Please allow me to introduce myself

okietalker · #1 11-02-2007, 04:51 PM

Wow MM comes across as a pompous arse.

That said,

Welcome Bryan

toutatis70 · #2 11-02-2007, 07:18 PM

Maybe you could start by getting more e-mails out to your members explaining exactly what your organization is accomplishing and working on. I'm new to this section, but can anyone tell me in short why and how cardplayer dominates the PPA board.

Mason Malmuth · #3 11-02-2007, 10:15 PM

We believe that the board issues of the PPA and their lack of transparency in many areas will eventually hurt the cause that they are fighting for and in which we agree with.

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Enjoy your vacation.

MM

whangarei · #4 11-03-2007, 06:29 AM

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Enjoy your vacation.

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okietalker · #5 11-05-2007, 01:47 PM

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We believe that the board issues of the PPA and their lack of transparency in many areas will eventually hurt the cause that they are fighting for and in which we agree with.

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Enjoy your vacation.

MM

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And "MY Vacation" makes me think you really just might be.

JackInDaCrak · #6 11-05-2007, 10:23 PM

For those of you resistant to Bryan's presence here for whatever reason, I offer you this:

Whatever problems you may have with the PPA's board or the way the organization is run, the fact remains that they are one of the only positive forces for the interests of poker players in legislation in DC and in the United States.

As with any organization the PPA is only as strong as its membership. If you have a problem with how it's run or have a suggestion, you should write a letter. Maybe you can effectuate a change for the positive.

It seems self-defeatist to resist one of the few tools and venues that we as poker players have to represent ourselves and our interests. So, you can support it actively, or you can not support it, as you are free to do. But don't deride it.

Fwiw I know Bryan personally and I am not affiliated with the PPA. But I do think that the PPA is working for our benefit, whether or not Mason Malmuth agrees.

jase · #7 11-06-2007, 12:02 AM

Hi Bryan,

How can I get hold of the PPA's form 990 for '06? As a 501 (c)(3) organization, I should be able to find it on sites like guidestar.org.

Can you direct to where I can get it?

Thanks

phiphika1453 · #8 11-08-2007, 11:00 AM

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We believe that the board issues of the PPA and their lack of transparency in many areas will eventually hurt the cause that they are fighting for and in which we agree with.

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Wow MM comes across as a pompous arse.

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Enjoy your vacation.

MM

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LOL, ego trip much? You want freedom to play cards on the internet but he cant have freedom to voice his opinion to you on your public forum?

4_2_it · #9 11-08-2007, 11:26 AM

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LOL, ego trip much? You want freedom to play cards on the internet but he cant have freedom to voice his opinion to you on your public forum?

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I didn't see any opinion voiced, only an insult. Name calling is a bannable offense in every forum on this site. Granted some of the off topic forum are more lenient, but that's up to the mods of those forums to enforce. MM did nothing out of the ordinary there. If I had seen it before MM, I would have deleted the post and issued a ban as well.

No one got banned because they said, "Mason I think you are wrong/misguided/full of it/whatever because....." Vigorous debate is good, hurling insults is uncalled for.

DeadMoneyDad · #10 11-08-2007, 12:53 PM

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We believe that the board issues of the PPA and their lack of transparency in many areas will eventually hurt the cause that they are fighting for and in which we agree with.

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Wow MM comes across as a pompous arse.

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Enjoy your vacation.

MM

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LOL, ego trip much? You want freedom to play cards on the internet but he cant have freedom to voice his opinion to you on your public forum?

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This is a privately owned forum open to the public who are willing to follow the established rules.

All freedoms in the world including the right of free speach in this country come at a price. Some of our most dear freedoms come at the highest price.

Getting "silenced" for a few days is a samll price to pay to be a member of this community. If you can't see that then you do not have a clue what this forum is about, nor have you likely much worth as a citizen IMO.

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