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abuse at the tables!

blade900blade900
edited March 2010 in Poker Chat
we have all experienced this,is it right to fight back?and is anything in place to penalise muppets who sit down at a table to talk sh*t and hardly play at all?
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  • The_Don90The_Don90
    edited March 2010
    just report it. I usually try defuse the situation as 90% of the time it washes over my back so as a result i never worry about what people say.
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited March 2010
    Ignore most of it and even join in in a friendly banter way, usually ends up they calm down and you end up having a laugh.
    I hate reporting people but have done it once in the past with a player that was vile, twisted and seemed to like my mother

    (it wasn't mickjenn btw)
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  • blade900blade900
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    just report it. I usually try defuse the situation as 90% of the time it washes over my back so as a result i never worry about what people say.
    Posted by The_Don90
    we all love banter yes but some peole are way beyond that.i dont get annoyed if the abuser is not within choking distance,but have seen others getting railed badly,and it does seem to affect thier play.
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  • blade900blade900
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    Ignore most of it and even join in in a friendly banter way, usually ends up they calm down and you end up having a laugh. I hate reporting people but have done it once in the past with a player that was vile, twisted and seemed to like my mother (it wasn't mickjenn btw)
    Posted by HuFlungPu
    lol dont like to report either havent done it yet!but have felt like it!
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  • MrWh1teMrWh1te
    edited March 2010
    Keep em being abusive I say, dont let it affect you, take their chips and report em.

    There is a guy atm who it seems is chat banned and it has proper tilted him, he always hands me his stack.
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  • blade900blade900
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    Keep em being abusive I say, dont let it affect you, take their chips and report em. There is a guy atm who it seems is chat banned and it has proper tilted him, he always hands me his stack.
    Posted by MrWh1te
    so some form of chat banning is in place at least thats good!
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  • MrWh1teMrWh1te
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables! : so some form of chat banning is in place at least thats good!
    Posted by blade900
    I think there must be.  He has gone from telling people what they like to do with kids to not saying a word :D
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  • acebarry10acebarry10
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables! : lol dont like to report either havent done it yet!but have felt like it!
    Posted by blade900
    You must report it to Customer Care (Info at bottom of page), there is no place on Sky Poker for them.
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  • blade900blade900
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables! : You must report it to Customer Care (Info at bottom of page), there is no place on Sky Poker for them.
    Posted by acebarry10
    ok so now i know where to go to report cheers acebarry10!  its just the sick and disgusting stuff annoys me and it is generally directed at someone else,but it irritates me to see a player picked,on then busted out quickly!it aint cricket my friends!
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  • MrWh1teMrWh1te
    edited March 2010
    I always live chat on here, nice and quick :D
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  • Seagull158Seagull158
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables! : so some form of chat banning is in place at least thats good!
    Posted by blade900
    If you move your cursor over a player's avatar at the table it will say if he is chat banned.
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  • MrWh1teMrWh1te
    edited March 2010
    cheers seagull i never knew that :D
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  • DazlerDazler
    edited March 2010
    just be patronising type in lol it pisses them off more and they make mistakes so you can take all there chips :) rise above it and out play them they soon shut up when you knock them out :)
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  • NoseyBonkNoseyBonk
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables! : If you move your cursor over a player's avatar at the table it will say if he is chat banned.
    Posted by Seagull158
    Not always as it's just reported whatever is in the 'Address' portion of your account, so if you've entered "London" it'll say that, but if you've changed it to "Chat Banned" it'll say that. During TKO I changed mine to "Team Orford" and "Team Lisa-Marie" - you can basically enter anything but make sure you change it back to your proper address before making a deposit or withdrawal!

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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited March 2010
    Well some people are a little quick off the mark when a bad beat happens, and YES I have reported someone in the past, and if they continue to be abusive this is the recommended path, however, I have had this happen a few times since and a lot of the time if you take it quite light heartedly, I have ended up having a great conversation with the original poster of the abuse.

    I am not condoning it, however, sometimes it's just a heat of the moment thing and nothing more, but continuous abuse must be reported.
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  • emilyeggemilyegg
    edited March 2010
    I have reported before and in some circumstances, it is the ONLY course of action to take. A laugh and a bit of banter is fine, even been called a C*@% before and its water off a ducks back tbh. However when someone suggested I was making love to my kids then it was a no brainer.....Report...Chat-Ban.

