Message Board : Changes at NPA

Wow, I just read this.

Unfortunately I'm not the least bit surprised this turned out to be Mason all along.

Ed, I know that currently PNLHV2 is still due to be produced by 2+2, and I can understand why. They sell the most books, and anyway it would look rather odd if you used a different publisher after the first volume was published by 2+2.

But I hope that in future you'll find someone else to publish your books. You have a loyal readership who will continue to purchase your material whoever publishes it, and the way I feel at the moment I'll never buy another 2+2 book again. I simply don't wish to line Mason's pockets any longer.

Props to you for trying to come to a solution between yourself and Stoxpoker, I'm sure everyone will understand now this information is out there. I for one will continue to subscribe to your excellent articles, and thank you for keeping them free for so long.

Cheer

Mason stinks of piss and looks like the spawn of a mutant. And this is how he gets his kicks? What a fucking loser… 2+2 write good books… but e.g. HOC only had one chapter on beating weakish games, which is what most of us want (the bottom of the pyramid is widest). You cater to this perfectly Ed. Lose that dickhead and exploit the niche you have cornered so well. Mason, you are a fucking dicknosed twatface.

Tim said:

I don't mean to start this up again, but there is a post from Mason on 2+2 from today:

The deal to change Miller's website is strictly between Stoxpoker and
Miller, and my understanding is that it is a very favorable deal for
Miller. We had made a decision months back not to pursue this matter
any more. We felt for PNL2 to be the most successful, in terms of
sales, that it possibly could be, it was very important to get it
published before the Harrington Cash Game books (and we still
haven't seen the manuscript). Once this didn't happen, from our point
of view, the matter wasn't worth pursuing.

Best wishes,
Mason

Link:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthread.php?t=212056&page=14

I am sorry, but this post is a masterpiece of disingenuousness. There is an agreement between Edward and StoxPoker regarding restricted access to the NPA archives, and Mason is indeed not a party to this agreement. HOWEVER (and it's a big however), the agreement between StoxPoker and Edward on this issue came about strictly in response to Mason's demands. These demands have stretched over a period of months and first were targeted at shutting the site down and then to restricting access. Edward refused to honor Mason's demands, until finally (and recently) Mason came up with the idea of pressuring StoxPoker to pressure Edward. If Mason had not been applying pressure, neither StoxPoker nor Edward would have initiated the agreement to restrict access. This is entirely on Mason's shoulders. What Mason means by this, “We had made a decision months back not to pursue this matter any more,” I have no clue since he has pursued his efforts to control how Edward runs his website up until the immediate past when Edward and StoxPoker agreed to appease him. I also have no clue who the “we” is that Mason keeps referring to. He is the sole owner of 2p2, although other people receive parts of the proceeds. Perhaps it is the royal We, and Mason thinks he is Queen Victoria.

As for the delays on PNL2, it is my understanding that there is no deadline in the contract, and therefore strictly speaking the book cannot be late. Further Edward (with and without co-authors) has done four books in four years, with the fifth book on target to be done in the fifth year. This is hardly dilatory. PNL2 has three authors, and they all have other responsibilities, and yet, as I understand it, considerable progress has been made on the ms. Furthermore, much of the delay can be ascribed to Mason's efforts to break the contract and other nonsense directed primarily at Edward. If he wanted the book done quickly, he should have left the authors in peace to do it.

There are reasons for actions, and there are excuses which people put forward when they don't want to admit to their real reasons. Y'all can decide for yourselves which is what here.

Tim said:

I don't mean to start this up again, but there is a post from Mason on 2+2 from today:

The deal to change Miller's website is strictly between Stoxpoker and
Miller, and my understanding is that it is a very favorable deal for
Miller. We had made a decision months back not to pursue this matter
any more. We felt for PNL2 to be the most successful, in terms of
sales, that it possibly could be, it was very important to get it
published before the Harrington Cash Game books (and we still
haven't seen the manuscript). Once this didn't happen, from our point
of view, the matter wasn't worth pursuing.

Best wishes,
Mason

Link:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthread.php?t=212056&page=14

Thanks for the heads up, Tim.

Little Old Lady said:

There is an agreement between Edward and StoxPoker regarding restricted access to the NPA archives, and Mason is indeed not a party to this agreement. HOWEVER (and it's a big however), the agreement between StoxPoker and Edward on this issue came about strictly in response to Mason's demands. These demands have stretched over a period of months and first were targeted at shutting the site down and then to restricting access. Edward refused to honor Mason's demands, until finally (and recently) Mason came up with the idea of pressuring StoxPoker to pressure Edward. If Mason had not been applying pressure, neither StoxPoker nor Edward would have initiated the agreement to restrict access. This is entirely on Mason's shoulders. What Mason means by this, “We had made a decision months back not to pursue this matter any more,” I have no clue since he has pursued his efforts to control how Edward runs his website up until the immediate past when Edward and StoxPoker agreed to appease him.

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I hope this doesn't sound like I want to save money:

My impression is that this deal between Ed and StoxPoker failed to appease Mason. If the only motivation for both parties was to achieve just that (appease Mason) and would NOT have made this deal otherwise then why continue with making NPA a commercial site? If both parties simply agree to end that contract that should be all that's necessary, right?

Greyzy