soslowpoke said:
You happened to bring up very few reasons as to why 'Pastimes sucks' other than that tourney results haven't been uploaded yet (I don't know about that one) and that you got placed in 10 and under my mistake.
Well lets see, since you asked...
It all started when he started treating pokemon players as if they are a waste of his time. Shortly after the ECSTS qualifiers. Remember the HORRIBLE smell??? Where did you hold your City event within the store? Waaaaayyyyy in the back, where we would not be in the way of the REAL money getters. What exactly does he DO for the game?
NOTHING!!! He does not even include pokemon events in his events email that he sends out bi weekly or so. He could care less if if we were there or not. With that being the case I (LIKE MANY OTHERS) would just prefer not to be there. Even if it means driving hours out of the way to do so. Its our money he seeks. Its OUR choice who to give it to! When will he see that no one is willing to support his store and reliquish the title to someone who deserves it. Another thing, As the head judge I dont think that you should be the last person to arrive. The tournament was not even close to being on time. 30 minute rounds??? (what a joke). I was checking my clock at the beginning of every round. End of round 3 (the one where Cory was stalling Slowdeck) did not end until 39 minutes after the round started. I even came to you while you were at the back table, stuffing your face, to remind you that there was a time limit to rounds, and that you will be needed for that particular game. Slowdeck had a legitimate complaint . He was being cheated!! Unfotunately, as the HEAD JUDGE, you chose to do nothing.
soslowpoke said:
Problems I can see so far are:
1.) Lack of weekly tournaments- want them? Name a date/time and something can happen
2.) Multiple people carrying out the task of one. In other words, we have Alan being the PTO and basically doing the paperwork, whoever's on hand at the store running the computer, and then two judges.
3.) Prize support- We basically offer what Nintendo outlines. I have been pushing for more prizes, but attendance has not been reflecting an incentive to do so. I am working on that (compiling a list of what other locations are offering and the attendance numbers they have previously gotten...I'm doing my research)
4.) Uploading of tournament results- I can very much see the need for these to go up in a timely manner. Again, that is soley up to Alan. Tell you what, I'll email/call him tonite and see what the progress is on that. I know we signed up for a Prerelease tournament date online the day of the City Championship and we've still not been added to the locator yet.
1) No one wants them at pastimes. Dont take it to heart, that place has a bad stigma and that will not change anytime soon.
2) Why is this our problem??? It is his responsibility to get these things get done in a timely manner.
3) Good for you. I am glad that you are taking some interest in the game. However isn't it ultimately Alans call? What good would all your hard work do if continues to see Pokemon as a thorn in his side.
4) Seems to me like another thing Alan has yet to follow up on.
Look Sean, You sir are getting the bad end of the stick. As I have seen in the above posts, its not you who is at fault. However, with you continuously defending Pastimes, you end up taking the brunt of the heat. Alan is not doing anything to further his numbers or better his position. Why do you continuously take the heat. Does he even know
All of chicagoland feels this way about his store? You as his representative should ensure that he does. Then maybe we wont be so hard on you.
soslowpoke said:
Then again, maybe I'm just too "bleeping retarded" as you referred to me as at Crystal Lake (and my dad really enjoyed hearing that when he walked in that instant to pick up my brother) to comprehend what is distressing you
I am man enough to admit when I'm wrong. This is not one of those times. I am sorry if you father was mad. However if you havent gotten that people just will not support pastimes after all this time.
You know what they say...
If the shoe fits ...WEAR IT!!!
jimmy