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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 6645278" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p>You are absolutely right; I apologize, and I'd be happy if Majoru called me out for calling him a wuss. Please, call me out, Majoru! Practice!! A little practice would probably help here. </p><p></p><p>Seriously, from what the OP has written, this guy has been a problem player for literally years. It sounds like Majoru may have posted about him before, which means it's a burr under his saddle and has been irritating him for God knows how long. The guy described as a problem player has thrown fits, disrupted games, complained about absolutely reasonble things time and again, abandoned <em>other people</em> when having a tantrum and ruined sessions for at least Majoru_O and the other guy at the table that night. And the whole time, Majoru's silence has taught him that <em>this is how he should act to get his way.</em> He's been shown- for literally years, from the sound of it- that acting like a jerk at the table has no consequences. Majoru is basically <em>training him</em> to continue being a problem player. </p><p></p><p>It's not my game; I don't play at that store. But if I did, even if I'd been at the other table, I would have mentioned the incident to the manager as a disruption and suggested that an eye be kept on the problem player henceforth so that, if he continued to disrupt things, he could be ejected. I like Majoru, but he is actually contributing to the problem in my opinion. Letting this go on- especially the BS about "you can't bring it up"- is absolutely, completely, without a doubt in my mind the worst possible choice here. Better to be the bigger man and step away from the table. Best of all to confront the guy throwing tantrums, ask him to knock it off and explain that next time he's out and stick to it. </p><p></p><p>So, Majoru Oakheart, I apologize again for calling you a wuss. But I wish you'd stiffen up and do the right thing here. </p><p></p><p>Also, I think you may have to write off the girlfriend. It doesn't sound like she has a problem with the present situation, and her willingness to break your confidence vis-a-vis the bf doesn't speak well of her. It also sounds like she values her relationship with him more than her relationship with you. I dunno about this part, but your reluctance to address all the questions about her in this thread seems to kind of say something in itself. Could be that there's a lot of reading in in those questions; could be that there's something there you're not consciously aware of; could be that there's an ugly kernel of jealousy somewhere in the mix. I don't know. But it really sounds like she's chosen who she's with, despite your opinion of the guy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 6645278, member: 1210"] You are absolutely right; I apologize, and I'd be happy if Majoru called me out for calling him a wuss. Please, call me out, Majoru! Practice!! A little practice would probably help here. Seriously, from what the OP has written, this guy has been a problem player for literally years. It sounds like Majoru may have posted about him before, which means it's a burr under his saddle and has been irritating him for God knows how long. The guy described as a problem player has thrown fits, disrupted games, complained about absolutely reasonble things time and again, abandoned [i]other people[/i] when having a tantrum and ruined sessions for at least Majoru_O and the other guy at the table that night. And the whole time, Majoru's silence has taught him that [i]this is how he should act to get his way.[/i] He's been shown- for literally years, from the sound of it- that acting like a jerk at the table has no consequences. Majoru is basically [i]training him[/i] to continue being a problem player. It's not my game; I don't play at that store. But if I did, even if I'd been at the other table, I would have mentioned the incident to the manager as a disruption and suggested that an eye be kept on the problem player henceforth so that, if he continued to disrupt things, he could be ejected. I like Majoru, but he is actually contributing to the problem in my opinion. Letting this go on- especially the BS about "you can't bring it up"- is absolutely, completely, without a doubt in my mind the worst possible choice here. Better to be the bigger man and step away from the table. Best of all to confront the guy throwing tantrums, ask him to knock it off and explain that next time he's out and stick to it. So, Majoru Oakheart, I apologize again for calling you a wuss. But I wish you'd stiffen up and do the right thing here. Also, I think you may have to write off the girlfriend. It doesn't sound like she has a problem with the present situation, and her willingness to break your confidence vis-a-vis the bf doesn't speak well of her. It also sounds like she values her relationship with him more than her relationship with you. I dunno about this part, but your reluctance to address all the questions about her in this thread seems to kind of say something in itself. Could be that there's a lot of reading in in those questions; could be that there's something there you're not consciously aware of; could be that there's an ugly kernel of jealousy somewhere in the mix. I don't know. But it really sounds like she's chosen who she's with, despite your opinion of the guy. [/QUOTE]
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