I'm really enjoying this thread.... I'm glad to see so many people are getting so much out of this forum.
I've said it before, ages ago, but the reason I started this forum may not be what you think. It wasn't so I could get rich through affiliate links (believe me, it's *nothing* like that). It was because looking at a few poker forums, I thought they all sucked. I wanted to create a poker community that was "just right." I wanted there to be only a few different sections to keep up with, but I wanted to make sure there were places for the "annoying" threads (Bad Beat stories, begging for money, spam spam SPAM!), so people wouldn't have to dig through them all if all they really wanted to do was to talk poker.
Bdawg and I had literally traded and discussed thousands of Hand Histories before I started this forum, and I am POSITIVE that helped my game tremendously... not because he was teaching me to play, but because we were both learning from each other. You learn when you just think about how to play a hand, and when you really analyze it (or even read through someone else's analysis), you get better. It just works.
So, I decided to create this forum, with hopes of eventually having a really nice poker community. And I'm happy to say, I think we've got it. At the WSOP last year, I told 2Tone I wanted this site to be about 3 times as big as it was (in terms of regular posters). I don't think we're quite there yet, but this site is three times BETTER than it was, in terms of quality of posts and so on, and that's the most important thing, for sure.
I still think we have room to double in size - maybe even more - but I honestly don't want this place to have 2000 new posts every day like 2+2 (they probably have more like 10k - I have no idea). I like being able to keep up with everything.
Well, I've rambled quite a bit here... so let me add something important. I have learned a LOT from this site too. I'm not really sure what the #1 thing is, honestly, but I've learned a lot in general. I'd say the specific hand analysis i what I've benefited the most from.
Thanks again to everyone for being a part of this community and helping make it what it is today. I think it's about time for me to have another fun promotion.... maybe a money added tourney or league or something. NOT a freeroll. *shudder* Talk about nearly wrecking this place.
