Creed of the Good Paintballer

[Cameo]

From the first time I stepped foot on a paint ball field my team mates were very clear that sportsmanship was more important than anything. That is why I play with them and that is why I respect them. I personally see no need to bend the rules in order to have fun. Growing up I was not tuaght the "win at all cost" mentality that runs rampant now a days. When you go to those extreems it takes away from the enjoyment. Winning should come with time, practice, endurance; NOT MONEY.

Respect the Sport
Respect the founders of the sport we all love
Respect your gear (whatever it may be)
Respect your allies as well as your opposition
Respect the refs
But most of all Respect yourself so that you can hold your head high and play with pride.


~steph

[Beemer]

Hey

You used the R word

And wait the S word to, in BOLD to boot

If we keep telling them long enough they WILL get it wont they?
But you forgot the H,P,I, words
Honor
Pride
Integrity

Beer miester here. Whats your flavor?

to add.........Oops you did have the P word.

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[oldsoldier]

Hey AFTICA sucks...we just go to have fun. I think IAO is more fun when you're there having fun, as opposed to actually competing. I got heated last year...wont happen this year. I compete here locally, do the national stuff for fun.

[yakitori]

Calm down man, I was not trying to attack you in ANY way or anything like that. I simply stated my views on cheating. If you read my post, I clearly stated "I am also not implying that every new player cheats or even the majority, but I do see it more frequently now than I used to." I've played enough paintball over the years to know when I can spot cheating getting more rampant. I am also not trying to categorize New School or Old School, that was simply a play on what someone said earlier. The fact remains that in the two different states I've played in over the past few years, I've seen more cheating than I used to. That is from my experience, not necessarily yours or anybody elses. I also think that cheating is more accepted, not necessarily by refs, but by some of the players. Sure you can be DQ'd if you are caught cheating, that is the job of the people who oversee the sport. That doesn't mean it's not more accepted by players. The proof is right here in this thread where some people basically say that you need to cheat to keep up. That, my friend, is acceptance as well as changing how you play to adapt. Some people believe that to adapt to cheaters is to cheat yourself and that is a shame. I'm sorry if you feel I'm echoing ignorance but the last time I checked, this was a forum open for discussion. Many times, during a normal discussion, people will have different views and this is what can be called a debate. You are entitled to your opinions as I am mine. I don't think that reiterating the fact that cheating is bad and that it shouldn't be so accepted by player is an ignorant thing to do. I also do understand that you don't condone cheating and that is a good thing. Hopefully, that carries over into how you play the game.

Cheers

my bad. I didnt mean to sound hostile toward you. I am really irritated w/ madpsi cause he keeps calling me a cheater when Ive stated over and over that I dont cheat, but it is part of the game. Maybe more ppl are accepting cheating, but its not a good thing. If someone couldve read my posts correctly (eh ehm psi) then I wouldnt have gotten

[MadPSIence]

*wakes up at 7:55am and scrolls through AO....*

Jesus TF Christ lucy are you still goin at me?

[Lohman446]

*wakes up at 7:55am and scrolls through AO....*

Jesus TF Christ lucy are you still goin at me?

Don't worry, he's going on Mark M too

[minimag03]

I'm starting to like this thread. It started off dumb and it is still going stong.

[yakitori]

Don't worry, he's going on Mark M too

I did not.

These two guys have made personal character comments about me in an obscene way because both of them dont know how to infer things from a post properly. The miscommunication is not my fault. I have handled it properly. I have not flammed anyone. You children are the ones that are continuing to flame. I am beggining to believe that is the way you like it.

[magmonkey]

why should we get used to people cheating?

why should we allow ramping?


who cares what people wear?, if they are a decent person who plays with honor I don't care if they wear their pajamas.

people don't really have to be a old fogey in the sport (although I probably qualify for that) in order to be pissed about the honor slipping away from paintball.

instead of arguing over this, do somthing constructive try to figgure out a way to change the sport in a positve way


PAINTBALL NEEDS A STRAIGHT EDGE MOVEMENT

[ultralight]

so you stereotype ppl for having those grips or that clothes? I dont find it annoying. I find it more annoying when ppl have nothing to do but look at others and snicker, giggle, or make sarcastic comments about their appearance. Its immature.

no, i let every player stand on his or her own merits. if the guy is a jerk then he is a jerk. it doesn't matter what he wears. but i have been noticing that the players who mouth off and act inappropriately are usually the kids who are decked out in the newest gear.
i didn't say that i found the clothing annoying, i find the individuals that i was talking about to be annoying. i realize that there are many players out there that wear name brand paintball clothing because it works. but i have also found that in my personal experience there are quite a few who wear said equipment for no other reason than that "the pros wear it". i may have just hit a bunch of bad apples.

i'm sorry if you find it immature and offensive that i laugh at people who i think look silly, that is your right. however i will continue to laugh at people that i think look silly. this includes people playing paintball and the people on America's funniest home videos and numerous other shows and just silly looking people in general. if i ever do something stupid i hope someone can laugh at that too.
i don't think that laughing at people who you think look silly is immature, i think that it is part of being human, and apparently those who control our TV programming agree with me and are making alot of money with the idea.

at least i'm not telling them to go kill themselves like some of the people i've seen on this forum. i'm not going to name names because i can't remember them.

whatever, i think that you misunderstood parts of my post. if you'd like to discuss it further then PM me and i'd be happy to talk about it.