Trying to create a community...

I had an idea and posted this on Cardrunners...I think it's a cool idea that could help a lot of our games, keep us motivated, etc...we'll see what people think.

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Hey fellow low limit grinders:

I'm trying to think of a way to make all of us work harder and play better, and ultimately, of course improve our games long term. I was thinking that some members of this board should do a group "challenge" for the month of July. I use quotations because I'm not thinking a money challenge, like who can make the most money in the month, but instead create a more collaborative environment for the really serious low limit grinders who want to work hard to improve their games, and work hard to discuss hands and situations with others who take the game seriously in order to improve. That's what these forums are all about, after all.

My idea involves something like this:

-"Sign up" if you want to be a part. When you do so, post what you plan to play in the month of July; What sites do you play, what stakes do you play, what are your goals for the month, how many tables do you play at once, how many hands do you usually play a month? This way we can have a better idea of where we're all at going in.

-If you don't have one already, create a poker blog.

-Starting July 1st, update your poker blog as often as you can. Go over your good and bad hands after each session in Poker Tracker, post them to your blog, give your thoughts behind your plays and why you did what you did, what you're confused about or think you could have done better, etc.

-Once you have posted, go through the other low limit grinder blogs and add comments to their posts about the hands they have posted, giving your opinions and creating discussion.

-To ensure that we have equality in effort and participation, only comment on the blogs of those members who are actively contributing on your blog and others! It's no fair if somebody goes through ten blogs and gives well thought out comments but nobody ever comments on his blog, and therefore he's not getting the same value out of doing this. So if you don't participate, contribute, comment, then you don't get anything on your own blog!

-I will start a centralized message board thread where we can talk about whatever, post our results, anything specific we want to talk about that's easier to post in a more centralized manner than on various blogs.

What do people think? I think this could be a great way to get people thinking more about poker and to encourage everybody to participate in helping each other out, instead of always just asking for advice about hands but never helping anybody else out. (We all do this at times...well, everybody against Sir Neb lol)

Also I don't intend on being a dictator, so any suggestions, comments, ideas, etc are welcome.

If you would like to be a part of this, please sign up now, and we'll start July 1st! (I will be in Chicago until July 2 but I will be back after that and happy to participate) Please fill out the form below and respond with what you plan to play/do in the month of July...be specific about 6-max, full ring, heads up, etc.

Name:
Cardrunners name:
Sites/stakes you will play:
Tables you will play at once:
Estimated # of hands you'd like to play during the month:
Blog address:
Poker goals for the month of July:
Anything else you'd like to tell us: