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Originally Posted by AGreen This isn't intended to be assine, but it might end up that way. I think the only reason you're saying this is because you are one of the newer members and you're looking to get into another freeroll. |
Well we have a catch 22 then don't we? Poker forums try to attract new members by offering freerolls on popular poker sites the same way department stores attract customers by offering sales - it's marketing. But folks who go to the department store to buy the stuff on sale aren't called "cheap", as that's the very reason the store had a sale; yet a new forumite who tries to contribute legitimately to earn his way into the advertised freeroll is looked down upon in exactly that way.
I think if the quality of my posts has been low, then yeah it makes sense for you to call me out on that and say "he just wants to get in the freeroll", but if not, and you still accuse me of it, there's nothing I can do to change your mind... After all, if I don't post much, I'll look like I'm trying to get into the freeroll without contributing. If I post a lot, you'll think I'm just doing it to get into the freeroll (as going to the store for the sale is a bad thing).
Thus the catch 22...
At the forums I do hang out at I am a regular poster, but I am starting to see a downside of trying new sites that you see advertising a freeroll... I actually avoid most freerolls, personally, because they might offer a good return on investment of cash but not on investment of time; tends to be lower quality poker and doesn't do much for my game. That's why I found this forum's freeroll structure so attractive: tighter group and (presumably) better play. At the other forums I participate in, I'm often more interested in their forum buy-ins than the freerolls.
Apologies if this seems like an overkill rebuttal, it's just that backhanded comments like "the only reason you're saying this is because you are one of the newer members and you're looking to get into another freeroll" kind of force me on the defensive...
On another note, many thanks to the BPP Admin here for inviting me to today's freeroll. Hopefully it will be a blast!