stuff
Time for a New Years Shout out to a number of people.....
HollyPeenyo ..... Hey Pard i miss the tourneys and all the destruction we were responsible for. It was fun even when we had the rare loss because then i got to make up funny excuses for why we lost a match. Lmao when i wrote some of them i could puicture Dorcas fuming in rage when she read them.
Dorcas.... Im glad you are trying to learn the art of trash talk. A bit of B.S. can make people laugh and the world always needs a good laugh.
Minifrump..... Good to see you around Trish..... Congrats again on that new grandbaby!!!
Natssssss..... It has been a blast playing you Nats. You have given me more than 1 good laugh too ;-) I cant wait to analyze our next match xxxxx lol
Star/ my graphics admin....... Im very happy for you and your family, i hope things work out where you can play more. I appreciate everything you have done over the years . xxxxx
BrianSmallacombe... If not many of you know this guy, he plays at hoyle on the FSW cases ladder. He is what i consider a methodical player. If you arent very careful before you know it he has whipped your ass and you are left sitting wondering what the hell just happened.
MadHooker/Aka PatriotTim.... Dude if ever there was an award for post game analysis you win!
The Gruesome Twosome Sneakypete and Redberry...... My co-admins... I have had more fun giving you 2 hell this year.... Im sitting here now thinking up new stuff to do lol. Im glad you are both around to make the league fun!!!
Melisca...... Smooches babe , can you come over tonight????
Mummykins...... You did not read that!!!
Dusty..... Bratass :P
Duncs.... Thanks for the chats , im glad we have a better understanding going on.
Cait.... Its been good to see you around lately , i hope you can come on more often.
Bronzelonna ..... Im glad you found us lonna good to have you in the Steal league!!
Red_Dawn .....Next time you *lose it* i hope you* find it* lol
Cherirock..... Glad i could help ya ;-) come play more often!!
And to the people i didnt mention and there are many , I look forward to playing you in 08' Lets have a good time.
HNY all cya at the tables!!
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
A few resolutions and the 2007 Big Balls Awards
Happy New Year to anyone that reads this blog and those who might accidentally stumble over it while surfing. Last year was a decent year, i did a lot of great fishing and camping with my daughter and wife , got drunk and started a league at wordsteal one night , and did some other crazy stuff that doesnt need to be gone over lol. For 2008 i just have a few resolutions...
1. Cut down on the drinking binges on the weekends if for no other reason my health.
2. Become a better player. while that is fresh in your mind let me just say that no matter who you are and how good you are sometimes the tile fairy is going to take a dump on you and there isnt anything you can do about it ;-)
3. Get more exercise... again health
4. Coninue finding new and fun things and places to share with C.J. and Cyndi.
Now that thats out of the way lets move on to the awards. Before i start though let me say that if anyone wants to add to the list email me and i will give it front page attention.
Admin of the year...... TheMummykins at Interleague. Mummy is crapped on week in and week out by T.D.s and leagues that are supposed to be supporting her yet she continues to persevere and keep Interleague going. If the people that arent supporting her but should be are offended by that, good!! Mummy ya got balls!!
T.D. of the year....... Lainy at FSW in the hoyle cases ladder room. Wow This lady is the IronTD of wordox, she is at this writing only 7 tourneys away from # 2500 personally hosted by her!! Can we get a Holy Shit chant going for Lainy??? WTG Lainy!! you got balls!!
Player of the year..... Me!! Kes/Perrin After thinking a lot on this one im gonna toot my own horn , toot toot. Wherever i go to play, whichever of the 2 names i use, i come to win. I will ladder with anyone that asks or anyone who knocks on the door whatever room im in and i dont back down from man or machine. Wtg me !! I got balls!! (save the sarcastic comments for someone who cares :-) lol i don't)
Most improved player/s of the year. I have to give props to 2 players this year , First is Just_Fancy aka Pammiek . She has cranked out multiple wins on me, Dorcas and Wordman this year and i dont care what anyone else says she has come a long way. Sharing this award with her is Debbers at wordsteal , she is new to the game but she gives it her best every time, In 2008 i expect to see her crack the top10 at steal. Wtg PammieK and Debbers ya both got balls!!
Best new TD/s... Redberry SneakyPete Bambiella and OxtailSoup. You ladies have taken to tding like wildfire, i appreciate everything you 4 have done to make our league grow , and all the tourneys you have hosted. WTG , all 4 of ya got balls!!
