OK, so which is it? In a separate conversation, you claimed that no malice was intended by Steven. In this post you say "I suspect Steven sense exactly what Nick stated -- that Nick explicitly wanted to take down a pot from Steven and was pissed". So, if Steven sensed that, why would he need to ask? If that's not called "sticking the knife in and twisting it", I don't know what is. And my whole point is that it's not a fun social environment for anyone when people are getting personal with their attacks.
Did I get personal when I chucked my phone (with precise aim and greatly constrained velocity, I might add) at an empty sofa cushion in order to blow off steam about a terrible beat? No. Does it matter if Phil Ivey can do better? No. (I'm not trying to be Phil Ivey.) One thing you can say about my behavior at that game is that I never, *ever* do anything to personally insult anyone. Anyone who says otherwise is going out of their way to misinterpret my actions.
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Re: my three points (first two)
Date: 2005-01-03 07:15 (UTC)Did I get personal when I chucked my phone (with precise aim and greatly constrained velocity, I might add) at an empty sofa cushion in order to blow off steam about a terrible beat? No. Does it matter if Phil Ivey can do better? No. (I'm not trying to be Phil Ivey.) One thing you can say about my behavior at that game is that I never, *ever* do anything to personally insult anyone. Anyone who says otherwise is going out of their way to misinterpret my actions.