Tarzan: "Reality- Someone comes on here that is a new poster and says "I am relatively new to card-counting". In every instance that this occurs many of us roll our eyes and perhaps talk of the grim realities just a touch and know in the back of our minds that this person out there has less than a 5% chance of being successful even if they REALLY put their mind to it. What is the difference with THIS new poster? I am a CHICK! So the whole crew sugar-coats it all and paints a rosy picture and ignores any of the actual statistics, cheering her on."
The poster did not ask about the viability of counting, or her likelihood of success, or whether the gambler's lifestyle is glamorous, or whether she should pursue counting as a job/career. She merely mentions the activity of counting and asks a specific question--How can she get her SO on board with her new hobby? I don't think most respondents are ignoring the grim realities of counting because of her claimed gender; rather, we're ignoring the grim realities of counting because that has nothing to do with her question. Frankly, I find it pretty annoying when I post a question and people like you give unsolicited advice on a completely different topic.
Tarzan: "One poster that talks of the freedoms, the hotel-hopping and the new want to be a counter says,"Oh that sounds rather alluring" sort of thing... but he left OUT the part about the difference between a newbie want to be a counter with limited bankroll that has a roughly 5% chance of survival"
The poster did not ask about any of this, and nowhere in her post did she even suggest that she was going to pursue this as anything other than a hobby.
Tarzan: "Gullible Buffoons-The initial post was made only yesterday and there are 3 or 4 pages of responses pertaining to the minor dilemma that the girl from Kansas is having with her boyfriend, her family... uhm... if I was a Griffin employee"
If you actually read her post, you'd see that she didn't ask about ANY sensitive material. No one is giving away the supersecret games just because of her claimed gender. When she does start asking about the supersecret games, if you think we're stupid enough to cough up the info, then you're just projecting. (BTW, no need to worry about Griffin agents; I'm not sure they know how to operate computers.)
Tarzan: "I refuse to post differently or put out a different vibe or train of thought that deviates from the norm based on gender."
If a guy had asked, "How can I explain counting to my girlfriend," I think the thread would have looked largely the same, at least as far as content, though perhaps with less participation, but that's just a crapshoot anyway. A thread in Voodoo might get tons of replies, if I happen to be in the mood to flame progressionists, or it might not.
Tarzan: "Movies?- At least two references to that silly movie "21" were made in this slew of posts as an example to the boyfriend or relatives that card-counting is legitimate and feasible. That movie is fictional hogwash!"
I doubt you even know enough to judge what is fictional hogwash and what is not, but that's not the point. I referenced the movie to address two issues: 1) legality of counting, 2) mathematical basis of counting. I don't care if the rest is ridiculous or not. If the grim realities of counting get glossed over, who cares? We're simply interested in gaining the acceptance of the SO, not learning the true lifestyle of a professional counter.
As for the issue of Limit vs. NoLimit poker, my recommendation has nothing to do with the counter's earnings potential in either game. The point was to create an explanation that the civilians can accept. For that purpose, I think NoLimit poker is what the civilians see on TV, and it's the game featured in most tournaments, and the civilians consider it a skill game.
