by ponchi101 If your are NEW, but old, introduce yourself here. (You know what I mean).
And if you are NEW, NEW, the same.
You are all welcome.
And if you are NEW, NEW, the same.
You are all welcome.
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by ponchi101 Avatar looking good! Glad to have "Mafalda" here! 
by ponchi101 And because there is no need to even hide this:
Ti, I have changed your user profile to GLOBAL MODERATOR. I mean, you already started posting and I know you need all permissions for the quality of work you do. So, as I am going the other way around:
If you do not want to be a MOD, let me know, and I will "degrade" you. But I really want you to be one of the mods. Your work at TAT1.0 is basically priceless...
Let me know.
Ti, I have changed your user profile to GLOBAL MODERATOR. I mean, you already started posting and I know you need all permissions for the quality of work you do. So, as I am going the other way around:
If you do not want to be a MOD, let me know, and I will "degrade"
you. But I really want you to be one of the mods. Your work at TAT1.0 is basically priceless... Let me know.
by the Moz hello all
by Oploskoffie Wel hello new world... So glad to see TAT 2.0 
by ponchi101
(We are still hovering. It is truly like moving: you go back to get stuff you forgot)
We are taking away one medal to the people that do not come here starting the 1st. Too bad for your loot
(We are still hovering. It is truly like moving: you go back to get stuff you forgot)
by ptmcmahon Welcome "back"
by ponchi101 Glad to have you back, Herodutus. A man of such extensive knowledge is always welcomed
by the Moz Hello hello Herodotus
by ptmcmahon Welcome "back"
by jkfinaz Hello! Registering here after skipping several years of suicide pools. I wish I could remember my old username because I won a suicide pool on the old site 
by ponchi101 Welcome back, jkfinaz. We are going by an honor system and the new sight so if you go to the topic GETTING OUR MEDALS back and tell us what SP you won, we believe you. We will load it back to your profile. 
by wadetj
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Hello everyone, I’m Tim from North Carolina, I love tennis- playing and watching- looking forward to meeting everyone.ponchi101 wrote:If your are NEW, but old, introduce yourself here. (You know what I mean).
And if you are NEW, NEW, the same.
You are all welcome.
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
by the Moz Hello wadetj
by jkfinaz
Aww, thanks. Unfortunately, I cannot recall which one I won. I did, however, remember my older username which was Scienter. I'll just try hard to win another and get that medal
by ponchi101 I remember your name. I always thought it was a good choice.
Welcome back
Welcome back
by ponchi101 Please, make him. We need all the old friends we can get
by Deuce
Seriously, though - welcome, Belly.
I hope you enjoy yourself here and continue to learn about the history of the game. And you'll surely teach us a few things, as well.
All the best for your own tennis, as well - just remember that if you one day enter the top 200 or so in the rankings, you'll have to give all of us here 38% of your earnings (including endorsements), because we will obviously be significantly responsible for your success.
Oh, great - right as I post the article above about the interestingly positioned wasp's nest, a MINOR comes along!Cuckoo4Coco wrote: ↑Sun Jun 26, 2022 2:32 pm Hey, this is pretty random I guess. I am the new person here. I was also told by ponchi101 that I am the first minor of this group of tennis enthusiasts. I am 16 years old. I have been learning and playing the game of tennis since I was 5 years old and I play for my school team and I am currently going into my 11th year in the Fall. My dream is to get into a good Division 1 college so I can get a good education and play tennis while I am doing that.
My name is Marabella, but everyone calls me Belly so I will go by that on here as well. I really don't know much about the classic tennis players other than what I have watched on video, but I love hearing stories about them. My favorite players are Coco Gauff and Frances Tiafoe and my favorite tournament is the US Open. I have been to that tournament once in my life and I hope to go back soon.
Thanx for having me, Belly
Seriously, though - welcome, Belly.
I hope you enjoy yourself here and continue to learn about the history of the game. And you'll surely teach us a few things, as well.
