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Originally Posted by BJ Nemeth
For the record, I've taken time out -- twice, during my busiest time of the year -- to carefully and thoughtfully respond to criticism of our show. I'm not pointing this out as a brag or anything like that. I think most people in my position would ignore your criticism and hope it dissipates after another episode. But I respect the listeners of our show, even if I'm telling them not to listen.  |
This has not gone unnoticed by me. Thank you. I mean that. I think one just needs to look at how you handled yourself in this thread and how Gary Wise handles himself here and it's more obvious than ever why I don't take Wise seriously. He is a petulant child, who must "win", on the panel or in this thread. But your professionalism once again shines through, and my respect for you, already very high, has grown.
BJ, if I was super critical towards you, it is only because I think you are worth so much to the show when you are "on". You have precise information and knowledge. I even named you to my "All-Star" team of Huff, Michalski, Welman, Nemeth. If I was harsh, it is only because I care enough to be harsh, as dumb as that sounds. Also, don't get me wrong - there is no doubt you have always been a net positive on The Poker Beat, on every show. But since this July 8 show was bad enough to cause me to write, I figured I might as well say things that maybe didn't bother me enough to quit the show, but still were correctable detractions.
I am willing to bet that we actually have similar personality types. We both see criticism far more than we do praise. I'm guessing you are a perfectionist. I also think criticism is more valuable overall, as praise is too easily given these days.
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Originally Posted by BJ Nemeth
One last thing -- your comments have been written very clearly, with proper grammar and punctuation, but you have misspelled both my last name (Nemeth) and Michalski's. My last name is right here in the thread, next to every one of my posts. Want a nickel's worth of free advice? If you're engaging someone in print, spell their name correctly. When you fail to do that, you lose some credibility right from the start. (They'll tell you the same thing in business/communication classes, and they're correct.)
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If you new how I was writing the responses, I think you'd be more forgiving here. Basically I had to hit "Quote", copy and paste the output it into Wordpad, and then bring it with me while riding a train. Twice. Obviously I didn't have Internet access while writing to look up your names, but I did have time to kill. Perhaps too much. Anyway, point taken about the names, I obviously agree.