An Apology to all Cardschat members

Last week i was involved with another member in a hand who going in had a better hand...i just sucked out on him and won.He became abusive about it and i let it go,then it began again today when we were tabled togather...so i lashed out back at him...and received a warning from Cardschat for my actions...at 1st i felt this was wrong,since i didnt start anything or use abussive language..then as i cooled down,i decided it was the right thing,that even if i felt i was right,that this wasnt my backyard,and i had no right getting into an argument with another member,and thru the player chat arguing and making comments that other members shouldnt have to hear...i was wrong and i apologize to anyone who was there and further more i apologize to the entire membership for not acting like a good Cardschat member should...please accept my sincere apology

Hey no prob,

It takes a big man to approch this matter in such a mature manner,

Good job.

Good luck,

mange

Ignore and report the guy next time .

Nice way to own up!




Snow

Thanks for the apology, it is appreciated. This is a good reminder to others that our rules here at the forum also apply to our games: no abusive language/flaming of other members. Consequently, the other member in the argument was banned, as he had had a previous offense.

We take these things seriously, as arguments and flaming at the tables affects everyone, not just the parties involved, and reflects negatively on CC as a whole. If you are having issues with abusive chat from anyone in a CC sponsored tournament, rather than retaliate, we ask that you pm a copy of the chat to the moderators. It will be dealt with.

We all let situations get the better of us now & then & the anonymity of the net makes it that much easier.

The decency & respect that members show each other here is one of the key differences that sets this forum apart.

Kudos for stepping up.

I've played with you, and never had a problem. Don't sweat it.

Excellent to own up to it.
Now that's what a CC member is made of.
Solid
Very cooool.

A lesson we can all learn from.


CardsChat is one of the Best Forums out there.
Respect of others should always come be first.
Positive Encouragement in the Forum should definitely be second.
Contributions and being an Active member should at least be third.

CardChats

nice of you to speak up and apologize.

although i have yet to make it to the freerolls because of my busy busy schedule, but when i do finally make it to one, i hope im sitting at a table with someone as polite as you seem to be, this is what this forum is all about. R-E-S-P-E-C-T find out what it means to me lol

Just to understand a bit better, what exactly is not allowed? Lets say someone goes all in preflop, and i call with maybe Ace king suited, or high pocket pair. He has 9-7 suited and wins with a straight. Is it acceptable to type something like "damn donkey", or would this not be acceptable? Is there any page that shows me all these rules?

Calling another CC member a damn donkey is not acceptable. You can find our rules here:

Rules & FAQ (http://www.cardschat.com/faq.php)

Good work and a great attitude. I look forward to seeing you on the tables!

Wow i am stunned by such ownership. I wish i was there to accept this heart felt apology more sincerely, but i respect what you are trying to do props. Hey we all slip up but you handled it like Michel Phelps good job

Great way of owning up . Kudos.

Good attitude.

Accepted and its all cool

Have fun and see you on the felt soon

Wow. I must admit that I haven't read the "Rules & FAQ" in a while.

"• Personal attacks on other members or purposeless inflammatory posts will NOT be tolerated."

I think a "rules refresher" always helps, regardless of a member's status or tenure.

Wow very nice I've played with you a few times and it's always been a nice experience

nice of you to speak up and apologize, i don't do it in CC games but, i do when i am playing with money

Alot of us have broken some rules here at one time or another. Owning up to it and not doing it again is what the people here at CC really appreciate it. Thanks for being a stand up dude. GG

Cool, I just call them a plain "Donkey"

nice way to look at it.

invite him/her over


also good for you for setting an example, i think we all have said or done something at the table the we shouldnt have. GL2U.

I must be missing some thing in the rules link that you posted. I couldn't find any of the ChurchChoirChat table conduct rules there.

Seriously, is there somewhere that has CardsChat table rules that are similar to what I quoted from you?

I was next to you @ this table Chef and I honestly couldnt believe you controlled yourself as well as you did...Im not sure I couldve been as proper as you were in that situation. I felt you were completely provoked for whatever reason by that other player, whom shall remain nameless. Im glad to see that you went this route though and took the high road, so-to-speak---I dont think any of us should hold our breath waiting for the same type of response from the other party poker involved; just doesnt seem to be his/her style, if you ask me.

I give him a lot of kudos for doing this, tbh; I think it's a very heart felt gesture. Of course I've also seen how some people completely overreact to simple warnings, so his approach to this was especially refreshing imo.

Well, if nothing else, it's written above. But really, to act like the other guy did in this case is never warranted at any poker site. So yes, in a way we are enforcing their behavior rules in our games. And as an extension of that we are enforcing our site rules as well. Think of it like an embassy or military installation that is in another country. That land is considered sovereign territory even though it's in another country. Similar here...while we are playing at a poker host (the country in this example), our game is still the sovereign territory of CardsChat and subject to our rules.

So the closest published thing is probably:

• Personal attacks on other members or purposeless inflammatory posts will NOT be tolerated.

Whether it's his/her style or not won't matter; banned members can't post. Best not to hold your breath waiting then.

LOL JD I had my IE set so that all I saw was the "Cardschat FAQ" listed and didn't see the "CardsChat Rules" just below those links. thought I was losing my mind when I could see anything about conduct, as listed above, on any of the pages for the FAQ links.

I usually don't have much problem with player chat. Mainly, just like the rule listed above, I just for some reason don't see the chat a lot. I guess the other reason is I also don't believe it's good practice to try and "teach" at the tables. I usually just like to give the donkey a "nh" and hope his donkey ways continue so I can get some chips back.

It also could be I have played poker online for 4.5 years and while I still get a little po'd when I receive an extreme bad beat, there really isn't anything that I haven't already seen, heard, or experienced at the tables.

GL at the tables all and maintain your cool. Your game will suffer if you don't.

Thanks for the "clarification", JD...I was turning blue holding tight there...whew, i can breathe again!!!

It's hard to take abuse from someone and not respond, but sometimes it's the only "SANE" thing to do. Someone needs to tell the other guy, "hate the game not the player".

Take care

I stopped playing the CardsChat FR's, because of the abuse.

Now...... it's relaxing to play a CardsChat FR. The appealing thing about them now is the friendly atmosphere.

I sat next to someone today, for most of the tourney, who used to be my arch enemy because of a CardsChat FR spit.

Today was wonderful. Just folks finishing their coffee, spinning off a Sat. morning.

Thank you CardsChat.


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I don't think damn donkey is allowed, instead try uneducated mule.

I'm just kidding. Its late, and I'm tired. I should go to bed.

So does this mean that a purposefull inflammatory post will be tolerated

if every1 had your attitude would b great, just new member so not sure yet!!!! like your ethic mate!!!!!!! BIG MERV

Although I wasn't at the table I felt compelled to reply since owning up to our actions and apologizing is an important thing that we can all learn from. Great attitude and good luck at the tables bro!

Thanks for the apology. I went ahead and reread the rules to make sure I knew them, which might be something useful for everyone if you have the time.

chef you are one of my most respected friends online, sorry to hear the bad news, glad you handled it like a true team player. when i take a beat i usually let the other players comment, no need to insult another member. good luck on the tables jimmy, you play good enough to deserve a suckout every so often.

Its wonderful to see someone take the high road and apologize. I am also glad that this was brought up as a reminder to not only, read the rules, but abide by them