All the best for your own tennis, as well - just remember that if you one day enter the top 200 or so in the rankings, you'll have to give all of us here 38% of your earnings (including endorsements), because we will obviously be significantly responsible for your success.
by Cuckoo4Coco
Oh God, I just hope to get a free or discounted education out of tennis. Seriously, if I would play a player such as Coco I wouldn't score a single point off of her. I think she would probably knock the racquet out of my hand with her return. I would still want to play tennis with her though. I just try and take in everything I possibly can while I am on the court or reading about tennis, or watching it. Most of all and I learned this from my grandpa, I go out there and have fun.
Hey, please don't hold back on whatever you decide to post on the count of me. If I glance at the title I will just let it go by. My mom is pretty lax on most things with me because she knows I have a decent head on my shoulders. She taught me well as did my dad until his untimely passing while on the job as a Police Officer. I live everyday to make him proud. I hope I am doing a decent enough job of it.Deuce wrote: ↑Sun Jun 26, 2022 7:16 pmOh, great - right as I post the article above about the interestingly positioned wasp's nest, a MINOR comes along!Cuckoo4Coco wrote: ↑Sun Jun 26, 2022 2:32 pm Hey, this is pretty random I guess. I am the new person here. I was also told by ponchi101 that I am the first minor of this group of tennis enthusiasts. I am 16 years old. I have been learning and playing the game of tennis since I was 5 years old and I play for my school team and I am currently going into my 11th year in the Fall. My dream is to get into a good Division 1 college so I can get a good education and play tennis while I am doing that.
My name is Marabella, but everyone calls me Belly so I will go by that on here as well. I really don't know much about the classic tennis players other than what I have watched on video, but I love hearing stories about them. My favorite players are Coco Gauff and Frances Tiafoe and my favorite tournament is the US Open. I have been to that tournament once in my life and I hope to go back soon.
Thanx for having me, Belly
Seriously, though - welcome, Belly.
I hope you enjoy yourself here and continue to learn about the history of the game. And you'll surely teach us a few things, as well.
All the best for your own tennis, as well - just remember that if you one day enter the top 200 or so in the rankings, you'll have to give all of us here 38% of your earnings (including endorsements), because we will obviously be significantly responsible for your success.
Oh God, I just hope to get a free or discounted education out of tennis.
Seriously, if I would play a player such as Coco I wouldn't score a single point off of her. I think she would probably knock the racquet out of my hand with her return. I would still want to play tennis with her though. I just try and take in everything I possibly can while I am on the court or reading about tennis, or watching it. Most of all and I learned this from my grandpa, I go out there and have fun.by ponchi101 Hi Cuckoo:
(I will call you that because I simply think it is a great nick )
I moved your post here, as we do have a welcome topic, as you can see. You simply joined us at the "wrong" time, in the sense that this welcome topic, for which we always leave a link in our banner, was not there as we are promoting our Wimbledon games.
About you playing Coco:
You would be surprised of how well you could hit with her. About 5 years ago, at the place I used to play, this 23 young dude needed some warming up because he was playing in the Bogota open (it was held at the time), and had been granted a WC. That day, there was nobody else there, so he had to settle for me. We trained for a while and then he needed to play a real set, to train his real serve. Of course he beat me, but he beat me 6-1 (I actually BROKE his serve, but of course could never hold mine). He then played his matches and lost in the first round, 6-1, 6-1.
What I remember the most was how much better my strokes were as I played with him, because he fed me such a pure ball. Of course, heavy and with lots of pace, but I could use his excellent strokes to help with mine.
So, at 16, I would say you more than could have a decent session with Coco. You would score a few points. Sure, a 6-0 could be lurking there, but at 16, give yourself a few more years and I would put down a few dollars that you could make it a match.
