Bigsky_52 asked:
I’ve often noticed when checking to see how many tables a player is playing at one time their name doesn’t come up when I do a search. I discovered that you can hide yourself from searches from the lobby screen. Why does Pokerstars do this? I could understand if you were trying to avoid a specific, abusive individual, but blocking a player is different than removing yourself from all searches. Why does Pokerstars give this as an option?
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I’ve often noticed when checking to see how many tables a player is playing at one time their name doesn’t come up when I do a search. I discovered that you can hide yourself from searches from the lobby screen. Why does Pokerstars do this? I could understand if you were trying to avoid a specific, abusive individual, but blocking a player is different than removing yourself from all searches. Why does Pokerstars give this as an option?
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Their policy is (apparently) the user’s right to privacy. If he/she doesn’t want to be found via a search, they shouldn’t be
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Because poker gambling is only legal in a couple of states.
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Probably for privacy issues and also to prevent harassment. Considering that there are hundreds of thousands of online poker players it just makes it easier to block everybody as oppossed to having to block people individually.
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I believe they give you the option because of all the pokertracker info. If im not a good player why do i want somebody following me if they know im not good. Say you play a heads up you lose the guy you just played knows you could be on tilt so he decides to find you. YOu feel me
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hi bigdky it is allway a good think to hide youself when you are online and if thay giving you the way to hide it is for your on good so you can play and gambling with any noise from outsideers.
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Privacy…to avoid sharks to easily find you…etc. etc.