Toronto Joe
Smash Master
also shoutouts to cheese for being the ultimate winrar
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*Pound* V Melee Results and Shoutouts Thread
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AllyKnight
Banned via Administration
I feel bad for melee players, I dont think they were ever told how much money they were getting. Yeah he used OUR money.
Scar
#HarveyDent
If he can find a way to print money I'm sure he'll pay out... but if that's the case then he's discovered a secret that's been kept from humanity for a very long time.
Keitaro
Banned via Administration
I've got the templates if you've got the ink.
Lightsyde
Smash Champion
Plank had the best intentions in the world. He's run/helped run some of the greatest tournaments of all time. He made a mistake, and while I can't judge the people who actually won money and are upset, I think the community as a whole should support him. For those who are never going to see the dollars they earned it's up to them to take it up with him. But seriously, there's no reason to blow this up.
AllyKnight
Banned via Administration
You should of came, payed for everything, then this incident. Im sure you'd complain for your food being too salty to eat
KORNNNNN~
Smash Master
edit: -_- nvm got salt'd
Like I said, I have no way of knowing what you guys are going through. Do you deserve your money? Hell yeah. What are you gonna do about it? I dont know, and that's up to you. My point is that this shouldn't turn into something personal against Plank (like what happens to a lot of TOs). If you wanna take Legal action then I dont blame you....
Summonedfist
Smash Lord
thissss... is an interesting turn of events =\
Pikaville
Pikaville returns 10 years later.
Ally, suing him is literally a huge waste of time and money.
The legal costs would probably be at the very least, triple what you are owed.
Just be glad you got to play some awesome smash with some of the worlds best players.
The legal costs would probably be at the very least, triple what you are owed.
Just be glad you got to play some awesome smash with some of the worlds best players.
should've ≠ should of
should've = should have
and I am sorry, but as a TO you need to be prepared for something like this happening. This was not an unreasonably low turnout, I would say it was well within the range of expected entrants and the behavior with regards to rooms was well within the expectations one should have of smashers after all these years. There's really no reason this scenario should not have been accounted for when the organizers were figuring out how the tournament would work out financially.
MJG
Smash Hero
Hi guys 
Halzy Fresh layin down the truth...damn this **** sucks.
afk
Halzy Fresh layin down the truth...damn this **** sucks.
afk
Scar
#HarveyDent
And P.S. guys, this is coming from an acclaimed TO, Mogwai is the business.
Also idk if I'm alone here but I feel the worst for PP. He had some really legit wins and he really put his heart into those grand finals, and he deserved the win and he deserves the prize.
So Fatal
Smash Master
well im out 50 darn LOL
This means Cheese won the most money at Pound 5.
What a finale. xD
What a finale. xD
ch33s3
Smash Lord
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CT Chia
Smash Obsessed
looking into small claims court, it doesn't seem to be expensive or anything, i think people are overrating how much trouble legal action would be
![Эикельманн [РУС]](/data/avatars/l/153/153661.jpg?1415225120){kind=avatar}
Эикельманн [РУС]
Banned via Administration
I miss the Kishes.
KISHPRIME COME BAAAAAAACK <33333
KISHPRIME COME BAAAAAAACK <33333
Alex Strife
Smash Hero
I just hope Jon is ok. I know him as a TO and as a friend and I know for a fact he tried everything he could to help out smashers.
At pound I remember a few smashers didn't have a place to stay and he offered rooms for them and helped them out. I am not saying he did not make a mistake but he is human and he was honest with us rather than anything close to shady.
I still enjoyed running this tournament with Plank and this was one of my fav experiences ever. I know, for those who won, its not much but thank you all for coming and showing why smash is so great.
At pound I remember a few smashers didn't have a place to stay and he offered rooms for them and helped them out. I am not saying he did not make a mistake but he is human and he was honest with us rather than anything close to shady.