And: you are going to college, Div 1. Remember that the list of players coming out of the US College system and having successful careers at the tour level is not trivial: McEnroe, Mayotte, Annacone, Anderson, Isner, Collins (there is a great example). Your tennis ceiling is years away
(I will call you that because I simply think it is a great nick
)I moved your post here, as we do have a welcome topic, as you can see. You simply joined us at the "wrong" time, in the sense that this welcome topic, for which we always leave a link in our banner, was not there as we are promoting our Wimbledon games.
About you playing Coco:
You would be surprised of how well you could hit with her. About 5 years ago, at the place I used to play, this 23 young dude needed some warming up because he was playing in the Bogota open (it was held at the time), and had been granted a WC. That day, there was nobody else there, so he had to settle for me. We trained for a while and then he needed to play a real set, to train his real serve. Of course he beat me, but he beat me 6-1 (I actually BROKE his serve, but of course could never hold mine). He then played his matches and lost in the first round, 6-1, 6-1.
What I remember the most was how much better my strokes were as I played with him, because he fed me such a pure ball. Of course, heavy and with lots of pace, but I could use his excellent strokes to help with mine.
So, at 16, I would say you more than could have a decent session with Coco. You would score a few points. Sure, a 6-0 could be lurking there, but at 16, give yourself a few more years and I would put down a few dollars that you could make it a match.
And: you are going to college, Div 1. Remember that the list of players coming out of the US College system and having successful careers at the tour level is not trivial: McEnroe, Mayotte, Annacone, Anderson, Isner, Collins (there is a great example). Your tennis ceiling is years away
by Cuckoo4Coco
Wow, that experience you had is so awesome. I would die to have an experience like that with Coco or really any pro player like that. The thought of playing Division 1 tennis in a few years if that happens and possibly having a match against a player that could be gearing up to go on the tour would also be amazing. I would use whatever time I had on the court with any professional player to pick their brain and learn anything I could. I wouldn't care if I lost 6-0, 6-0 and in like 30 minutes. That would be the best 30 minutes I had spent in my life.
You are correct though about playing better against those opponents that have better pace and a heavy ball on them. It does make your strokes much better. I look at someone like Coco or even Emma or Leylah when they were my age and they had a lot of ups and downs in their game at that time. Emma & Leylah are now 19 and Coco is 18 so they are definitely not veterans of the tour, but they all seem to be more settled in with their play already. All 3 of them are going to be at the top of women's tennis for a long time.
Thank You, yep I saw that it was moved here. I didn't see this thread when I made the post originally.ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:10 pm Hi Cuckoo:
(I will call you that because I simply think it is a great nick
I moved your post here, as we do have a welcome topic, as you can see. You simply joined us at the "wrong" time, in the sense that this welcome topic, for which we always leave a link in our banner, was not there as we are promoting our Wimbledon games.
About you playing Coco:
You would be surprised of how well you could hit with her. About 5 years ago, at the place I used to play, this 23 young dude needed some warming up because he was playing in the Bogota open (it was held at the time), and had been granted a WC. That day, there was nobody else there, so he had to settle for me. We trained for a while and then he needed to play a real set, to train his real serve. Of course he beat me, but he beat me 6-1 (I actually BROKE his serve, but of course could never hold mine). He then played his matches and lost in the first round, 6-1, 6-1.
What I remember the most was how much better my strokes were as I played with him, because he fed me such a pure ball. Of course, heavy and with lots of pace, but I could use his excellent strokes to help with mine.
So, at 16, I would say you more than could have a decent session with Coco. You would score a few points. Sure, a 6-0 could be lurking there, but at 16, give yourself a few more years and I would put down a few dollars that you could make it a match.
And: you are going to college, Div 1. Remember that the list of players coming out of the US College system and having successful careers at the tour level is not trivial: McEnroe, Mayotte, Annacone, Anderson, Isner, Collins (there is a great example). Your tennis ceiling is years away
Wow, that experience you had is so awesome. I would die to have an experience like that with Coco or really any pro player like that. The thought of playing Division 1 tennis in a few years if that happens and possibly having a match against a player that could be gearing up to go on the tour would also be amazing. I would use whatever time I had on the court with any professional player to pick their brain and learn anything I could. I wouldn't care if I lost 6-0, 6-0 and in like 30 minutes. That would be the best 30 minutes I had spent in my life.