Now for a little fun
The His Bark is worse than his Bite award goes to OldShep.... After the few email communications we had I understand shep a little better. He is like most players , he comes in to relax and get away from stress. Wtg Shep, ya got balls!!
The Failure to Communicate/CoolHandLuke Award goes to Wordman50. After his clash at Extremeox and his initial post in response to his critics he decided to let the rest go drop the matter and ignore his detractors . Wtg Richard , ya got balls!!
RudeSkank of the year award goes to Ceedie. Normally i wouldnt concern myself about this but... When a td takes time out of their personal life to host a tourney, if you join that tourney and the TD puts aside personal differences and congratulates you on individual wins and on winning the tourney if you do, the least a player could do if he/ she is gonna skank up my tourney is thank me for hosting. My opinion of course may not be everyones but im the writer here so its what you get.... WTG Ceedie you smell like balls.
Once again if anyone has anything they want to add to this like categories they want to award on or resolutions they have or award categories they want me to comment on just shoot me an email, i will post just about anything for anyone.
Cya at the tables
Friday, December 28, 2007
The Holidays
I have been neglecting the blog again but coming up i will be posting my version of the year end awards. Best player best admin etc plus a few more ;-) I hope everyone is having a great Holiday season i know i am. See ya all at the tables :-)
Monday, December 17, 2007
In Reply to Old Shep
Shep left a few comments on different posts and i will adress some of them now. This is part of his comment on 1 post
"Yes, I do dislike losing. the same as any other competitive player on here does. I am sure Perrin and Wordie hate losing, especially to someone they consider a 'lesser' player (and theres plenty of them in their cases). " (OldShep)
As for me and i speak only for me here , I truly do not mind losing to what you call a lesser player. I find that in most cases it ramps up their confidence, usually (hopefully) they are thinking Hey!! i beat this s.ob. once i can do it again. That makes it a more competitive game and a better experience for both of us. However i do hate like hell to lose to players that are my equal or better skillwise such as Wordman ,Dorcas etc and there are quite a few in the etc category. Thats just my competitive nature kicking in. Ok Moving on......
Here another comment this time in full
I am quite disappointed, Perrin!!You never added to this post that, in fact, I was right.. as relayed to you by a HTD from our League.You forget that Cases and Myleague have different rules ( as Wordie found out ....... the 2 boot rule actually applies in FSW, not MyLeague, I believe)You have carefully edited that log off the chat, I notice. You told me I need a TD guide but I didn't need to because I still have one and rule No1 is NO dupes!!Obviously my beef wasn't with you that evening which I did explain to you. It was with a TD who was being too lazy to sort the 'blue' out which would have taken her 5 seconds.I must say, you have a vast array of insults which is hardly surprising considering your vocabulary. I don't recall ever being rude to you whether it is during a game or in the lobby. I think the only one I object to is being called a bully ........ because that is false. Arrogant?? Yep!! Miserable??? YEP!!! Asshole?? I can be!!Oh well, at least I won't be the only arrogant asshole (your words) in FSW now :o))Regards the 'cheap win' I got against you.. I would gladly swap that for a legitimate win over you ..... same as I would against Wordman or Natssss. I rarely take 'foul' wins. Despite being a miserable, arrogant asshole etc etc, ask around!! I have given resets 90% of the time people have fouled against me
I hate to disagree with you Shep but i think you had a beef about playing me that evening admit it or not. Otherwise why would you not go ahead and play me and take up the situation later with a td manager or ladder op instead of letting me take the moral high road by giving you a free win? Instead you bullied the td . How you ask ? You knew it was too late for her to change the pairs yet you caused a scene in the lobby , refused to play the match and threatened to report her if she posted the win to me. I hope you felt good about it.
Now for the last bit "By the way, as an aside to your little remark about thumping my fat head ........ I didn't get to do CP work with the Dubai Royal Family for 3 years by not being able to look after myself :o)))) " Great !! If i ever meet you i wont feel bad about thumping you ;-)
"Yes, I do dislike losing. the same as any other competitive player on here does. I am sure Perrin and Wordie hate losing, especially to someone they consider a 'lesser' player (and theres plenty of them in their cases). " (OldShep)
As for me and i speak only for me here , I truly do not mind losing to what you call a lesser player. I find that in most cases it ramps up their confidence, usually (hopefully) they are thinking Hey!! i beat this s.ob. once i can do it again. That makes it a more competitive game and a better experience for both of us. However i do hate like hell to lose to players that are my equal or better skillwise such as Wordman ,Dorcas etc and there are quite a few in the etc category. Thats just my competitive nature kicking in. Ok Moving on......
