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Forum: Sport & Recreation 07-25-2013, 12:33 PM
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Posted By GuitarBizarre
Can I just say thanks for the bolded part? ...

Can I just say thanks for the bolded part? Realistically I would have been perfectly happy had you still come down on the other side of the debate - though I may have tried to convince you yet.
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Forum: Sport & Recreation 07-25-2013, 11:51 AM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
I would say they can definitely be thought of as...

I would say they can definitely be thought of as such. There is perhaps room for a delineation between "sportsmen" (Workplace teams, skilled amateurs, those seeking competition as an extension of...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 07-24-2013, 03:28 PM
Replies: 346
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Posted By GuitarBizarre
I should have clarified - There's rather more to...

I should have clarified - There's rather more to being a governing body than just being a referee. Specifically it involves being an authority to whom people in the discipline will refer in any and...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 07-24-2013, 12:57 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
Lets say we try to define sex as a sport. ...

Lets say we try to define sex as a sport.

The immediate problem we run into is -

1 - Winning at sex is subjective. Just having sex is not a winning condition. There must be a degree by which...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 07-24-2013, 11:34 AM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
To add - me and my friends, or your friends, or...

To add - me and my friends, or your friends, or Prince and The Revolution (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaKHR6oe52Q) playing a random game of basketball is just that - playing a game of basketball....
Forum: Sport & Recreation 07-20-2013, 03:43 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
It shows. Regardless, if you're not willing to...

It shows. Regardless, if you're not willing to take in the entire debate, you shouldn't be part of it. Everything you're talking about was covered over the 20 something previous pages of this thread....
Forum: Sport & Recreation 07-18-2013, 06:54 AM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
You're not really arguing anything here we didn't...

You're not really arguing anything here we didn't cover in great detail 20 pages ago. It really would be worth reading the thread through from start to finish so that we can avoid doing the same...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 07-17-2013, 06:24 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
Likelihood of injury doesn't really have anything...

Likelihood of injury doesn't really have anything to do with sport though, does it?

Even if it did, I can name plenty of injured pro-gamers. Carpal tunnel of course being the most common, but...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 07-13-2013, 09:57 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
BUMP! Rather than make a new thread, I...

BUMP!

Rather than make a new thread, I thought I'd share this here:

US visa bureau says 'League of Legends' is a professional sport | The Verge...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 06-16-2012, 06:10 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
Not that MLG isn't amazing guys, but that is just...

Not that MLG isn't amazing guys, but that is just their company name. The most prestigious and highest level Starcraft 2 league, for example, is GomTV's GSL (Global Starcraft League)
Forum: Sport & Recreation 05-29-2012, 03:42 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
*sigh* we COVERED this. Please, read through the...

*sigh* we COVERED this. Please, read through the thread thoroughly. We did in fact discover that athletic is defined as a product of athlete, and athlete is defined in accordance with the concept of...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 05-29-2012, 03:29 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
Essentially, do you have a third party or ruling...

Essentially, do you have a third party or ruling body, to which you can turn in the event of a disagreement or a flouting of the rules? To use a football example, a kickabout in the park does not...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 05-29-2012, 03:24 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
Also, this is what I mean by appeal to ridicule...

Also, this is what I mean by appeal to ridicule and mockery. This point isn't a point. Its not constructive, its aimed, really, at being marginally offensive if anything.

It displays an inherent...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 05-29-2012, 03:17 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
There is a difference between informal and formal...

There is a difference between informal and formal competition. A sport adheres to the latter, where the competitive framework is either immutable (Darts rules), or overseen by an authority...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 05-29-2012, 03:13 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
This is pretty much what my position has been...

This is pretty much what my position has been since the beginning. I even mentioned subcategories some pages back with exactly this intent. I don't even view it as a compromise.

I view the fact it...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 05-29-2012, 03:09 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
1 - Never argued to the contrary. My argument...

1 - Never argued to the contrary. My argument also never "changed tune" as you put it. I have argued since the beginning that physical stress does not define sport. Pointing out that the dexterity...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 05-28-2012, 03:36 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
No, those are the benefits of exercise. Sports is...

No, those are the benefits of exercise. Sports is defined, even in the etymological roots, specifically as competition. Please, read through the thread. We went into this in some great detail.
Forum: Sport & Recreation 05-21-2012, 05:05 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
Your response is in the thread. The one you...

Your response is in the thread. The one you haven't read. The one you really should read before you try and rehash the argument that everyone else already put forward and that I responded to multiple...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 05-21-2012, 04:59 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
Which is to say that you haven't. Nice job being...

Which is to say that you haven't. Nice job being ignorant bro.
Forum: Sport & Recreation 05-21-2012, 04:49 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
Please, go back and read the rest of the thread....

Please, go back and read the rest of the thread. Its quite painfully obvious you haven't read even half of it.
Forum: Sport & Recreation 05-21-2012, 12:32 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
Thanks man. I'm not sure I'd call it war, really....

Thanks man. I'm not sure I'd call it war, really. I don't want to beat down anyones opinion on this, despite the fact I feel like some people are trying to do that to mine. I'd have no issues with...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 05-21-2012, 12:20 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
You're basically saying "What I think is right,...

You're basically saying "What I think is right, the rest of the world is wrong, including many recognised official sources such as the olympic committee". (Said committee recognises many low impact...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 05-20-2012, 07:07 AM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
What you're talking about is "Here is the...

What you're talking about is "Here is the arbitrary distinction I have made on what I choose to call a sport."

What I am saying is "On what grounds have you made that distinction? You seem to have...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 05-20-2012, 06:49 AM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
You're missing the point. This is just your...

You're missing the point. This is just your personal preference on what sports you want to watch. What you're saying has sweet fanny adams to do with whether something is a sport or not. I don't see...
Forum: Sport & Recreation 05-20-2012, 05:31 AM
Replies: 346
Views: 24,962
Posted By GuitarBizarre
Thats...an unbelievably arbitrary and personal...

Thats...an unbelievably arbitrary and personal distinction. You can't seriously be suggesting that your personal bias is a valid rationale for describing things as sport?

Regardless, competitive...
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