You are correct though about playing better against those opponents that have better pace and a heavy ball on them. It does make your strokes much better. I look at someone like Coco or even Emma or Leylah when they were my age and they had a lot of ups and downs in their game at that time. Emma & Leylah are now 19 and Coco is 18 so they are definitely not veterans of the tour, but they all seem to be more settled in with their play already. All 3 of them are going to be at the top of women's tennis for a long time.
by ptmcmahon
I was worried the name might have been for VandewedgeCuckoo4Coco wrote: ↑Sun Jun 26, 2022 2:32 pm My favorite players are Coco Gauff and Frances Tiafoe and my favorite tournament is the US Open.
by Cuckoo4Coco
Nope a big time Coco Gauff fan.ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 2:36 pmI was worried the name might have been for VandewedgeCuckoo4Coco wrote: ↑Sun Jun 26, 2022 2:32 pm My favorite players are Coco Gauff and Frances Tiafoe and my favorite tournament is the US Open.
by ponchi101 Daniel Nestor. Say no more: you like doubles! 
You have already posted several times, but welcome aboard. Notice there is a PM system so, if you have any questions, either in the open or as a PM you can let us know.
You have already posted several times, but welcome aboard. Notice there is a PM system so, if you have any questions, either in the open or as a PM you can let us know.
by Canucklehead
Edit: In my humble opinion, Daniel Nestor is the best doubles player ever.
I have settled in with my country's tournament, an adult beverage and dinner. Nothing better than tennis, food, an adult beverage and some good tennis talk.
Edit: In my humble opinion, Daniel Nestor is the best doubles player ever.
by Canucklehead
With the likes of Felix Auger Aliassime & Denis Shapovalov on the men's side, and Leylah Fernandez & Bianca Andreescu on the women's side, Canada has some good presence on the tour. I just hope I can make us Canadians look good here.
by ponchi101
I mean, sure, you guys are all very nice and polite and ...
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JA!!!!!!Canucklehead wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 2:45 amWith the likes of Felix Auger Aliassime & Denis Shapovalov on the men's side, and Leylah Fernandez & Bianca Andreescu on the women's side, Canada has some good presence on the tour. I just hope I can make us Canadians look good here.
I mean, sure, you guys are all very nice and polite and ...
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)by meganfernandez
And Dabrowski in doubles. Wish Shapo could get his act together.Canucklehead wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 2:45 amWith the likes of Felix Auger Aliassime & Denis Shapovalov on the men's side, and Leylah Fernandez & Bianca Andreescu on the women's side, Canada has some good presence on the tour. I just hope I can make us Canadians look good here.
by Canucklehead
Gabriela is currently #4 in doubles I believe. Shapovalov has a lot of potential and I can see him consistently being in the top 10.meganfernandez wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:23 pmAnd Dabrowski in doubles. Wish Shapo could get his act together.Canucklehead wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 2:45 amWith the likes of Felix Auger Aliassime & Denis Shapovalov on the men's side, and Leylah Fernandez & Bianca Andreescu on the women's side, Canada has some good presence on the tour. I just hope I can make us Canadians look good here.
by ponchi101 Welcome aboard, Aces. Cool avatar, and maybe you can help too with conditioning. As you say, a true sport for a lifetime.
You basically listed all the great ones in your post, but we are currently heavily debating who will be the next great ones. Also, when the USO comes around, you will see we have some fun games we play, and maybe you will want to join.
Hope you will enjoy the site.
You basically listed all the great ones in your post, but we are currently heavily debating who will be the next great ones. Also, when the USO comes around, you will see we have some fun games we play, and maybe you will want to join.
Hope you will enjoy the site.
by AcesAnnie
Games always make things enjoyable. That sounds like fun.