Here another comment this time in full
I am quite disappointed, Perrin!!You never added to this post that, in fact, I was right.. as relayed to you by a HTD from our League.You forget that Cases and Myleague have different rules ( as Wordie found out ....... the 2 boot rule actually applies in FSW, not MyLeague, I believe)You have carefully edited that log off the chat, I notice. You told me I need a TD guide but I didn't need to because I still have one and rule No1 is NO dupes!!Obviously my beef wasn't with you that evening which I did explain to you. It was with a TD who was being too lazy to sort the 'blue' out which would have taken her 5 seconds.I must say, you have a vast array of insults which is hardly surprising considering your vocabulary. I don't recall ever being rude to you whether it is during a game or in the lobby. I think the only one I object to is being called a bully ........ because that is false. Arrogant?? Yep!! Miserable??? YEP!!! Asshole?? I can be!!Oh well, at least I won't be the only arrogant asshole (your words) in FSW now :o))Regards the 'cheap win' I got against you.. I would gladly swap that for a legitimate win over you ..... same as I would against Wordman or Natssss. I rarely take 'foul' wins. Despite being a miserable, arrogant asshole etc etc, ask around!! I have given resets 90% of the time people have fouled against me
I hate to disagree with you Shep but i think you had a beef about playing me that evening admit it or not. Otherwise why would you not go ahead and play me and take up the situation later with a td manager or ladder op instead of letting me take the moral high road by giving you a free win? Instead you bullied the td . How you ask ? You knew it was too late for her to change the pairs yet you caused a scene in the lobby , refused to play the match and threatened to report her if she posted the win to me. I hope you felt good about it.
Now for the last bit "By the way, as an aside to your little remark about thumping my fat head ........ I didn't get to do CP work with the Dubai Royal Family for 3 years by not being able to look after myself :o)))) " Great !! If i ever meet you i wont feel bad about thumping you ;-)
Rank Hounds / Leapfroggers
I Have been asked to post about the above mentioned subjects so i will start by putting up what the rules say about it.
Rank Hounding: Players in the Top Ten are expected to be as active after they reach the top ranks as they were before. In other words, if you are playing 20 games a day to make it to the Top Ten and then only play once a week to hold your rank you may be penalized.
Leapfrogging: Players in the Top Ten should try to play the person ranked directly below them at least once every three days. If you are found to be avoiding challenges that put your rank at risk your account will be penalized.
on the first an example would be , if you are the # 2 player on your ladder and you play every day and capture the # 1 spot then disappear for a couple of days or avoid laddermatches or tourneys with the former #1 playing that in my opinion is rank hounding. On leapfrogging... If you play on a regular basis and enter tourneys on the ladders then there should be no problem. If you capture the # 1 spot just playing in tourneys on a ladder that is active with laddergames i think you should make more effort to be there for tourneys until you are beaten if you dont intend to offer laddergames in the room in which the ladder plays. If you want a shot at #1 usually all you have to do is ask for a ladderset or enter tourneys the # 1 player is in. Most players will be happy to play you. If you get turned down for a set then go to your ladders website and click the rules link. There you will find out the steps to take. You can also contact the league admins for help. Hope that helped cya at the tables
Rank Hounding: Players in the Top Ten are expected to be as active after they reach the top ranks as they were before. In other words, if you are playing 20 games a day to make it to the Top Ten and then only play once a week to hold your rank you may be penalized.
