RGP 1999 in Review

Date: 12/18/1999
From: Jim Geary
Newsgroups: rec.gambling.poker
Subject: RGPer of the Year

JG's 1999 rgp highlights and lowlights:

Favorite Poster:

Tom Weideman

Best Thread:

44 barely over Anything Can Happen - part2

Indefatigability Award:

Badger

Wish He'd Post More:

Nolan

Where Are They Now Award:

Tiltboys' trash-talking and bitch-slapping Jones. Welcome to pushing/being 30, guys.

Best Walkin' It Right After Talkin' It:

(tie) Badger, Daniel

Best Tell:

The capslock key. (nth year in a row)

Happiest Moment of the Year:

Checkraising RGPer Scott Byron out of all his chips.

Saddest Moment of the Year:

RGPer Paul Phillips getting out of the pot.

Best New Friend from RGP:

Huge multiway tie. Really.

Best Looking in Bacchic Eveningwear:

Dumb Move of the Year:

Rzitup printing out my Australia trip report with only 40 sheets of paper in his printer.

Biggest Change:

RGP isn't as cliquy. Wouldn't ya know it happened after I finally got in the clique. Maybe that was the downfall.

Future Change:

I believe that most new entrants to the virtual community will do so through web-based discussions rather than Usenet, and it will actually become cliquy again kinda like surfing with lynx.

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