I still enjoyed running this tournament with Plank and this was one of my fav experiences ever. I know, for those who won, its not much but thank you all for coming and showing why smash is so great.
So Fatal
Smash Master
yea people sue in small claims all the time for like 500 and less...
Juno McGrath
Smash Hero
Well looks like peeepee aint gonna be going to genesis 2 guys.
GG plank
GG plank
AllyKnight
Banned via Administration
Yeah smll claim aren't bad
MacD
Banned via Administration
I love plank and feel bad this happen, but you can't tell me he didn't think lots of rooms would get canceled in the end.
He told us reserve a room if you aren't sure and you can cancel it up till 24 hours in advance.
That might have been one of his biggest mistakes right there.
He told us reserve a room if you aren't sure and you can cancel it up till 24 hours in advance.
That might have been one of his biggest mistakes right there.
john!
Smash Hero
coincidence that this happened at his last tournament?
at the very least i think that he should pay for the travel expenses of the people who won prize money, since they probably expected to make a profit from this tourney, and may have gone deep into their budget to make it here.
edit: yeah exactly like Armada said two posts down.
at the very least i think that he should pay for the travel expenses of the people who won prize money, since they probably expected to make a profit from this tourney, and may have gone deep into their budget to make it here.
edit: yeah exactly like Armada said two posts down.
Karibola
Smash Apprentice
Too bad DJN didn't win this tourny, that would be some irony.
=(.
I have already barrow money for Genesis from a friend (cause I expected money from Pound) so my money situation turned out from good to really bad =(.
Well Plank is a great guy and ofc i trust him but this was really bad news for me =/.
I have already barrow money for Genesis from a friend (cause I expected money from Pound) so my money situation turned out from good to really bad =(.
Well Plank is a great guy and ofc i trust him but this was really bad news for me =/.
KORNNNNN~
Smash Master
lol..
this post made my day
Welp.........
=(
sucks for me
=(
sucks for me
Scar
#HarveyDent
you're still missing the point
say you were supposed to win 1000 dollars from pound
you start a class action against plank
best case for you, you win
plank has 0 dollars and some assets maybe
plank can't repay you, there is no insurance to pay you, so even if you win the case and the judge says pay this guy 1000 dollars, plank can't pay you so you don't get any money. maybe he goes to jail but i don't think that's what anyone is really interested in.
KageMurphy
Smash Master
Hara
Smash Apprentice
Plank sounds like a reliable guy.
MJG
Smash Hero
Well...thats a few down.
Still waiting on the response from the other tourney winners.
Poor armada.
CT Chia
Smash Obsessed
Plank or no one ever said he had 0 dollars... He has a job I'm sure. It's just that he used other people's money to pay off his debts, when he should have used his money to pay off his debts.
Organizing tournaments is a business. Plank as the TO had control of everything from beginning to end, even before choosing a venue for the event. If it came down to relying on players reserving x amount of rooms, he should have either been prepared for what if the quota had not been met, or found a different venue. The costs to the venue are his debts, not the players who won money.
Now how we wants to go about these debts are his decision. Perhaps if he talked to each of the prize winners and explained the situation and asked to keep 50% of the winnings for now to help pay off the venue then hosted another tournament in a month or so to raise money to make up for everything that could have been a good solution. Instead Plank was pretty much no where for a couple weeks with people asking where their money was. After all of this we have Plank post a message pretty much saying... well I spent all of your money on it.
I certainly sympathize with the problem Plank is in, I just think he went about it in a very poor way.
vato_break
Smash Master
WOW! i feel really bad for ally, this is pretty gay. Everyone should come to genesis 2 though!
Alex Strife
Smash Hero
vato u may wanna edit that some people would take that offensively
DJRome
Smash Hero
court can follow u to ur work and deduct from your paycheck until it's paid off
also, idc what anyone says, but if plank is dumb enough to expect the best and not prepare for the worst, then he deserves to lose his money if things don't pan out. don't buy timeshare ffs
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