Leapfrogging: Players in the Top Ten should try to play the person ranked directly below them at least once every three days. If you are found to be avoiding challenges that put your rank at risk your account will be penalized.
on the first an example would be , if you are the # 2 player on your ladder and you play every day and capture the # 1 spot then disappear for a couple of days or avoid laddermatches or tourneys with the former #1 playing that in my opinion is rank hounding. On leapfrogging... If you play on a regular basis and enter tourneys on the ladders then there should be no problem. If you capture the # 1 spot just playing in tourneys on a ladder that is active with laddergames i think you should make more effort to be there for tourneys until you are beaten if you dont intend to offer laddergames in the room in which the ladder plays. If you want a shot at #1 usually all you have to do is ask for a ladderset or enter tourneys the # 1 player is in. Most players will be happy to play you. If you get turned down for a set then go to your ladders website and click the rules link. There you will find out the steps to take. You can also contact the league admins for help. Hope that helped cya at the tables
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Steal up and Down / more
Wordsteal was up for awhile yesterday, we managed to get in 1 tourney. I went on to bed expecting the best today and found out that its down again :-( Such is life.
At hoyle yesterday morning in soc room 1 i was looking at some of the player profiles and saw this quote.... There aint no cure for fat bitch!!!! rotflmao that player sure hit the nail on the head. I can think of a couple of people that sure fit the bill for that little quote ;-) Ran across at least 1 yesterday.
I hope Mark gets steal up and running again today. The graphics may not be hoyle quality but i miss the new dictionary. If it doesnt come up i will look to ladder at hoyle today. Cya at the tables
At hoyle yesterday morning in soc room 1 i was looking at some of the player profiles and saw this quote.... There aint no cure for fat bitch!!!! rotflmao that player sure hit the nail on the head. I can think of a couple of people that sure fit the bill for that little quote ;-) Ran across at least 1 yesterday.
I hope Mark gets steal up and running again today. The graphics may not be hoyle quality but i miss the new dictionary. If it doesnt come up i will look to ladder at hoyle today. Cya at the tables
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
OxWorld
Ok after the stuff thats gone on the past few days i promised that im going to go in a different direction. I will still post front page stuff for anyone and anonymous comments are allowed once again within reason.
Lets take a look at the leagues and ladders i play on. First oput of the gate is http://www.myleague.com/wordsteal/ which i created am the head admin for and play at the site www.myleague.com/wordsteal in the ladder roo0m when its up. Our current #1 is me and we have a very active group for the most part. Right now our site is down so some of us are meeting at hoyle.
At hoyle we play in the comp room which is owned by one of my favorite leagues http://www.myleague.com/_synergy/ Some of the best players in the world have and do play in the synergy league, the current #1 is DorcasA and many thanks to her and the synergy team for allowing us to play there. Synergy usually has a couple of nightowl tourneys daily and you can find laddergames there too.
The next place i play at is a cases ladder http://www.igl.net/fswordox/ which runs in the cases ladder room at hoyle. The current # 1 there is me ;-). They host a lot of variety style tourneys and they usually run in the afternoons est time.
Moving on another league im on is http://www.myleague.com/extremeox/ runs in soc room 2 at hoyle . They usually have tourneys at 8 9 and 10 pm est with impromtu tourns here and there . The current #1 is the always tough DrKate and you can usually find laddergames there too.
Ok last but not least is http://www.myleague.com/interleague/ hosted in various rooms at hoyle its a partnership between several leagues. The head admin is themummykins and the current #1 is me again and you can find tourneys with them every saturday.
Ok thats the rundown on where i play if anyone has any questions or comments email me or post them here cya at the tables!
Lets take a look at the leagues and ladders i play on. First oput of the gate is http://www.myleague.com/wordsteal/ which i created am the head admin for and play at the site www.myleague.com/wordsteal in the ladder roo0m when its up. Our current #1 is me and we have a very active group for the most part. Right now our site is down so some of us are meeting at hoyle.
At hoyle we play in the comp room which is owned by one of my favorite leagues http://www.myleague.com/_synergy/ Some of the best players in the world have and do play in the synergy league, the current #1 is DorcasA and many thanks to her and the synergy team for allowing us to play there. Synergy usually has a couple of nightowl tourneys daily and you can find laddergames there too.
The next place i play at is a cases ladder http://www.igl.net/fswordox/ which runs in the cases ladder room at hoyle. The current # 1 there is me ;-). They host a lot of variety style tourneys and they usually run in the afternoons est time.
Moving on another league im on is http://www.myleague.com/extremeox/ runs in soc room 2 at hoyle . They usually have tourneys at 8 9 and 10 pm est with impromtu tourns here and there . The current #1 is the always tough DrKate and you can usually find laddergames there too.
