Darkmasterchris said:
Excuse me but this seems to be a "T-shirt" Thread not a ranting thread. Please if you feel that you have something to say Direct a Topic to it the Random Topic Center I know I am not a moderator or Administrator but I feel that posting a rant in a topic that has nothing to do with it is a little inpolite. As Mrs.Craigs Newly appointed Head Judge I feel that you should have some self control espeacily for your age I would think a 16 year old who has had the privlege of being a head judge would have some diginity or RESPECT for their elders
I've simply replied to previous off topic comments. Boy, have I sinned! Both BK and myself are speaking of outside issues not having anything to do with tee shirts. You are taking it upon yourself to explain the rules to me, something that is also off topic. We're all off topic. Whoopee. We're not writing a research paper here, this is casual discussion. Discuss the topic(s) at hand, dont complain about technicalities. You don't see people on this forum or most others whining about the improper use of a semicolon or misspelled word.
In addtition, being a Judge, Head Judge, Tournament Organizer, Professor, or another fancy title is not a restricition to MY free speech, within moral and ethical boundries mind you. Does it look like I'm judging right now? No. There is a clear seperation between judging and posting on a forum. When I'm judging, I put on a different shirt. I leave my grudges at the door and offer fair and impartial judging in whatever position I may be assisting at. Outside of judging, I have free will like any other person here. My position as head judge, although Ron and Khym are basically of same status, never conflicts with my personal life. Otherwise I would not have any part of it.
I would also like to reiterate an age old saying that age ranks nobody: it's the maturity level. If I had the normal mindset of a random sixteen year old teenager, I'd probably be swearing, insulting, and throwing my fists around towards others who disagree with my opinion. In addition, I've seen younger people judging tournaments. Anyone remember Mondello? Eh well bad example on my part
Respect is not given. It's earned. Phil Boyle has been a thorn in the community the last few months. I have no appreciation or regard for Mr. Boyle; I hold him to no high esteem due to his actions. He does not deserve any diginity for the problems he has caused to players who have supported the game for years and with money out of their own pockets.
Shinfitz said:
So now there's two places with big Pokemon events, if you ask me it's gotten alot better. ^_^ So I mean, there's really no reason to post things like that here, it almost seems as if your bitter about something.
http://www.pokegym.net/showthread.php?t=2374
http://www.pokegym.net/showthread.php?t=1958
Two Orlando Tournaments. Both on the same day. Both nearly thirty minutes away from one another. One an official EX: Dragon Prerelease, the other announced as an EX: Dragon Celebration or some other misleading wording. Colseium of Comics competing against an official Pokemon USA Sanctioned Premiere Event. Attendance suffers for both events, judging staff is split between attending one event over the other. People's feelings get hurt. Bitter is just a few adjectives I could be using right now.
-Phil