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martin_macd
Rock Star
Silver Level
Aha - but one of the Beta Testers (who shall remain nameless) has NOT deposited any more, and has 368 VIP points so far. In 9 days - playing with 20€!! nana-na-nana!! Come play with the big boys!!
Aha - but one of the Beta Testers (who shall remain nameless) has NOT deposited any more, and has 368 VIP points so far. In 9 days - playing with 20€!! nana-na-nana!! Come play with the big boys!!
pokerrqueenn
Legend
Silver Level
no i am in florida.
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martin_macd
Rock Star
Silver Level
Yep (allthough if you have any comments or questions email me or send me a PM and Ill help you out!
Im sure youll find the domain somewhere on here- I would give it to you but KD would have my guts for garters!!!
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martin_macd
Rock Star
Silver Level
Well - we are friendly with americans -
but unfortionately we dont let you play
.... sorry sorry sorry - not my fault - I have really pushed to have you onboard but the network doesnt allow US Sign-ups...
Hopefully the current legislation will be abolished and we can have you here - I hope sooner rather than later.
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martin_macd
Rock Star
Silver Level
thanks and you too!
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kozlo6pack
Legend
Silver Level
Not sure why....................I still haven't received any email from you Martin . My email isn't blocking you..........maybe I am really not here.........LOLLOL
Congrats on the big open today. I am going to check it out when my daughter goes out............Can you believe I am going to be all alone...............I am not sure if I can handle it.........
I must say that I haven't played much on any other site since I started on yours . I love the other poker games
Cheers
Trish
p.s. are you using .ca...........sorry, just a thought?
. My email isn't blocking you..........maybe I am really not here.........LOLLOLCongrats on the big open today. I am going to check it out when my daughter goes out............Can you believe I am going to be all alone...............I am not sure if I can handle it.........
I must say that I haven't played much on any other site since I started on yours
. I love the other poker games Cheers
Trish
p.s. are you using .ca...........sorry, just a thought?
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martin_macd
Rock Star
Silver Level
Not sure why....................I still haven't received any email from you Martin
Congrats on the big open today. I am going to check it out when my daughter goes out............Can you believe I am going to be all alone...............I am not sure if I can handle it.........
I must say that I haven't played much on any other site since I started on yours
Cheers
Trish
p.s. are you using .ca...........sorry, just a thought?
Hi Trish, Very weird - I have sent you 4 emails now to the addresses that you specified - and everyone else seems to have got theirs??
I will re-send them to you in a minute,
cheers
martin.
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martin_macd
Rock Star
Silver Level
I am waiting!!!!!
Or if this doesn't work, how about I send you a blank email and you can reply????
Trish
I will let you know, I have time on my hands today...........hehehehe
drop me a line to the usual address and Ill reply immediately!
trescofanno1
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Martin
Firstly, sorry I haven't got around to returning the questionnaire, I could make loads of excuses but basically other things came first (sorry again). If I fill it out do you still want it?
Wont be able to make the tournament which is a pity but these things happen. I would have loved to have pitted my wits against you all.
Congrats on the opening day
tresco
Firstly, sorry I haven't got around to returning the questionnaire, I could make loads of excuses but basically other things came first (sorry again). If I fill it out do you still want it?
Wont be able to make the tournament which is a pity but these things happen. I would have loved to have pitted my wits against you all.
Congrats on the opening day
tresco
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martin_macd
Rock Star
Silver Level
Sheep? Thats my Girlfriend!
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martin_macd
Rock Star
Silver Level
Hi Tresco - no problems! If you have time to fill it in then great, I will add it to the results - if not, dont worry - and I look forward to seeing in future on the site!
Egon Towst
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
Rude boys censored
Something amusing about CDP.
A couple of times, Xife and I have played together at the same table and joked around through the chat box.
The range of words that are automatically censored is enormous. Somebody has put really serious effort into listing any word even vaguely rude and banning it.
Very commendable, since it ensures nobody can go on tilt and cause offence by cursing other players, but it`s a real downer when u want to tell jokes.
Something amusing about CDP.
A couple of times, Xife and I have played together at the same table and joked around through the chat box.
The range of words that are automatically censored is enormous.
Somebody has put really serious effort into listing any word even vaguely rude and banning it.Very commendable, since it ensures nobody can go on tilt and cause offence by cursing other players, but it`s a real downer when u want to tell jokes.
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martin_macd
Rock Star
Silver Level
Something amusing about CDP.
