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Periodically, we get these complaints about the supposed quality of this forum from disgruntled folks whose threads do not get the "attention" they deserve. I was reading a thread today, and it occured to me that there's at least 1 good way many of us could add some value to this forum.
I think we can all agree that trivial threads are pretty boring. Standard question, easy answer, snide remark about the newb question, thread over. Not to pick on lemming, but he recently posted this thread:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...=0#Post9934617
Basically, if you don't want to read it, he had 55 on a healthy stack in the BB, some guy who he thought was tight pushed in MP for 10xBB after a UTG limp, and he wondered if he could call, and a bunch of people told him, no, easy fold. And that's great, now lemming knows that spot was a fold, but nobody really learned anything interesting.
But the thread doesn't have to end there. Telling him that's a fold answers his question and maybe helps a few newer players who had a similar question, but doesn't add value to anyone who has been around long enough to know that's a fold.
To me, that particular thread poses at least a few additional questions.
1) What is our range to get involved in this hand? 55 might not be in it, but what about 88, or AQ?
2) Do we reraise to isolate with that entire range, or is there a part of the range where we would just flat-call?
3) If the shortie was half the size, would we isolate with some hands we might flat-call with at his current size?
So my suggestion, particularly for the posters who have been here longer, is to not just post a 2 word answer to a simple thread. Give the two word answer, sure...but then also look at that spot and try to see if there's something more than could be learned from it. Try to think of ways to shift the situation that might make a boring decision more interesting. What if the stack sizes were a bit different? What if positions were different? What if we had a particular read?
Essentially, try to turn a trivial, boring thread into something interesting. Try to learn something from a thread, don't just post the "right answer" and move on to the next one, actually take the time to consider if the thread could lead to some interesting discussion...and make the effort to lead it that way.
You won't constantly improve your game by answering questions you already have answered before. You will improve your game by trying to come up with a strategy for a spot where you develop an understanding of how you might play differently based on notable factors (hand strength, stack size, position, reads).
Just my $0.02 for the day. Obviously welcome to discussion on this...and other suggestions people have for other ways in which we, as a community, can make this place a more valuable learning tool for all of us.
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As primarily a lurker and limited poster for the last couple of years, I'd like to echo Fikdsal's assessment of OP.
Great post bro.