Subject: Re: Long's Lap
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 15:12:05 EDT
From: Tonypatron@aol.com
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

Hey everyone,

     Hmmm....after reading this, I couldn't help but get the feeling that this
Albert character is quite the bitter individual.  I'll take his post one point
at a time, and show why what he wrote is infact untrue.

<<Cheating in the 12th round after having an already perfect
record would be senseless.
He doesnt have an altercation at every tourney he goes to.
If you people were to listen to his side of the story about anything
you would understand where im coming from.
So far ive seen one side of the story reported.
I was at nationals. I heard first hand his side of the story.
It could have been an honest mistake just as easily as cheating. >>

Well, actually cheating at this GAME, yes, contrary to popular thinking it is
still a game, is "senseless" ANYTIME.  If Long wanted his side of the story
told, he would get it out there and defend himself.  But he dosen't, and
alomst never has, so why should people belive him when he makes no effort to
say he's innocent?  Maybe because he knows he has cheated?  I'm not saying
that people would automaticly believe him if he posted a response, but I for
one would sure as hell be screaming if this many people said I was cheating,
when I was infact, inncocent.

<<Why do half of you people even care?
The only person that should care is the kid in 9th place.
It has no effect on you. There have been many incedints larger
than this that had no effect on the game. Dont worry about it.
If you werent even at nationals than you have absolutely no
business talking bad about the man.
Every pro tour player has been accused of something.
Long is not the only player to be accused of cheating.>>

What?!?  This guy is showing is ignorance with this one.  Why do we care?
Well, I for one, and I'm sure thousands of other players agree, are sick of
people cheating, not getting punished, and being allowed to win again and
again.  That is why we care. The question I ask, is why don't you?  I was not
at Origins, but that by NO means dictates when I can and cannot expres my
opinion.  Mike Long is a cheater, and should be allowed to keep on playing
without some form of dicsipline invoked.

<<POINT3
If i had the opportunity to win $18 k in two days bycheating
i would. Thats an aweful lot of money. I dont cheat .
But if i could get on the tour and win countlessthousands by doing it i would
Most of you proably would too.>>

Ahh, finally an explanation.  They say cheating minds think alike, so it's
easy to see where Albert here develops his opinions.  If your playing to
cheat, don't play.  Simple as that.  And, most of us are not cheaters.  The
few, the moronic, the desperate are those who chose to cheat and drag the game
down.

<<there are 5 articles worth reading so far.
Hammers Hackers Slaughters Gallitzs Schneiders
all the others just repeat each other and run on and on about nothing.
Dont waste our reading time by writing stupid flame articles.
If you have something real to say than say it.
If not than shut the hell up.>>

Actually, I thought many of the other articles were just as good, if not
better, so try not and tell people what to read.  The majority are NOT flames,
but cries to the DCI for a list of rules to STOP people like Long from
continuing to cheat, without some form of penalty.  The most annoying post by
far has been the one that I am responding too, and I'm sure most would agree.
Telling people to shut the hell up?  Tisk tisk tisk...dude, grow up.

Anthony "Whup-Ass" Patronick
TEAM Sylvan
Tonypatron@aol.com