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redessence

What divides us

Nov 17, 2011 13:14

I've been out of the tournament Scrabble scene for almost 3 months now. I'm rarely on ISC and have purposely limited myself to Words With Friends and iPhone Scrabble games. Even took a break from those for 2 weeks in September. Now that I've been removed from the scene and observe it more as an enthusiast than a tournament player, I honestly think ( Read more... )

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magratheazaphod November 17 2011, 22:04:03 UTC

NASPA v WGPO totally affects expert players, especially out here on the west coast where most of the major tournaments are opens. The NASPA-WGPO debate undermines the whole structure of tournament scrabble in north america in my opinion.

jmallick November 17 2011, 22:19:02 UTC

I agree with this. Maybe I shouldn't let this bother me so much, but the fact that WGPO tournaments are otherwise played just like NASPA events and aren't on cross-tables just doesn't feel right. Being banned from directing NASPA events after joining a WGPO committee rubbed me the wrong way as well, even though it's probably a fair decision.

I also don't care what our word source is, as long as it's only one. I get tired of seeing those pound signs on letter combos that I accidentally mark with asterisks next to them instead.

redessence November 17 2011, 23:02:09 UTC

I get tired of seeing those pound signs on letter combos that I accidentally mark with asterisks next to them instead.

Same. I see it as another pointless source of contention that gets magnified by a Collins players' all too often snarky response of "----#" to a TWL player's "----*".

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redessence November 18 2011, 00:37:21 UTC

I wouldn't worry about it. Anyone who reads Andrew Fisher's LJ knows that he's a Collins player, and he doesn't have any of the # notation. He doesn't need to apologize for that, and neither do you.

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redessence November 18 2011, 01:42:37 UTC

Hahaha nice, I didn't mean THAT though :P

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spherulitic November 18 2011, 02:30:12 UTC

Quite possibly also the best Scrabble player who blogs.

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aphis99 November 19 2011, 04:09:13 UTC

Shucks, guys

vinylchances November 18 2011, 04:35:59 UTC

Not snark. Accuracy.

redessence November 18 2011, 06:35:43 UTC

It might be accurate, but there are times that it is not called for. A "----#" response in these cases is just an act of snobbery and serves no constructive purpose for being introduced.

vinylchances November 18 2011, 06:37:13 UTC

Disagree. How is it not constructive? There are a lot of people out there trying to juggle both dictionaries. What if you see a certain word in a game and are unsure whichpods it is, but luckily you remember that someone on Facebook specified for you?

vinylchances November 18 2011, 06:39:08 UTC

for the record, though, I do think it's more fun to point out the # words in more creative ways than just one-word posts. example:

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10150443228476609&id=565941608

redessence November 18 2011, 06:45:24 UTC

If the person making the post is legit trying to juggle both dictionaries, then sure, it could be quite constructive. However, Joe TWL Player posting about his tourney does not fall into this category.

People trying to juggle both can go ahead and look the word up if they want to be certain. Is it more important for you to be right, or for you to respect what approach a player has chosen to take in Scrabble?

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