    At the end of the day, anyone can be a bare-knuckle keyboard hard-man....just try and imagine which people can talk the talk AND walk the walk. You would probably laugh.
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited March 2010
    I must be weird .....I like the abusive ones. It gives me an edge over them :o)
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  • blade900blade900
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    I must be weird .....I like the abusive ones. It gives me an edge over them :o)
    Posted by elsadog
    see you point elsa,
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  • Seagull158Seagull158
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables! : Not always as it's just reported whatever is in the 'Address' portion of your account, so if you've entered "London" it'll say that, but if you've changed it to "Chat Banned" it'll say that. During TKO I changed mine to "Team Orford" and "Team Lisa-Marie" - you can basically enter anything but make sure you change it back to your proper address before making a deposit or withdrawal!
    Posted by NoseyBonk
    Is that right? I thought it was placed there by Sky when a chat ban was inposed.
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  • emilyeggemilyegg
    edited March 2010
    mmm talk the talk    ;0)
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  • blade900blade900
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables! : Not always as it's just reported whatever is in the 'Address' portion of your account, so if you've entered "London" it'll say that, but if you've changed it to "Chat Banned" it'll say that. During TKO I changed mine to "Team Orford" and "Team Lisa-Marie" - you can basically enter anything but make sure you change it back to your proper address before making a deposit or withdrawal!
    Posted by NoseyBonk
    hmmmmmm interesting!
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  • blade900blade900
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    mmm talk the talk    ;0)
    Posted by emilyegg
    lol money talks bull$h*t walks lol
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  • silentbobsilentbob
    edited March 2010
    TBH, most of the abuse that goes on at the tables really doesn't bother me. In fact, I actually find most of it really quite funny when someone goes off on one.  I've no problems with a bit of swearing personally (although I accept some people don't like it) but I do believe that there's a line that really shouldn't be crossed.

    I've reported someone once because I felt they crossed that line even though none of it was aimed at me personally & I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. Call me a c*** or whatever if it makes you feel better or if you want to blow off steam, I'm a big boy & I can deal with it, but just don't cross the line that's been suggested here.

    Also, fwiw, some time ago someone suggested a kind of "report abuse" button to be added to the tables (apologies to whoever it was cos I can't remember!). I think this is a great idea as a lot of people really can't be bothered to go through the process of contacting the customer care team.
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  • tallboytallboy
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    I must be weird .....I like the abusive ones. It gives me an edge over them :o)
    Posted by elsadog
    Yep your weird ;-)
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  • emilyeggemilyegg
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    TBH, most of the abuse that goes on at the tables really doesn't bother me. In fact, I actually find most of it really quite funny when someone goes off on one.  I've no problems with a bit of swearing personally (although I accept some people don't like it) but I do believe that there's a line that really shouldn't be crossed. I've reported someone once because I felt they crossed that line even though none of it was aimed at me personally & I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. Call me a c*** or whatever if it makes you feel better or if you want to blow off steam, I'm a big boy & I can deal with it, but just don't cross the line that's been suggested here. Also, fwiw, some time ago someone suggested a kind of "report abuse" button to be added to the tables (apologies to whoever it was cos I can't remember!). I think this is a great idea as a lot of people really can't be bothered to go through the process of contacting the customer care team.
    Posted by silentbob
    Pretty much what I said too Jay. I think most people would be of the same thinking.

    A "Report Abuse" button would NEVER work sadly. The hard of thinking would use it for bad beats, which they may consider as abuse....;0)
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables! : Yep your weird ;-)
    Posted by tallboy

    It wasn't compulsory to agree :o)
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  • blade900blade900
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    TBH, most of the abuse that goes on at the tables really doesn't bother me. In fact, I actually find most of it really quite funny when someone goes off on one.  I've no problems with a bit of swearing personally (although I accept some people don't like it) but I do believe that there's a line that really shouldn't be crossed. I've reported someone once because I felt they crossed that line even though none of it was aimed at me personally & I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. Call me a c*** or whatever if it makes you feel better or if you want to blow off steam, I'm a big boy & I can deal with it, but just don't cross the line that's been suggested here. Also, fwiw, some time ago someone suggested a kind of "report abuse" button to be added to the tables (apologies to whoever it was cos I can't remember!). I think this is a great idea as a lot of people really can't be bothered to go through the process of contacting the customer care team.
    Posted by silentbob
    nice idea bob would make life easier,but the over sensitive would be reporting like mad and there might be problems with hasty reporting,or just reports made out of pure spite with little substance.
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  • Dudeskin8Dudeskin8
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables! : Is that right? I thought it was placed there by Sky when a chat ban was inposed.
    Posted by Seagull158
    I'm chat banned currently, and have put it as my location so people know I'm not ignoring them. Defo isn't mandatory.
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  • emilyeggemilyegg
    edited March 2010
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables!:
    In Response to Re: abuse at the tables! : lol money talks bull$h*t walks lol
    Posted by blade900
    lol it certainly does!!!!
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  • oynutteroynutter
    edited March 2010
    a lot of players thoroughly deserve some mild abuse, and it would be unfair not to give it to them, if someone insults your intelligence, why not do the same to them?
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