amphy#1, how were we supposed to know what you meant by, "disrespectful cuts"? You never directly described what a, "disrespectful cut," was until we asked for clarification. You gave us no indication whatsoever. It was left to our interpretation, and it could be interpreted many different ways. That is about as vague as you can get. You say we're not helping by saying that, but if you even knew what the word vague meant, you'd know exactly what you needed to do to resolve the issue that you caused in the first place.
You did, however, state that you shouldn't cut everyone's decks like they're a cheater. This is what I took as the main point of the thread, and responded as such. To me, that implies that your opponents are randomizing your deck further than the standard cut. This is in no way disrespectful, and if you are actually this offended by someone doing that... I can't even describe how I feel about this. Also, as I have pointed out before,
that's what cuts are for. The only thing they are used for is reassurance of the randomness of the deck just in case you're playing against a cheater.
Cuts serve no other purpose.
Now what we're hearing is that they aren't cutting your deck neatly, getting the cards backwards, and ruining your sleeves. I don't know what your local area is like, but in all my time playing I have never had these issues from any opponent. This, however, is not how the thread started out, and you are clearly trying to change the subject.
Damage to your property
is a valid concern. Tell them to go easy on your sleeves. If it's a local player you will likely see again, make a real point of it so they don't forget it (now, I'm not saying to get angry with them, but you can't even keep your composure on the internet, so you probably will). Don't just say, "Oh, hey, go easy on my sleeves, man." Say something more like, "Man, you tear my cards and sleeves up every time you touch my deck. Seriously, you need to work on your shuffle technique a bit." If you don't correct them, they'll continue to do it.
As for spilling cards and backwards cards, all I can say is that you're overreacting. Errors happen during shuffles. Dogs have accidents when you're house training them. Sometimes people bump into you when you're walking down the street. There are a million mild annoyances in life I could use as an analogy. Every single one of them is a petty thing to get even the least bit angry over, and your example of messy shuffles is probably the pettiest I can think of. There's this thing called, "patience." I would look into it if I were you.
As baby mario points out, you don't even know what you're talking about when it comes to legal shuffles. You wonder why people cut your deck like you're a stacker? Maybe it's because you "and just about everyone [else]" are shuffling like one! If this is a problem in your local area, you need to correct it fast. Pro Tip: If you know where
any cards are in your deck, it is not randomized and this is an illegal shuffle. Whether you're shuffle tracking, have a marked card, or other form of indication, it makes no difference. You are not supposed to be able to tell where any cards are in your deck.
Also, good job insulting the mods. You've attacked a third-party group of people who are virtually uninvolved in this discussion. You display such anger and immaturity, it's just
pathetic. I know little kids who are more calm and mature than you. You seriously need to work on this. I still
highly recommend you take a break from competitive gaming until you get this properly sorted out.
As for what you consider a shuffle/cut: According to the rules, you must offer your opponent the opportunity to shuffle/cut your deck after you shuffle. This is
my opportunity to either A) cut the deck to ensure that it has not been stacked, or B) further randomize it if I feel it was not adequately randomized. I will use whatever method I please to achieve this, and you have no say in the matter. As long as I don't damage your belongings (which is an
entirely different issue altogether), follow any rules in place and preform the action in a timely manner (again, entirely separate issues),
I'll cut your deck how ever I want. If I choose to shuffle your deck (three or more piles, by definition), you have the opportunity to preform a final cut (two piles only), and
only a cut. That's all there is to it, and you're blowing it way, way, way out of proportion.
This is the most serious thread I've done sense I've been on the gym, and that's saying something.
Like I said before and millions of times before in this thread, it's not really a big issue.
Contradict yourself less, please.