Thank You, my name is Ann or Annie so feel free to call me that if you want. Aces is fine as well. If you or anyone has questions on running or conditioning feel free to ask. I should be available quite frequently as my job is exclusively from home. I work as a Medical Transcriptionist for my husband who is a Physician.ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 14, 2022 7:51 pm Welcome aboard, Aces. Cool avatar, and maybe you can help too with conditioning. As you say, a true sport for a lifetime.
You basically listed all the great ones in your post, but we are currently heavily debating who will be the next great ones. Also, when the USO comes around, you will see we have some fun games we play, and maybe you will want to join.
Hope you will enjoy the site.
Games always make things enjoyable. That sounds like fun.
by ponchi101
Welcome Tennislady100. Hope you will enjoy the site.
Oh, no. That does it. Drop Shotters are not allowed here!meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 6:51 pmEveryone, this is my friend, who plays tennis with me. She has a wicked drop shot.
Welcome Tennislady100. Hope you will enjoy the site.
by ponchi101
NO!. Now I am going to try to figure that one out
by ponchi101
Don't worry about not making sense some time; it happens to A LOT of us
You will be busy tomorrow with Sinner in that final; wish you (and him) luck
Hello Sinner fan. Glad that you have found us, and that you are a member now.Sinner Fan wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 10:34 pm Hello my name is Kate and I am 29 years of age going to be turning 30 on March 3rd. I am from Italy and English is not my first language. So please stick with me if I do not make sense some time. I am big tennis fan and Jannik Sinner is my favourite player. I am single mama of 2 year old daughter and work in hotel as housekeeper. I like to talk to others who like tennis like myself.
Don't worry about not making sense some time; it happens to A LOT of us
You will be busy tomorrow with Sinner in that final; wish you (and him) luck
by Sinner Fan
Yes I cannot wait for that match. Daniil is a very tough opponent.ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 10:38 pmHello Sinner fan. Glad that you have found us, and that you are a member now.Sinner Fan wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 10:34 pm Hello my name is Kate and I am 29 years of age going to be turning 30 on March 3rd. I am from Italy and English is not my first language. So please stick with me if I do not make sense some time. I am big tennis fan and Jannik Sinner is my favourite player. I am single mama of 2 year old daughter and work in hotel as housekeeper. I like to talk to others who like tennis like myself.
Don't worry about not making sense some time; it happens to A LOT of us
You will be busy tomorrow with Sinner in that final; wish you (and him) luck
by Ainsley Howdy from Texas
I'm Ainsley and I guess I am a slightly above average tennis player. I am in my 12th year of high school and have played all 4 years on the Varsity Girls Tennis Team. During my Junior and Senior years I played #1 Singles and #1 Doubles. I am finished with my tennis career at the school level and already miss it a lot. I recently turned 18 years old on February 22nd and other than tennis I love spending time with my boyfriend and friends, cooking, and painting. I graduate from High School on May 26th, 2023 and I cannot wait. I will be going to Hawaii for my graduation present. I have been accepted to attend a local University to study Business Management next Fall.
As for tennis, I do plan on continuing to play but only on a recreational basis or if my community/club has a charity tennis event. Unfortunately, the university I will be attending does not have a tennis program. I also plan on continually beating my boyfriend at tennis. My boyfriend is a baseball player. I also have an older brother who is 2 years older than me and he plays tennis as well.
My style of play consists of an average serve with a solid forehand and two hand backhand that I like to mostly hit from the baseline. I would say my strengths are hitting with consistency and depth/passing shots and causing my opponents to make unforced errors. My weaknesses are when I am forced into the net and have to volley or hit and overhead.
My favorite tour players are Jess Pegula and Taylor Fritz.
I'm Ainsley and I guess I am a slightly above average tennis player. I am in my 12th year of high school and have played all 4 years on the Varsity Girls Tennis Team. During my Junior and Senior years I played #1 Singles and #1 Doubles. I am finished with my tennis career at the school level and already miss it a lot. I recently turned 18 years old on February 22nd and other than tennis I love spending time with my boyfriend and friends, cooking, and painting. I graduate from High School on May 26th, 2023 and I cannot wait. I will be going to Hawaii for my graduation present. I have been accepted to attend a local University to study Business Management next Fall.