Ok last but not least is http://www.myleague.com/interleague/ hosted in various rooms at hoyle its a partnership between several leagues. The head admin is themummykins and the current #1 is me again and you can find tourneys with them every saturday.
Ok thats the rundown on where i play if anyone has any questions or comments email me or post them here cya at the tables!
Monday, December 10, 2007
Wordmans Post
Before i post this let me say that no more anonymous comments will be allowed on this subject unless they are emailed to me. Duncs has made it clear that she considers the matter finished but i told Richard he would have a chance to present his side of the situation and i let her know that too. Hindsight is always 20/20 and i wish i had tried to help both Richard and Shirley as a go -between and resolve this situation peacefully but i didnt . Not that i could have helped but it would have been worth a try.Such is life and i apologize to all involved. On to Wordmans comments
From Wordman
I'll let everyone know what happened in EXOX the other night that resulted in my being put in the penalty box for 90 days. I was playing Duncsmama in a tourney and she got booted twice during our game. I mistakenly thought that two boots are all a player gets before they have to forfeit (which I said to Roseva) so I left the table. Roseva, who was the TD informed me that a player gets three boots and told me I shouldn't have left the table so soon. O.K. My bad. She could have told me I lost the game since I left table prematurely. But she didn't. All she said was for me to replay the game against Duncsmama. I went to the table and reset, assuming that Duncs would come replay the game. When Duncs got back into the room Roseva said to please replay the game. Duncs announced that she was having computer problems, had booted twice and would probably get booted again so it was ok. Still at the table waiting for her, I said, "Come on, we can still play." Duncs said "I already reported the loss, Wordman." End of story. Or so I thought. Two days later I tried to register for another EXOX tourney and saw a message that I'd been put in the penalty box for 90 days for unsportsmanlike conduct. I thought it was a joke. Apparently it wasn't. Duncsmama sent me an e-mail
saying that I should have waited for her to get back-- that everyone has ten minutes to return after being booted and I didn't wait ten minutes. That's true, I didn't wait ten minutes for her to get back cuz she'd booted twice and I THOUGHT that's all a player gets. So, it wasn't so much a time infraction as it was a boot rule infraction. So why didn't Roseva just award the win to Duncs? Instead Roseva asked me to REPLAY THE GAME, which I attempted to do, but Duncs reported the loss so fast there was no chance of a replay. And then Roseva said "Congratulations on winning the tournament, Wordman." Two days later, having received no notification that I was going to be put in the penalty box and no opportunity to defend my actions or offer an explanation, I saw that I was boxed for 90 DAYS. Duncsmama and Roseva claimed that I "tried to make my own rules." Like I said, all Roseva had to do was tell me I forfeited the game because I left table too soon. But she told me to replay the game. So I didn't realize what I did was such a major crime. I was told later that Duncs stayed out of it left it up to Roseva and Roguish to decide what my "punishment" should be. First of all, Duncs is head administrator of EXOX. Shouldn't she have a major say in issues like this? Especially since she was the one playing me at the time. Instead, she "stayed out of it" and let Roseva and Roguish determine my penalty. And Roguish wasn't even in the room at the time, so why should he have any more say about it than Duncs? Below is a verbatim e-mail that Roseva sent to me. Read it and keep in mind that she's an administrator of a word game league:
FIRST OF ALL RICHARD I'M THE ONE WHO BOXED YOU. DUNCAN LEFTED THE DECISION UP TO ME AND ROG.
YOU WERE BOXED FOR YOUR ACTIONS ON TUESDAY NITE, I ASK YOU TO SET TIME AT :40. YOU ASKED ABOUT THE 2 BOOT RULE, I TOLD YOU RULE WAS 3 BOOTS, YOU SAID 2 AND LEFTED THE TABLE. I SAID THAT YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT.
YOU WERE TOTALY DISRESPECTFUL OF ME AS A TD, THE RULES STATE 3 BOOTS, AND IT ALSO TD HAS FINAL SAY IN ALL MATTERS.
I WOULD HAVE BOXED ANY PLAYER THAT ACTED THE WAY YOU DID.
Even if I were "disrespectful" to Roseva (which I don't think I was). . . she just took the situation too personally. I admit I made a mistake and left the table too soon. So that deserves 90 DAYS in the penalty box? Besides, Roseva did ask me to replay the game, which I was ready and willing to do. But Duncs went ahead and reported the loss and declined to replay, which was HER CHOICE. 90 days seems like overkill, especially when I've seen other players act much more rudely to TD's for which they got no penalty at all.
