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mattblue:
lol nice 1 got any sheep
Chipaccrual:
--- Quote from: mattblue on September 01, 2009, 22:26:02 PM ---
lol nice 1 got any sheep
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What do you think I am, , Welsh ?
APAT:
First of all, there is absolutely NO grounds for having a go at anyone who has raised this as an issue after the event.
It is a fact that (at least) a small number of players were upset because one member had too much to drink on Saturday evening. I was pissed off by the situation and I"m pretty calm generally. Clearly there is a limit to how much sense you can make to someone who has had too much to drink without having the venue management bar them and that"s the last step that APAT would want to see taken. It is worth pointing out that while the member was loud and a messy, he wasn"t causing any trouble in the traditional sense.
Fact number 2 is that the member received a warning, a drinks ban and a ten minute penalty away from the table. So, both the APAT and DTD management teams were involved in this situation once we became aware, which was pretty early on as far as I could tell. The member broke the DTD drinks ban on at least two occasions that I saw. Had the DTD team seen that, he would have been barred from the building there and then.
As has been the case on the one occasion that this has happened previously, the member was in good form the following day and was no trouble whatsoever.
Now here"s the thing. APAT is not the GUKPT. What may be acceptable there is not necessarily acceptable at APAT events. Members know exactly where we stand on this type of situation, because we"ve been consistent in acting previously. The APAT team have a responsibility to offer a great experience to 100% of the players there, not just any one group.
So M3Boy and Jim5432 are absolutely within their rights to bring this subject up and I"d be disappointed to see any more pointing of the finger at them.
The APAT management team have already discussed the situation and I will feedback our thoughts directly to the member concerned.
Mikeyboy9361:
Well said Des. APAT is a terrific organisation, and it is the ability of Des and co who listen to the members, and implement ideas and ideologies that make it such.
There is always a place for characters, and the world would be a dull place without them, so lets continue to enjoy great events like last weekend without over stepping the mark. :)
Well done to all the winners over the weekend, not jealous much. ;)
jim5432:
--- Quote from: APAT on September 01, 2009, 22:54:23 PM ---
First of all, there is absolutely NO grounds for having a go at anyone who has raised this as an issue after the event......As has been the case on the one occasion that this has happened previously, the member was in good form the following day and was no trouble whatsoever..........So M3Boy and Jim5432 are absolutely within their rights to bring this subject up and I"d be disappointed to see any more pointing of the finger at them.
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Thank you for that....I was beginning to wish I hadn"t said anything at all.
And I am pleased to hear there were no further problems the next day....I am not a killjoy and would not want the guy to get himself barred or anything like that...my only concern is that everyone gets a chance to enjoy the events as much as possible.
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