True that. TGJB let sek and I go at it until he chose to step in and separate the fighters!
In the last couple weeks we've had really intense exchanges between TGJB/Vito, TGJB/miff, and a handful of other spirited disagreements.
But, you have to admire the passion in this room, the room has a ton of talent, guys who really have a understanding of this sport. Anytime you get so many strong minded people there will be fireworks.
I read thehoarseplayers post that was re-posted a couple days ago. What was a 3 minute read took me a half hour to digest. I spent half the time looking in the dictionary to see what the hell a couple of words meant!! For me, it was equivalent to the first time someone looks at the TG figures and asks, what the hell is guy talking about?
The upside of the room, hosts, and so many talented, passionate posters? If you keep an open mind you will have to improve your chances to win.
The downside of being cast out of the room? A steady diet of links to articles that someone outside their group wrote. Links, so many articles to link to. So few people challenge the numbers that served as the foundation of people wagering real money. The unwillingness to openly publish the before and after results. TGJB puts it out there for the customers, he puts it on You Tube for the interested public to view. You don't think that puts Jerry Brown in the line of fire when he likes a horse that doesn't perform? That takes a pretty big pair, few people can handle that type of scrutiny. Dude comes in here, after the fact, ripping Jerry a new one for liking the same horse as the other place. I didn't see anybody over there tearing the boss to shreds for a non-producing selection.
The dialogue, or lack thereof, the spirited exchanges, or lack thereof at the other place reminds me of the scene from Major League, where the dude addresses the group by saying, "losing is a disease."
So yeah, sek and I got after it for a bit, TGJB let it go then stepped in and said that's enough. We've all seen TGJB and miff go at it in a spirited debate, we've seen others get after each other in here. Those occasional battles are what defines the room, while at the same time creating a huge separation from among the customers here versus elsewhere. This board has a bunch of guys who actually give a crap. With all the strong personalities in the room, it takes somebody like TGJB to say knock it off. In here, if you're not ready to defend your position, you're gonna get steamrolled by opposing views. When sek has a position, he defends it. (And good luck steamrolling him!)