As for the cowardly little assholes who like to make derogatory comments but don't have the decency or the courage to sign their names, you're missing the point. Just like the idiot who said to Perrin, "you think you and wordman are immune to the rules." No, I don't think I'm immune to the rules. I just think that in this case the punishment doesn't fit the 'crime.' One week in the box or even two is understandable. But 90 DAYS? As for you scum who sign your posts 'anonymous' you're so pathetic -- why risk making yourself known when you can keep hiding behind anonymity, right?
From Wordman
I'll let everyone know what happened in EXOX the other night that resulted in my being put in the penalty box for 90 days. I was playing Duncsmama in a tourney and she got booted twice during our game. I mistakenly thought that two boots are all a player gets before they have to forfeit (which I said to Roseva) so I left the table. Roseva, who was the TD informed me that a player gets three boots and told me I shouldn't have left the table so soon. O.K. My bad. She could have told me I lost the game since I left table prematurely. But she didn't. All she said was for me to replay the game against Duncsmama. I went to the table and reset, assuming that Duncs would come replay the game. When Duncs got back into the room Roseva said to please replay the game. Duncs announced that she was having computer problems, had booted twice and would probably get booted again so it was ok. Still at the table waiting for her, I said, "Come on, we can still play." Duncs said "I already reported the loss, Wordman." End of story. Or so I thought. Two days later I tried to register for another EXOX tourney and saw a message that I'd been put in the penalty box for 90 days for unsportsmanlike conduct. I thought it was a joke. Apparently it wasn't. Duncsmama sent me an e-mail
saying that I should have waited for her to get back-- that everyone has ten minutes to return after being booted and I didn't wait ten minutes. That's true, I didn't wait ten minutes for her to get back cuz she'd booted twice and I THOUGHT that's all a player gets. So, it wasn't so much a time infraction as it was a boot rule infraction. So why didn't Roseva just award the win to Duncs? Instead Roseva asked me to REPLAY THE GAME, which I attempted to do, but Duncs reported the loss so fast there was no chance of a replay. And then Roseva said "Congratulations on winning the tournament, Wordman." Two days later, having received no notification that I was going to be put in the penalty box and no opportunity to defend my actions or offer an explanation, I saw that I was boxed for 90 DAYS. Duncsmama and Roseva claimed that I "tried to make my own rules." Like I said, all Roseva had to do was tell me I forfeited the game because I left table too soon. But she told me to replay the game. So I didn't realize what I did was such a major crime. I was told later that Duncs stayed out of it left it up to Roseva and Roguish to decide what my "punishment" should be. First of all, Duncs is head administrator of EXOX. Shouldn't she have a major say in issues like this? Especially since she was the one playing me at the time. Instead, she "stayed out of it" and let Roseva and Roguish determine my penalty. And Roguish wasn't even in the room at the time, so why should he have any more say about it than Duncs? Below is a verbatim e-mail that Roseva sent to me. Read it and keep in mind that she's an administrator of a word game league:
FIRST OF ALL RICHARD I'M THE ONE WHO BOXED YOU. DUNCAN LEFTED THE DECISION UP TO ME AND ROG.
YOU WERE BOXED FOR YOUR ACTIONS ON TUESDAY NITE, I ASK YOU TO SET TIME AT :40. YOU ASKED ABOUT THE 2 BOOT RULE, I TOLD YOU RULE WAS 3 BOOTS, YOU SAID 2 AND LEFTED THE TABLE. I SAID THAT YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT.
YOU WERE TOTALY DISRESPECTFUL OF ME AS A TD, THE RULES STATE 3 BOOTS, AND IT ALSO TD HAS FINAL SAY IN ALL MATTERS.
I WOULD HAVE BOXED ANY PLAYER THAT ACTED THE WAY YOU DID.
Even if I were "disrespectful" to Roseva (which I don't think I was). . . she just took the situation too personally. I admit I made a mistake and left the table too soon. So that deserves 90 DAYS in the penalty box? Besides, Roseva did ask me to replay the game, which I was ready and willing to do. But Duncs went ahead and reported the loss and declined to replay, which was HER CHOICE. 90 days seems like overkill, especially when I've seen other players act much more rudely to TD's for which they got no penalty at all.