As for tennis, I do plan on continuing to play but only on a recreational basis or if my community/club has a charity tennis event. Unfortunately, the university I will be attending does not have a tennis program. I also plan on continually beating my boyfriend at tennis.
My boyfriend is a baseball player. I also have an older brother who is 2 years older than me and he plays tennis as well. My style of play consists of an average serve with a solid forehand and two hand backhand that I like to mostly hit from the baseline. I would say my strengths are hitting with consistency and depth/passing shots and causing my opponents to make unforced errors. My weaknesses are when I am forced into the net and have to volley or hit and overhead.
My favorite tour players are Jess Pegula and Taylor Fritz.
by ponchi101 Welcome Ainsley. Hope you will enjoy the forum
by Ainsley This is my last year of high school where I spent 4 years here and I am in the 12th Grade(My Senior Year).
Hahaha, I guess I said that wrong.
This is my last year of high school where I spent 4 years here and I am in the 12th Grade(My Senior Year).by ptmcmahon
Welcome! We bicker sometimes too but I don’t think we are actually mad at each other?Wheels wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 9:56 pmThanks, I tried another tennis forum for awhile and the chat was fine, but there were these two members that were quite bossy and thought they ran the place which they didn't. I wouldn't have had a problem with them if they were staff, but they were not. So I had enough of the bickering and left and joined here. I hope this is a better experience.
by Wheels
People disagree all the time, but at this other forum that wasn't even the problem. It was basically two members who had issues with one another about posting stuff about matches. One member would always bring up older matches involving older players that they compared to the current match and it completely drove the other member crazy. They fought like cats and dogs over this. The administrator of the forum did nothing about it leaving all the other members in the middle. I eventually had enough and left.ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 2:35 amWelcome! We bicker sometimes too but I don’t think we are actually mad at each other?Wheels wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 9:56 pmThanks, I tried another tennis forum for awhile and the chat was fine, but there were these two members that were quite bossy and thought they ran the place which they didn't. I wouldn't have had a problem with them if they were staff, but they were not. So I had enough of the bickering and left and joined here. I hope this is a better experience.
by nelslus 
I knew it- I just knew it all along. Run, those of us who are still humans, RUN!!!!!Suliso wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 1:23 pm Last year I avoided Cuckoo4Coco because it felt like someone older is impersonating a young girl, but with latest developments in AI perhaps indeed they're not even humans.
Will be ever harder in the future to distinguish what is real and what is not. Unless you meet someone in person.
by ponchi101 Welcome Scoob. Hope you will enjoy the forum?
How did you find us? We are pretty small and obscure, so bumping into us is not totally easy
How did you find us? We are pretty small and obscure, so bumping into us is not totally easy
by Scoob
I looked up Top Tennis forums and this forum was listed. What caught my eye about this forum is that it stated it had 30 posts per day on average while most of them had less other than Talk Tennis Warehouse which had the same amount 30 posts on average per day, but they talked a lot about tennis equipment. So I chose this forum.
by MJ2004 Welcome Scoob. Please feel free to ignore Deuce. That’s what I do. 
by ponchi101
But do not worry about that. If you ARE a spambot, we will see it soon enough. If you ARE NOT, just feel free to join us in our conversations. As I said above, welcome to the forum, I hope you will interact with the rest of us, and that you will have a good time.
The photo is not uploading.Scoob wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:26 am ...
I am going to end this right here. I read several posts back that there has been Spam Bot attacks on this site and I AM NOT ONE OF THEM!!!! I do not appreciate the "Here we go again" comments when you have no clue who I am. I provided the link that I explained to the other member how I came upon this site and you seemed to have thought with your comment that was a bunch of B.S. . Well it was not. As you can see that is exactly what the link said. I also am going to provide a photo of myself with a sign with this forums name on it and that I am a human and my username to prove to you that you should not have made an assumption like you did without even giving me a chance to post even 3 posts on here. I hope this proves to you and to whoever else on here might think I was a Spam Bot. As you can see the letters on the sign are backwards because I took the photo myself. I think you can all read it.
