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So what about people like me, that don't enjoy being flamed by their assigned paid posters? Are we to just go away? Well, we will, but not before informing a lot of people about their nefarious ways.

What you don't realize is that the "moderators" on this and other boards delete anything that doesn't agree with their business model, or any post that criticizes the people they PAY to post here. Soon this post will be deleted because of the same reason. You're just buying into it, helping to...

My rights to an opinion and to speak that opinion on this message board.

Actually I know a H**L of a lot more about censorship and am exercising my rights here.

Do you like this message board? Did you know that every post is edited and censored by a person called "Tiffani" about whom we know nothing about - and who is 100% controlled by "hall of famers" and "GOAT"'s on this board (hah- greatest of all time at exactly what - spending an inordinate...

If you're not strong enough to play on a team, then find a team with lower expectations. Nobody likes a whiny-baby.... well, apparently some people do.

Sounds like you lost.

In my world, you don't get to decide how much time you get on court unless there's nobody else around, which is only true in the hottest part of the day (Florida). For a court fee, you typically get a set amount of time on court such as 60:00 for singles, 90:00 for doubles - then you may be...

I play league tennis because it forces me to be more competitive, and try my hardest to win. I would never cheat or do anything unsportsmanlike - but I might try harder to figure out my opponents and do whatever it takes shot- and strategy- wise to win on that particular day. I also wouldn't...

This is my kind of thread! Premise: A gorgeous, available man is flirting with me during a tennis match. Assumption: I won't play my best because of this. Resolution: Who the H cares? Scoring date with gorgeous man wins over game score. P.S. If a hot girl was flirting with a guy...

thread creed I'm not anti-Cindy, have often agreed with her - but also certainly am not the only one who finds fault from time to time with her endless self-important, puffed-up postings. Does she get paid for this? I hope so because she spends an inordinate amount of time writing volumes...

You've answered your question, yourself. You are both - lame to presume that you are so much better than your opponent, and also a jerk for wiping up the court with someone whom you think is your "inferior". Actually - it's your choice - lame or jerk, or perhaps more appropriately - both.

The price of nice The difference in your game and a 3.0 game isn't so ridiculous that you should have to "play down" too much. Having said that - in a friendly match you shouldn't try to humiliate a clearly lesser opponent by playing your most aggressive, in-your-face game. I like to make...

If you're at net, you should expect to be targeted with groundstrokes and be capable of defending against them - I would welcome the challenge, and probably hit so many volley winners they would stop doing it. This is a specific drill we do in team practice. If the net person is scared of...

The server should look to see that the receiver is in ready position before starting the service motion. I've had people serve when I was walking away from the court to retrieve a ball at the fence - the serve clearly didn't count. Sometimes as receiver I've been distracted at the last second...

There are no good days at the office! :) Still - tennis is always the best part of any day, and that's why a "no whining" rule should be part of The Code.

An L is an L You didn't mention whether you and your partner were playing your A game on this occasion. If you were playing your very best and they just mowed you down, then you have to ask whether you're in the right place on the team. Is this an anomaly, or do you lose a lot? There are...

Recently played a four-hour match out in Weston, FL in which one of our opponents consistently, on return of our serve, flailed her racquet wildly around and around her body, rotating it like a helicopter blade - and when at net would stand right on the center line, so her racquet was flailing...

This year, and last year as well - I played matches that exceeded four hours. The first one didn't even include a tiebreak! The only explanation is that me and my partner just never give up. So many deuces and adds... but you just never say never. This also, in Florida heat which can be a...

If a ball is too close to call out within a half-second, it's good and I will play it or concede the point. If my partner calls a ball out that I see good, I will over-rule without apology. If I see my ball out but it's called good, I will call it out - and give up the point to my opponent. I...

I have also played at JETC, once on the night league there - lots of great players. I'm just a few years younger than you but I do agree that it's okay to lose. I don't enjoy it, but it doesn't ruin my day, I just try to learn from the loss. I don't need anybody to tell me how "great" I am, I...

Well, that is a very reasonable attitude. I applaud you. I'll go now, I have little time available to irritate everyone in these posts - hope I have added a little spice to the day. Love me or hate me!!! Don't really care, but have a great game tomorrow, I know I will!

Yes, there is more than one rule dealing with "out" calls, you have just referenced two of them. Why is an out serve different from an out line call, when it comes to getting peeved? Cindy has told us she never gets upset about an out call, but maybe to clarify - she only gets miffed when...

So tell us again - what do you say when someone plays your serve that you thought was out? I disagree, it depends on how you say it. If your skin is so thin that you feel you are being called a liar every time you make an iffy call, find another sport. I see no difference whatsoever in...

Can you get an audio recording of this? Would love to hear it!

Cindy has indicated that she always just "laughs" when someone makes a bad call and never points it out, always accepting the call even when she disagrees. In this case, she has reversed and objects to someone playing a serve that she has considered "out", i.e., she gets steamed in this case...

So - you're objecting to what you perceive to be an incorrect call? I thought you always just "let that go" and accept your opponent's call every time, laughing it off to avoid a confrontation. Based on an earlier post today.... so this call is different somehow? Just curious

I agree, nobody should get worked up. But sometimes it's just a reflex, like, "wow, that was actually in." Then I back off and accept the call. No drama needed or called for. What I disagree with is just what you said - NOBODY IS CALLING ANYBODY A LIAR. Why go there? Nobody is perfect in...

Think I would politely say something, if he was serving against me - after he did it 2-3 times. If a non-league match that didn't count, that would be the extent of it (surely he has heard this before). If in a league match - I would warn him after 2-3 times that he will be faulted in the...

When you clearly see that a ball was in, and your opponent calls it out from an extremely untenable position (completely across the court, where they have no business making a close call; while you are right on top of the ball, down the line from it in fact - and it absolutely hit smack on the...