As for the cowardly little assholes who like to make derogatory comments but don't have the decency or the courage to sign their names, you're missing the point. Just like the idiot who said to Perrin, "you think you and wordman are immune to the rules." No, I don't think I'm immune to the rules. I just think that in this case the punishment doesn't fit the 'crime.' One week in the box or even two is understandable. But 90 DAYS? As for you scum who sign your posts 'anonymous' you're so pathetic -- why risk making yourself known when you can keep hiding behind anonymity, right?
To the wordox community from duncansmama
To the wordox community:
Just after Exox banned Shadow, I personally apologized to Shadow for the way we handled things. I did fret over how to make things right and I never came up with a good solution. I guess I had hoped things would just get better with time. I see now that I should have offered up a very PUBLIC apology and made it very clear that Shadow was more than welcome to join Exox and I should have done it immediately. I'm sorry I did not and all I can do to rectify that now is to say it now. Shadow, please except my humblest apology for the injustice that Exox did to you. Please know that you are more than welcome to play in Exox
Well Said Duncs!!
Just after Exox banned Shadow, I personally apologized to Shadow for the way we handled things. I did fret over how to make things right and I never came up with a good solution. I guess I had hoped things would just get better with time. I see now that I should have offered up a very PUBLIC apology and made it very clear that Shadow was more than welcome to join Exox and I should have done it immediately. I'm sorry I did not and all I can do to rectify that now is to say it now. Shadow, please except my humblest apology for the injustice that Exox did to you. Please know that you are more than welcome to play in Exox
Well Said Duncs!!
Sunday, December 09, 2007
The Balls Bomb
I dont mind anonymous posts for the most part. However being that i am the owner of the blog if you want to run me down or call me names have the Balls to sign your comments otherwise i will remove them. Thats the good thing about owning the blog , I make the rules to suit me, not ANYONE else. Dont like that? Go write about it somewhere else.
An anonymous post
This person asked to remain anonymous . So be it.
If people will tell the truth Wordman is a major pain to the tds when they are trying to host he constantly pms them trying to tell them how to do their job which if he knows so much why isnt he a td? When he isnt trying to tell them thjeir job he has something bad to say about everyone and he will pm anyone and everyone to tell them . he deserves what he got. To bad they didnt ban him.
If people will tell the truth Wordman is a major pain to the tds when they are trying to host he constantly pms them trying to tell them how to do their job which if he knows so much why isnt he a td? When he isnt trying to tell them thjeir job he has something bad to say about everyone and he will pm anyone and everyone to tell them . he deserves what he got. To bad they didnt ban him.
From Duncs
First before i post this.... i was wrong in one thing before i began posting on this situation. I do apologize to duncansmama for not getting her side of the situation before i posted . I was wrong in that however i felt about the penalty. Not that i wouldnt have still posted but i do apologize to Duncs . An admin puts up with a lot of crap and without getting her side i added even more. Sorry Duncs This is all i have to add to this situation if anyone else has something to say be quick about it!
Ok now for her post
I am writing in response to all the blogs and what happened to Wordman. . This matter is over with and the boxing stands. He broke the rules and basically was unapologetic about it. The penalty stands. No one is above the rules of Cases or Extreme.
I stand by my administrators and tourney directors.
I appreciate the fact that Jeff let me post this.
Shirley(Duncansmama)
HA extremeox
Ok now for her post
I am writing in response to all the blogs and what happened to Wordman. . This matter is over with and the boxing stands. He broke the rules and basically was unapologetic about it. The penalty stands. No one is above the rules of Cases or Extreme.
I stand by my administrators and tourney directors.
I appreciate the fact that Jeff let me post this.
Shirley(Duncansmama)
HA extremeox
From Bluberry
Bluberry asked me to post this on the blog page. I have no problem with that but i will respond to 1 comment she made . I will put that at the end of her post.
From Bluberry
I'm not going to get bogged down in details arguing with you about this last issue with Wordman, Jeff. I've already said how I feel. What I do want to address is your remark about seeing players hounded out of the league. First of all the deal was Shadow was a huge mistake and the current HA still grieves over that. That mistake was made because of someone's (guess who!) pm's accusing Shad of being a cheat. Duncs was new to her position, shouldn't have listened to the trouble causer and regrets the whole mess and the way it came down. She will not make that mistake again. She would do anything to take it back. I know this for a fact. Second, Mini's trouble was not with the current administration. It was with Ayla and it started when you gave Ayla the league instead of giving it to Mini. There was no appeasing Mini and I know because she got pissed off at me and nothing I tried could make things better.
