Integrity

[painball]

Has anyone else noticed that the integrity of the paintball community as a whole is very very low?

[tony3]

Welcome to last saturday, we have had about 100 threads on this.

[MayAMonkeyBeYourPinata]

and now we have 101

and in every sport there are cheaters

[painball]

I'm so e-Cool.

[kenndogg]

considering ths sport is made up of mostly teenagers, it doesn't surprise me one bit.

[magking1971]

Originally posted by kenndogg
considering ths sport is made up of mostly teenagers, it doesn't surprise me one bit.

You are right on the money with that one!

[Dryden]

Originally posted by kenndogg
considering ths sport is made up of mostly teenagers, it doesn't surprise me one bit.

That may be true, and is probably more apparent through Internet message boards like this one, though from my experience there certainly is no shortage of adults who cheat and are prone to behaving badly too.

[-=Squid=-]

Originally posted by kenndogg
considering ths sport is made up of mostly teenagers, it doesn't surprise me one bit.

Just pretend like I made that face at you and walked away.

[Jonesie]

Originally posted by Dryden
That may be true, and is probably more apparent through Internet message boards like this one, though from my experience there certainly is no shortage of adults who cheat and are prone to behaving badly too.

As someone in the middle (older than teenager, not quite an adult) it holds true on both ends.

[robdamanii]

Age =/= integrity or lack thereof.

Moral values, sportsmanship and honour all determine your integrity. Example is a young kid who knows the game, knows how to be a good sport, and calls himself out after an obvious hit, instead of wiping it.

[JEDI]

We invited a ton of teams to our new indoor. Some pretty big names too (which I won't mention), and by the end of the day, someone had stolen the feild owners gear bag right from his truck... And these weren't teen agers. Just dirtbags.

[GT]

agreed!

Although alot and I mean almost all of this could be cured by having good refs, not local punk kids reffing for paint. Most of these folks, adults and kiddos, dont act like this but at the feild.

Set a stardard guys and stick to it with everyone!

[kenndogg]

Originally posted by -=Squid=-
Just pretend like I made that face at you and walked away.

so your saying it doesn't happen? take a good look at what the pros do on the field and kids want to emulate that. I seen threads on how to cheat and ppl saying nothing is wrong with that. Lets face it when your young you tend to do stupid stuff. Hopefully they grow out of it, but some don't. I'm not saying all teens do it but alot do. As for the adults, they are even more pathetic.

[RoadDawg]

Ya the integrity is low. We can't change that though as cheaters feel they are gaining something. I for one am proud to play with some of the most honorable and honest people in AO SoCal. Many times we don't have a ref and we know/ and call ourselves out if we are hit.

As for a certain group it isn't fair to blame one side. Just cause a lot of teens play doesn't mean they cheat the most. It happens and it varies in age so to pin it on one is wrong.

[painball]

Pbnation isn't helping with stopping cheaters (or creating them) either.

http://new.pbnation.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=243653