Thank You, Scott(Scoob)
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But do not worry about that. If you ARE a spambot, we will see it soon enough. If you ARE NOT, just feel free to join us in our conversations. As I said above, welcome to the forum, I hope you will interact with the rest of us, and that you will have a good time.
by skatingfan
The photo was uploading last night - I can confirm that Scoob is a real person.ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:46 pm The photo is not uploading.
But do not worry about that. If you ARE a spambot, we will see it soon enough. If you ARE NOT, just feel free to join us in our conversations. As I said above, welcome to the forum, I hope you will interact with the rest of us, and that you will have a good time.
by ptmcmahon
Welcome Scoob, don't be too offended, we've had some bot issues lately.
Unless all us Canadians are bots too ... oopsskatingfan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 5:17 pmThe photo was uploading last night - I can confirm that Scoob is a real person.ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:46 pm The photo is not uploading.
But do not worry about that. If you ARE a spambot, we will see it soon enough. If you ARE NOT, just feel free to join us in our conversations. As I said above, welcome to the forum, I hope you will interact with the rest of us, and that you will have a good time.
Welcome Scoob, don't be too offended, we've had some bot issues lately.
by ptmcmahon That proves it, no bot could write backwards
Hehe ...welcome again. I was going to make you click on pictures of bridges but not needed now.
Hehe ...welcome again. I was going to make you click on pictures of bridges but not needed now.
by Scoob I don't know if the writing backwards is more of a talent or not knowing how to take a photo where I am holding something with words on it shows up the correct way is less of a talent.
When I couldn't figure out how to take the photo and make the sign the correct way, I was almost about ready to attempt to right the words backwards and than said the hell with it. I think you all can get the picture.
I don't know if the writing backwards is more of a talent or not knowing how to take a photo where I am holding something with words on it shows up the correct way is less of a talent. When I couldn't figure out how to take the photo and make the sign the correct way, I was almost about ready to attempt to right the words backwards and than said the hell with it.
I think you all can get the picture.by dave g
I think I might have actually seen Scoob. Scoob did you go to the preCOVID tennis mixer social in Grand Marais? The Grand Marais tennis group hosted a "King of the doubles court" mixer. Since I was recently back to tennis, I spent most of my time on the bottom courts. But, if I remember you correctly, you spent most of your time on the lower number courts. Since I didn't know anybody that wasn't from Silver Bay, I didn't go around introducing myself, so you probably wouldn't remember seeing me.
You may be the only TAT2.0 member that I have ever seen. I'll keep a look out for you at Grand Marais tennis socials this summer.
Dave g
Scoob wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:07 pm
When I couldn't figure out how to take the photo and make the sign the correct way, I was almost about ready to attempt to right the words backwards and than said the hell with it.
I think I might have actually seen Scoob. Scoob did you go to the preCOVID tennis mixer social in Grand Marais? The Grand Marais tennis group hosted a "King of the doubles court" mixer. Since I was recently back to tennis, I spent most of my time on the bottom courts. But, if I remember you correctly, you spent most of your time on the lower number courts. Since I didn't know anybody that wasn't from Silver Bay, I didn't go around introducing myself, so you probably wouldn't remember seeing me.
You may be the only TAT2.0 member that I have ever seen. I'll keep a look out for you at Grand Marais tennis socials this summer.
Dave g
by Scoob
dave g, Yes I have been there before COVID.My memory is horrible because of many sports concussions from Ice Hockey hits I have had from the past so remembering details and peoples faces is difficult for me now. Was it in the Summer of 2017 or 2018 ? If you remember seeing a pretty tall guy well over 6 foot then that was probably me. It is only 90 minutes from where I am located to Grand Marias.dave g wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:25 pmScoob wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:07 pm
When I couldn't figure out how to take the photo and make the sign the correct way, I was almost about ready to attempt to right the words backwards and than said the hell with it.
