Rare Breed at Apr30 Tournament

[FromTheBack]

I dont know either of you that well, but from the looks of it Shartley is just giving a "whats up" on his team. he wasnt asking for critique or anything of that matter and if you wanted to do so it could have been sent in a PM saying "your team members should work on X because of Y, thx." This is merely an attempt at making yourself think you are better or higher on the tourny or forum ladder for some reason, why should you be allowed to judge what is worthy on PBN or AO? I know this forum tries to keep the relation of a family more so then a bureaucracy where even small events can be given a spotlight for at least a moment. That is why we come to forums in a way, to share our little piece of information with the rest of those on the internet to make what we have here. All in all, positive feedback or at least saying something in a polite manner is better then "have your players practice with some better teams they have some ugly style." I honestly don't think there is a reason to be negative when he is just promoting the team or even just letting the paintball community know how proud of the team he is, which is something everyone may not understand.

[krash]

https://WWW.RareBreedPaintBall.com

[shartley]

[devoutparsley]

Thanks all

Hey guys, as captain of the Idaho part of Rare Breed, thanks for those who are being supportive. To those attacking us, hey, you're entitled to your opinion. We are a new team. Several of my players only begin playing tourney ball this year. We know we have a lot of areas to improve on and we're working on it. It's not going to happen overnight. Apparently, for some people it does, so congratulations. For us, it's all about having fun and getting better. There were 18 teams at the tourney, not 9 and for Central Oregon, that's a pretty good turnout! Yes, we finished 5th in our respective divisions. If that's mediocre, then oh well. I guess we're mediocre. We were pretty happy considering it's only our second event and the first with those squads. We had fun and learned a lot and that's what it's about for us. And as far as 5th goes, for one squad, only 25 points seperated them from the 3rd place team who went to the finals. One more first pull would have gotten us in. One squad beat the teams that took first and third overall in the prelims. For a beginner team, we're pretty happy with that. We'd like to thank Sam for his support and his promoting us. Any of you that like bashing newbie teams cuz we don't have pro "style", hey, go for it. Have fun. That's what paintball is all about right? For the rest of you, thanks for your considerate replies and support.

[WARPED1]

Very cool shart!

[TheTramp]

When you post a thread talking about a team or news and it is bunk or not worthy of praise expect to be flamed!

GENERAL RULES

[WARPED1]

Hey shart, what do you make, productwise? I'm not being an asshat, I really don't know! Got a site I can look at?

[shartley]

Hey shart, what do you make, productwise? I'm not being an asshat, I really don't know! Got a site I can look at?

LOL No problem. Yes, I have a site. http://www.shartleycustoms.com (and that is also just under my member name too... ) Take your time and look around.

[SlartyBartFast]

Just because this is AO does not mean that something that is not worthy of praise should be praised. This is a fallacy that has come along with AGD. Nothing new, just the same old thing reworked over and over and over again and water heads applaud it.

Can't say I know you, but you're coming across as a real phallus.

Shartley deserves praise for being a product manufacturer that is actively supporting paintball at the local level.

His teams deserve praise for stepping up and committing to the game.

Do their results deserve praise? Perhaps not. But instead of being an insufferable jerk, how about some friendly help and advice?

Granted, I didn't see the PBN thread, but the posts here seem adequate to make judgement.

Every member has the right to paot whatever they want (within the rules). It's not up to you or anyone else besides the moderators to determine if it meets some kind of importance standard.

Well done Shartley.

[SCpoloRicker]

Shartley, you are completely in the right here.

wallace: diaf

/There, I said it
//Runs off screaming in terror

[Duzzy]

Cool.

Congratulations, if not on the fifth place finish then on the maturity level and good attitude displayed.

Out of curiousity where in Idaho? I am always looking for new and interesting places to play.

[wallace9111]

[wallace9111]

Just so it does not seem so out of line these are the pictures I am talking about. If you do not understand why I feel this is not good play or style, then you sir are in your own category of play.

Also just because I play tournaments does not mean categorize me into a classification as being a jerk or #sshole, I am upfront and honest. The truth is not always what you want to hear, but sometimes it needs to be said. AGD and this forum are firm believers in censorship and conformity. People do not like PBN because it does not follow the rules of what you feel to be correct, but to bad, life is not always how you want it.

I do not feel scenario players are jerks or buttheads, but I am sure there are some that are. But classifying everyone into a statistic and a stereotype is how most problems have arose in the history of humans, just because there are some players that play tourney ball that are jerks does not mean all of them are. If you went to a "real" event you would see most players are really nice, and it feels like a party more than a "war." If that is the attitude you choose to have then keep to it. With your products they are not suited for the tournement player anyway, so I guess I would not care about them either, just be honest that since there is not money in it for you in that sector you do not care and do not make it a personal conviction instead.

[SlartyBartFast]

What on Earth does "Ugly" mean?

Probably the most useless critique I've heard. So the pictures aren't cute and posed looking.

How exactly do you change the game play to make good pictures? What exactly in those pictures constitutes bad play?

And I hope you're well aware of the double standard your using when complaining about censorship of your views while advocating it yourself against others.

[shartley]