A couple of times, Xife and I have played together at the same table and joked around through the chat box.
The range of words that are automatically censored is enormous.
Very commendable, since it ensures nobody can go on tilt and cause offence by cursing other players, but it`s a real downer when u want to tell jokes.
Another aspect to that is how many foreign language words are also banned - Im a native spanish speaker, and therefore have been known to flout the rules somewhat when I bump into a fellow "spaniard", EVERY simple word in Spanish is banned, tu, en, es, el, ella, etc. etc. Ive tried the same words in two other languages, only to find the same results!
Also - type in "100%" and it prints **** - can anyone work out why? Otherwise Ill have to ask the network, and I think their getting sick of stupid questions throughout the day, that might tip them over the edge!
Jack Daniels
Charcoal Mellowed
Silver Level
Actually I would love it if some sites out there could find a way to block all languages other than English as this is the general rule of poker both online and off (though I can't speak about little cardrooms in the middle of some foreign country). But by and large, it is English only.
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martin_macd
Rock Star
Silver Level
Hmmm - Ive played poker in Vegas for a few years, and also play in a few poker rooms (B&M) locally here in Spain - and in my opinion - this isn't air traffic control we are talking about!! EDIT: and in the local poker rooms we speak english, spanish and french - and it doesnt really bother anyone
Ofcourse on the internet there must be controls on the chat functions, but to be honest if there were spanish or french moderators on any sites, you would 100% also be able to chat in those languages.
It will be interesting with Party Pokers newfound love for marketing to Euro consumers whether they begin permitting other european languages on the chat box. I think its very likely in the next twelve months.
I feel it is unreasonable to expect everyone who wants to play poker to have to learn english, therefore as the market grows and matures, I am sure we will have to cater to the non english speaking population.
ANYWAY - This is getting off thread!
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martin_macd
Rock Star
Silver Level
Jack Daniels
Charcoal Mellowed
Silver Level
I understand your point. And I'll grant you that if I walked into a local cardroom in xyz-istan, I'd expect they wouldn't be speaking English and I would not play there. And, as I've never played poker in a casino or cardroom outside the US, I'll even grant that other countries will possibly have rules for table speak. However, in the US, the B&M casinos will enforce English only at the table (some of them do it proactively, some reactively, but it is done). I actually got to see it happen one time, not a big deal really, but it did happen.
As for online, which is the most relevant to this discussion I checked out what I believe are two of the largest online sites...
1. pokerstars is very clear about non-English chat:
Non-English chat: We are aware that our players are from around the world, and that for many of them English is not their first language. However, at this time our policy is that English is the only language allowed to be used in PokerStars chat.
In fact, they are so clear about this that they publish the same text in eleven languages.
2. Ultimate Bet says:
Players conducting chats that are deemed inappropriate or abusive may have chat privileges revoked temporarily or permanently. This behavior includes:
• Chatting in any language other than English during game play (trivial exceptions will be made).
So your thought about moderators controlling what goes on will likely be limited to only very small, low traffic, or independent sites.
But I guess after typing this long response it no longer matters to me as I can't play there anyway. (but I figured I'd post it anyway since I took the time to look it up.)
As for online, which is the most relevant to this discussion I checked out what I believe are two of the largest online sites...
1. pokerstars is very clear about non-English chat:
Non-English chat: We are aware that our players are from around the world, and that for many of them English is not their first language. However, at this time our policy is that English is the only language allowed to be used in PokerStars chat.
In fact, they are so clear about this that they publish the same text in eleven languages.
2. Ultimate Bet says:
Players conducting chats that are deemed inappropriate or abusive may have chat privileges revoked temporarily or permanently. This behavior includes:
• Chatting in any language other than English during game play (trivial exceptions will be made).
So your thought about moderators controlling what goes on will likely be limited to only very small, low traffic, or independent sites.
But I guess after typing this long response it no longer matters to me as I can't play there anyway.
(but I figured I'd post it anyway since I took the time to look it up.)
Egon Towst
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
Is this still happening tomorrow ?
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martin_macd
Rock Star
Silver Level
Right - got a confession to make - Ive buggered this up somewhat....
The competition will now be taking place next Sunday, in the slot we were looking at for the Cardschat tournament - which we will have to begin the following weekend,
I can only apologise, and we'll call my mistake this the last bit of the Beta Test!!
the game details appear at 21.00 CET this evening in the software - and I will email out the password on the morning of the tournament.
thanks
martin.