Subject: Play Yu-Gi-Oh With Pride!-Aaron from St. Louis

Hello Yugioh faithful and CCG lovers alike.  My name is Aaron and if this 
is posted, it will be my first Yugi tip ever posted on Pojo.com.  If so, I 
thank the staff of Pojo for doing so.  Lately, I have noticed the increse 
of 'rants' concerning how the game is played, what is wrong with the game, 
and more specifically, what is wrong with the people who play it.

I hope that what I have to say will help all of you duelists out 
there.  From the tips that I have been reading, there have been a lot of 
bashing of other peoples' playing style, and the endless exchanging of 
nasty e-mails just because someone does'nt agree with your 
statement.  Well, I think that like in any situation, everyone should just 
NOT CARE about what other people say.  Yeah, that's right!  Let's say that 
you send in a combo that's posted one week.  The very next week, someone 
e-mails you saying, "That combo is stupid.  You suck."  Well, so 
what?  Hey, I say, if you like your combo, and if Pojo liked it enough to 
post it, why bother sending someone an equally nasty retort if it's all gravy?

Likewise, if someone posts a report saying, "All Beatdown decks are 
horrible (note: this is not my own opinion, I myself think Beatdowns are 
fun and competitive ~_^)" , and you play a Beatdown deck, is it really 
worth it to write a nasty e-mail or report to defend your deck?  Hey, if it 
makes you happy, then do it!  Too many people seem influenced by others' 
opinions.  Like a wise duelist whose e-mail address is wingcommander 02 
said in a rant June 20, "it's time we make this Yugioh game fun once 
again."  They couldn't be more right.

I am thrilled to see so many duelists out there passionate enough about the 
game to defend themselves and their beliefs on it.  However, in doing so, 
it's so easy to forget that Yugioh is indeed a game, and isn't fun supposed 
to be the main point?  Hey, I encourage all duelists out there reading this 
now to play whichever way makes you the most comfortable.  If it's a deck 
that a lot of people use, that's fine.  Even if one of the Pojo staffers 
says your deck or your cards are outdated, play with them if you want 
to!  It's YOUR decision, because it's YOUR game to play, not someone else's.

Thank you for your time.  Please e-mail me with any comments concerns or 
complaints at 
<mailto:CeltikGuardian02@yahoo.com>CeltikGuardian02@yahoo.com.  I look 
forward to anything you guys have to say about this.  Until later, Happy 
Dueling!