It's War! On the 2+2 Poker Forums?

In my opinion, the performance of the Americas Cardroom software just gets worse and worse.  Some in the twoplustwo.com poker forums don't agree, so now we have complaints about the complaints.  Again, I will use a different color for each person to avoid confusion:

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My stomach hurt, its cold outside... oh wait this is the America Cardroom Help Desk thread. I thought it was the bitch about every little thing thread because thats all some of you are doing.

The majority of these peoples complaints have merit and this is clearly the thread to put them in.

I on the other hand think that the majority do not have merit. I think alot of the complaints stem from a ****ty connection, ****ty computer, or just plain stupid people in general.....thats just my opinion though.

lol you think this many people having issues with the software disconnecting/freezing while all other sites/browsers are working properly is just a coincidence? Is it a ****ty connection, ****ty computer, and stupid people causing sitngos to not launch also after they fill? Are these things also the cause of the add-on in tournaments consistently not working for many people? You are obviously entitled to your opinion but in order to have that opinion you sure are doing a great job of ignoring the fact that the software has many many issues and it is pretty damn unlikely that all these people are causing the problem on their end.

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So now we're not only jumping all over Americas Cardroom, we're at war with each other.  Here is what I posted after reading the above.  It was addressed to the poster in purple, immediately above this paragraph:

As one of the chief complainers, I've thought some more about this, and I completely agree.  Here's why:

1. Many of the people in these forums are highly intelligent. If you accept David Sklansky's estimate that the average IQ in a Las Vegas poker room is 125, I submit that many of people on these forums, some of whom STUDY poker for 20 hours a week on top of their playing time, are smarter than that 125 IQ poker room average. People who are very smart, and experts in their field, are usually worth listening to.

PokerStars actually has a players committee, and they regularly make changes based on player input. Even more important, players on these forums have uncovered major cheating scandals on at least three poker sites, and one of those players was interviewed on the CBS show 60 Minutes.

Sure, there are some whiners on here, but there are also some very smart and credible people who know what they are talking about.

2. Many of us have experience playing on multiple sites. There are players on these forums who played online poker during the years 2006 and earlier, when players could engage in "bonus whoring", jumping from site to site depending on which site was offering the best bonuses and deals that month. When you've played on 4, 6, or 10 different sites, you have a pretty good idea who's doing it right and who isn't.

3. Many of us don't just complain, we also offer constructive criticism or suggestions. For example, I suggested that the major problems should be a prority before things like better promotions, bigger cards, table themes, etc. I further suggested starting with problems that affect the integrity of the game, such as a player being forced to sit out while his blinds are stolen, or a player checking the bubble for automatic rebuys and add-ons, and not receiving them.

Think about those two issues for a minute. Would you pay money to be in a chess tournament where they might randomly take one of your pawns off the board? Would you pay money to play in the US Scrabble championship (yes, there is real money on the line, first place is $20K) if you might not get the same number of tiles as your opponent?*

I doubt that many people would, but problems of that magnitude are happening every day on Americas Cardroom/Winning Poker Network, it shouldn't be happening, and we should absolutely speak up.

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*Scrabble players take that stuff pretty seriously. In the world championships a letter G tile was missing, and a player demanded that his opponent be strip searched:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...pionships.html