I think I might have actually seen Scoob. Scoob did you go to the preCOVID tennis mixer social in Grand Marais? The Grand Marais tennis group hosted a "King of the doubles court" mixer. Since I was recently back to tennis, I spent most of my time on the bottom courts. But, if I remember you correctly, you spent most of your time on the lower number courts. Since I didn't know anybody that wasn't from Silver Bay, I didn't go around introducing myself, so you probably wouldn't remember seeing me.
You may be the only TAT2.0 member that I have ever seen. I'll keep a look out for you at Grand Marais tennis socials this summer.
Dave g
by ponchi101 Ok. Case closed.
However. I would ask you to take your photo down as, as we have discussed, we have gotten a few bots and I don't know what their purpose was. I would not want to have your photo manipulated maliciously. The decision is yours.
And, man: your are just begging to be called BOOCS. And you really don't want that.
However. I would ask you to take your photo down as, as we have discussed, we have gotten a few bots and I don't know what their purpose was. I would not want to have your photo manipulated maliciously. The decision is yours.
And, man: your are just begging to be called BOOCS. And you really don't want that.
by Scoob
Thanks
Okay, I will take it down. I just wanted to make sure all who wanted to make sure all who wanted it to be clear saw it.ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:54 pm Ok. Case closed.
However. I would ask you to take your photo down as, as we have discussed, we have gotten a few bots and I don't know what their purpose was. I would not want to have your photo manipulated maliciously. The decision is yours.
And, man: your are just begging to be called BOOCS. And you really don't want that.
Thanks
by Scoob
Thanks, I am starting to feel like I am settling in. At least in this thread and the Indian Wells Thread.
by Deuce You certainly don't post 119 times in less than a week if you don't like the forum or format. 
(And he posted in non-tennis threads, as well.)
As I initially suspected, he fit the pattern (SinnerFan, Ainsley, Wheels, etc.) to a T. He also came around right after those three. He was immediately very familiar with the format we use, and all of its functions (as if he had - gasp - been here before). He made a big stink about being legitimate, was extremely defensive, criticized me for my benign post, a few others (predictable ones) piled on...
Despite his badgering me (both in this thread and in unsolicited private messages), I never took the bait - I never replied to him.
And in the end, my initial assessment/concern was correct. I am not surprised in the least that he came and went very quickly.
I won't be acknowledging any new members (no quotes of their posts, no 'likes' or 'thanks', no references to what they post) until I am satisfied that they are legitimate.
We're fortunate that these fake members are not doing any practical damage, other than fooling people into believing they're legitimate. But we don't know if that will change at some point if the person/people doing this step up their actions.
Hopefully the protections that ponchi has incorporated will put an end to it, and the person(s) will go to get their thrills somewhere else.
(And he posted in non-tennis threads, as well.)As I initially suspected, he fit the pattern (SinnerFan, Ainsley, Wheels, etc.) to a T. He also came around right after those three. He was immediately very familiar with the format we use, and all of its functions (as if he had - gasp - been here before). He made a big stink about being legitimate, was extremely defensive, criticized me for my benign post, a few others (predictable ones) piled on...
Despite his badgering me (both in this thread and in unsolicited private messages), I never took the bait - I never replied to him.
And in the end, my initial assessment/concern was correct. I am not surprised in the least that he came and went very quickly.
I won't be acknowledging any new members (no quotes of their posts, no 'likes' or 'thanks', no references to what they post) until I am satisfied that they are legitimate.
We're fortunate that these fake members are not doing any practical damage, other than fooling people into believing they're legitimate. But we don't know if that will change at some point if the person/people doing this step up their actions.
Hopefully the protections that ponchi has incorporated will put an end to it, and the person(s) will go to get their thrills somewhere else.