For you to say you feel ashamed that a league you created boots and boxes... etc. Let me remind you that you bailed when this league was dying. Ayla brought it back to life by working her butt off. She didn't get along with everyone, but do you, Jeff? Do I? Does anyone? When Ayla could no longer put the time and energy to EXOX because of a series of personal catastrophes, Duncs stepped in and took over a job she really had no intention of keeping. In my opinion, she has done a great job. There is no petty arguing in EXOX. We treat each other with respect.
Now I'm going to go out on a limb and really piss some people off. It seems to me that Wordman and Mini aren't happy unless they are unhappy. They manage to make waves everywhere they go. Anyone who has been around any length of time or paid any attention, you included, knows that. Doesn't mean we don't like them. Doesn't mean we don't want them around. Just means some of us have their number.
Sorry to all who have taken offense to what I say here, but like Jeff, this is my opinion and he has been gracious enough to let me post it. So thanks, Jeff, and Happy New Year too.
The only thing i have to say is in my own defense. When i gave Ayla the league it was doing well. It was mired in controversy but it was still gaining members and hosting tourneys. I gave Ayla the league because of personal issues with my family and work that have since been resolved. I also gave it to her with the understanding that if she wanted to quit she would pass it back to me. I know what happened there no matter what she wants to say. But thats water under the bridge. The only reason i posted anything at all about this situation is because i am a member of extremeox still, until im booted or i leave, and im concerned about the fairness of 90 days for a first offense and no hearing or anything. Right or wrong to be concerned ? Maybe but i still am concerned. I have sent players to extreme from my league and i would hate to see the same thing happen to one of them.
Happy Holidays to you too Blu!!
From Bluberry
I'm not going to get bogged down in details arguing with you about this last issue with Wordman, Jeff. I've already said how I feel. What I do want to address is your remark about seeing players hounded out of the league. First of all the deal was Shadow was a huge mistake and the current HA still grieves over that. That mistake was made because of someone's (guess who!) pm's accusing Shad of being a cheat. Duncs was new to her position, shouldn't have listened to the trouble causer and regrets the whole mess and the way it came down. She will not make that mistake again. She would do anything to take it back. I know this for a fact. Second, Mini's trouble was not with the current administration. It was with Ayla and it started when you gave Ayla the league instead of giving it to Mini. There was no appeasing Mini and I know because she got pissed off at me and nothing I tried could make things better.
For you to say you feel ashamed that a league you created boots and boxes... etc. Let me remind you that you bailed when this league was dying. Ayla brought it back to life by working her butt off. She didn't get along with everyone, but do you, Jeff? Do I? Does anyone? When Ayla could no longer put the time and energy to EXOX because of a series of personal catastrophes, Duncs stepped in and took over a job she really had no intention of keeping. In my opinion, she has done a great job. There is no petty arguing in EXOX. We treat each other with respect.
Now I'm going to go out on a limb and really piss some people off. It seems to me that Wordman and Mini aren't happy unless they are unhappy. They manage to make waves everywhere they go. Anyone who has been around any length of time or paid any attention, you included, knows that. Doesn't mean we don't like them. Doesn't mean we don't want them around. Just means some of us have their number.
Sorry to all who have taken offense to what I say here, but like Jeff, this is my opinion and he has been gracious enough to let me post it. So thanks, Jeff, and Happy New Year too.
The only thing i have to say is in my own defense. When i gave Ayla the league it was doing well. It was mired in controversy but it was still gaining members and hosting tourneys. I gave Ayla the league because of personal issues with my family and work that have since been resolved. I also gave it to her with the understanding that if she wanted to quit she would pass it back to me. I know what happened there no matter what she wants to say. But thats water under the bridge. The only reason i posted anything at all about this situation is because i am a member of extremeox still, until im booted or i leave, and im concerned about the fairness of 90 days for a first offense and no hearing or anything. Right or wrong to be concerned ? Maybe but i still am concerned. I have sent players to extreme from my league and i would hate to see the same thing happen to one of them.
Happy Holidays to you too Blu!!
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