In solidarity with Spry and any other players who may not be speaking up (due to the bullying and shaming tactics), I will be locking my room in every game I play in.

Spry I applaud you for your honesty and courage to share. I support your wise choice of mental self care.


People need to think about the players. Maybe some don't care, and others may even like an audience.

But for those who having an audience makes the game NO LONGER FUN - we need to respect that.


Playing this game is supposed to be fun, is it not? Let's not force our ideals of what way to play is fun onto other players.


If you get to watch a game - cool bonus. Don't expect it as your god given right.

oh gosh timmerb get off the soap box.

I actually made plans to watch the game. Literally, made plans to have things done to watch the game that was supposed to happen Saturday night.
But Frenchy cancelled. life happens.
If the game is going to be locked you ought to be told before hand.

But tbh, this game is sometimes stressful and it is a community game.
If Spryguy had said something beforehand of course people would be on board with it.

I think he understands this well enough.

but calling it bullying? and shame tactics?
my gosh this is soft.

It is offensive to not welcome people who feel they should be welcome without reason.
If the reason is known it changes things. I do think it still should have been said from the get go and even still a large part of me says "too bad, this is a community game" you have to be able to deal with it. Everyone that plays has to deal with pressure of whatever form. I will tell you as someone who knows, mental health does not get better by hiding, but by being supported.
We, the community can support you by being a positive thing not a hindrance

I'll also add that if a TO wanted it to be a requirement that all rooms must be unlocked, AND SAID SO AT THE START OF SIGN-UPS, that that is totally their right.

Then everyone could make their own decision on if they wanted to be a part of that tournament or not.

Since it being a requirement for this tournament is clearly NOT the case, then it has to be left up to the individual players.

Attempts at shaming someone for not wanting an unlocked room is vile

Supporting it would be understanding their reasons for wanting a locked room and accepting it. Not forcing them to do something they don't want to.



People should ASK FIRST if they can watch a game. It's called common courtesy. It should not be automatically expected

Sorry, that should have been Top 4 should not be locked.

Since we have no "arena", a person would just have to "watch" from the play report.

None of this matters.

It was not a requirement for this tournament, so it's a moot point.


When you run a tournament you can make it a rule.


For this tournament, a locked room is any players right. Case closed.

Let's move on

welcome back Lord Tim...
your return was quicker than I thought.

put a friggin cork in it already.

You are always like this.
Think about what you are saying here.

There are other people that feel being shut out is hurtful. But Spryguy throws out mental health and you are instantly triggered. he does not need your pity or fake sympathy by the way. #geteducated

It is not a requirement for this tournament does not mean that someone has the right to lock a door. It is a community event.

For this tournament it is not a player's right to close a door if others want to watch. It is a tournament. Since when has there been a closed tournament?
It is absurd. The NBA finals will be played tonight, but you cannot watch, you can see the highlights after the game...

There is another side to this discussion (obviously) you just think you know better and think you have some authority to say something and it just be hunky dory.


I happen to have strong feelings on the matter. I would like to be a part of Spryguy's game as a spectator and as his friend. If he does not want me in his game and he says that me and tells me why it is is different. I would leave the room, he would not even have to lock it.

With the game locked how can anyone be sure that what they say happened happened? I am not accusing them of cheating but if you can just lock a game during a tournament then what's to prevent cheating....our sense of honor? Yeah I don't trust that at all.

Locked, unlocked. No big deal. Whatever Naarkon says is great. Hooray for tournament organizers!

No reason to fight about it, guys.

So I'm trying to shame people now? Nope, not buying that one. When we were talking about this tournament before it started, there was a lot of conversation about people watching. Unlocked rooms were assumed...no reason to think otherwise, given the nature of the conversations. I asked the question the way I did because I want clarity on this issue. It is NOT fair to jump in and watch people's games then lock your own. If this tournament is giving you anxiety Matt, then I don't think I want to participate in it. A game with you isn't worth giving you even more stress in your real life struggles.

Matt is a friend and a fellow Christian who has hit a rough patch. I support him in his struggles and my wife and I have prayed for him. Still, this is a tournament. Everyone should be on a level playing field. Locked rooms should not be a part of it, especially if you regularly observe others playing but lock your own room. If locked rooms are suddenly ok, then I'm out. This has to be fun, not cutthroat stuff. That's how the game grows.