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Poker, Horse Racing, Greyhound Racing

Hagar · 2007-02-14 08:02:52

I see a request on Helpdesk from Lafortezza requesting the poker Forum be moved to a higher profile location. As it's Helpdesk I can't respond there. May I suggest that Poker, Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing all be made Subforums of Gambling? After all isn't that the primary purpose of all three activities?

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#92 18-02-2007 1:18am
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redzerdrog wrote:

People bet on everything from the next U.S pres, the next prime minister, the winner x factor, first try scorer in rugby and many many more things.

That sounds like a wager. Shall we start at say 500 old pounds?

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#93 18-02-2007 2:37pm
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#94 18-02-2007 2:43pm
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I've gone to a race meeting many times and not had a single bet.

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#95 18-02-2007 3:18pm
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cardshark202 wrote:

Poker is a GAME. There's a mustard forum under rec ffs. Just give poker more prominence in Games. End Thread.

I vote this post be stricken from the record on the grounds that the M forum was mentioned.

STRICKENED I SAY!

On the topic of moving crap around I say move Poker out of my gound damned catagory. Stinks the place up so it does. God damned poker playing bastards with their fancy cards and fake money! THERE'LL ALL GOIN TO HELL! And I don't want them terkin ma god durned catagory down with it.

TERKIN R JORBZ!

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#96 18-02-2007 3:20pm
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fade2black wrote:

I've gone to a race meeting many times and not had a single bet.

Like going to a brothel for a look............................why ? ?

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#97 18-02-2007 3:21pm
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fade2black wrote:

I've gone to a race meeting many times and not had a single bet.

just doubles and triples, huh?

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#98 18-02-2007 3:39pm
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cardshark202 wrote:

Where can I post if I think fade2black is not qualified to be a mod. He's almost always insulting and seems to go out of his way to cause arguments, from my experience. Very unprofessional imo.

NOTE: I would not qualify as a mod either as I bear many of the same characteristics.

Thread in Feedback tbh, but you've got to remember that outside the forums he moderates, hes just another user like you or me. So long as hes doing a good job of moderating said forums, no complaint can be made really.

I do agree that the poker forum could be given more prominence under Games though, its a very active forum and we've people joining Boards specifically to use the poker forum. Given that theres so many forums on Boards, finding the forum may be a bit of a problem for some so I suppose it would make things easier.

Pokers a game and should be kept under Games.

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#99 18-02-2007 3:44pm
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RuggieBear wrote:

just doubles and triples, huh?

You took the bait

Seriously though some meetings I just go up to watch some good races. The majority of meetings I would have some small bets but others I would just go up to see my favourite horses in action, just like going to watch a soccer match. you can bet on soccer matches so it's just the same in my opinion.

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#100 18-02-2007 4:23pm
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fade2black wrote:

You took the bait

Seriously though some meetings I just go up to watch some good races. The majority of meetings I would have some small bets but others I would just go up to see my favourite horses in action, just like going to watch a soccer match. you can bet on soccer matches so it's just the same in my opinion.

true, all the people hanging around bookies are watching football matches....

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#101 18-02-2007 4:46pm
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oleras wrote:

true, all the people hanging around bookies are watching football matches....

I think you're missing the over all point.

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#102 18-02-2007 9:38pm
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Amz wrote:

That's a game, it's not a sport, I don't think it should be under sports either.

Any game where a fat bastard downing pints in a pub can be considered an athletic competitor is not a sport and it's a joke in my opinion.

You can all get upset at me for that, but frankly I don't give a crap.

And All rugby players are hino drinking thugs who beat up fans in the stand or maybe each other
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055047894

Calling you a spa would get me banned so I won't but why you are allowed be mod of darts is beyond me

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#103 18-02-2007 9:57pm
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Macker wrote:

And All rugby players are hino drinking thugs who beat up fans in the stand or maybe each other
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055047894

Calling you a spa would get me banned so I won't but why you are allowed be mod of darts is beyond me

i don't think Amz want to be mod of darts. Amz is the sports catagory mod not the pub games mod. Amz doesn't consider darts a sport and tbh neither do I.

Maybe it should be moved to real world games.

Calling you a ****** would get me banned so i won't:rolleyes:

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#104 18-02-2007 10:48pm
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Why should poker be a hard to find subdivision? If poker is the fifth biggest forum it must be a candidate for a separate heading.

Poker as a game of skill or chance, gambling or certainty, is being discussed by posters who are expert poker players and by posters who (I assume) have only a vague idea of poker. Poker is listed as a sub-section of Games->Real World Games (a very strange description). Game Editing is a major heading under Games yet does nor have any posts.

Some sports/activities could be classified under a number of headings. Horse Racing is a sport with trophies for named races that have been held annually for hundreds of years (much longer than the modern Olympics); a business for the trainers, jockeys, bookmakers, stable staff, and a gamble for the once-a-year racegoer or betting shop player who do not treat it as seriously as a professional gambler. Poker also has many facets, but does that matter? It is a big volume section and should be visible.

I suggest this boards layout

Arts
Biz
Edu
Games
Hosted
Music
Poker …… <--- new location
Rec
Region
Sci
Soc
Sports
Tech
Sys

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#105 19-02-2007 12:41am
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Or just a new sub section for casino games....

Regardless, I agree with Kincsem

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#106 19-02-2007 2:43am
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having read thru this thread again the ignorance of some people is unbelievable.

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#107 19-02-2007 8:41am
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Macker wrote:

Calling you a spa would get me banned so I won't

Banned from this forum until an Admin lets you back in
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#108 19-02-2007 11:13am
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RuggieBear wrote:

i don't think Amz want to be mod of darts. Amz is the sports catagory mod not the pub games mod. Amz doesn't consider darts a sport and tbh neither do I.

Maybe it should be moved to real world games.

Calling you a ****** would get me banned so i won't:rolleyes:

Bullseye!

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#109 20-02-2007 12:39am
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This is being discussed by the admins and poker will be moved to Games or Rec most likely with a softlink in the dropdown that doesnt have the forum itself. Easier to demonstrate then to explain.
Sorry, we simply decided to do it this way as clearly consensus wasnt forth coming and while some people here decide to have a handbag fight we've decided on a solution.

DeV.

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#110 22-02-2007 11:14am
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Brilliant stuff. Any chance of getting a sub-domain too? poker.boards.ie? Can't see this being hard to set up. Or am I over stepping the mark?

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#111 22-02-2007 8:01pm
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It has been done for other forums in the past. I don't see any good reason not to apart from my default inclination to not add new configuration changes until we move to new servers.

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#112 22-02-2007 9:13pm
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Fair dues. I must say that was a very elegent solution.

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