MrMoves

I understand that I’m slowly turning into a grumpy old man. I also understand that I’m not perfect and I make mistakes occasionally like everybody else. Right now I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry at some of the poker “news” web sites and the stories they are running…. actually, it’s not the stories, it more the way they are written and the errors they contain. I’m not talking about blogs here. I’m referring to sites that profess to be poker news and poker content driven.

All writers make mistakes. Sometimes they are caused by the lack of a proof reader. Sometimes it’s because the content has been rushed.

One of my favourite writers is Kevin Stevens. Kev serves up a witty blog and generally some enjoyable poker content on the UK Poker Life site. Even if he does make the occasional typo it’s still easy enough to read and worth the effort. Sadly, other writers on that web site are really struggling. I say “sadly” because it’s a site with lots of potential with regulars that have their heart in the right place. Here is part of an opening paragraph, from Richard Wootton, which I gave up reading earlier:

“It is clear that the UEIGA may be relaxed very soon, and this can clearly be seen by the increased activity of the advertising of PartyPoker, which used to be the main player in online gaming.”

Richard, what is the UEIGA? The Unlawful Enforcement Internet Gaming Act? and why so many commas?

The new UKPL site looks great but don’t pretend you can write about poker because you can talk about it. It can make a good site look like a blog and that would be a real shame for UKPL.