What Makes a Good Paintball Player - Honesty
Honesty in paintball seems to be a foreign concept to many. But, in order to stem the tide of cheating, we need more players to put this into practice. Before you can be an honest paintball player, you must know what "honesty" means. According to dictionary.com, Honesty is defined as follows:
1.the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
2.truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness.
3.freedom from deceit or fraud.
(note: I left out the Botany reference, and the archaic definition of "chastity")
A good paintball player will be one who is known for his honesty. He/she is upright and fair. When he gets hit, the good paintball player will call himself out - even if the ref didn't see it.
The good paintball player will apologize for accidentally overshooting another player, and will try hard to avoid overshooting another. (I do understand that in tournament speedball, this happens from time to time.)
A good paintball player doesn't need to mince words to boost their standing or favor with others.
Aditionally a good paintball player does NOT need to wipe a hit in order to keep on playing. He will call himself out, get to the deadbox or respawn area and go back into battle when allowed.
Are you honest when you play? What about off the field when relaying war-stories back at the staging area? Paintball needs more honest players. Paintball needs more good players.
In 2002, CBS had a quiz they posted on their site that may reveal a little about yourself. (I modified it to fit paintball a bit better.)
(CBS) Whether it’s someone “borrowing” the newspaper from your front step, or new allegations of insider trading and accounting shenanigans at GigantoCom Corp., it seems like everywhere you turn these days, someone is doing something dishonest, unethical, or illegal. Take the CBSNews.com Honesty Quiz to see how you stack up in the ethics department.
1. You’re shopping at a paintball store when you accidentally knock an expensive marker off the rack. It breaks. You’re alone in the aisle – no one saw. You…
a. Immediately find the store manager and offer to pay for the marker.
b. Walk out of the store. It was an accident.
c. Immediately find the store manager. Point to another customer and say you saw him or her deliberately smash the marker.
2. You’re taking a stroll when you see a stray $20 bill fall from the pocket of a young player in front of you. He doesn’t notice the fallen money. You…
a. Pick up the money, and hand it back to him.
b. Pick up the money. Hand her a five and tell him he dropped it. $15 is a reasonable finder’s fee.
c. Pick up the money and pocket it. Finders Keepers.
3. You are supposed to spend Sunday afternoon at your in-laws’ house. Sunday morning, your friend calls; he has just won two all day passes to D-Day (all expenses paid), and he wants you to join him. You…
a. Go to your in-laws house as planned. You’ve already made the plans.
b. Tell your wife the truth. Ask her to tell her parents that you have a terrible migraine and couldn’t bear to crawl out of your dark room.
c. Tell your wife that your boss just called. It turns out there’s a big project due Monday morning and they’re really counting on you. Sorry…
4. You take your 13-year-old son to the field. The field has a discount for under thirteens and the staff person assumes that he is younger and charges him for the youth price. You…
a. Tell the staffer your son’s true age. It doesn’t set a good example to cheat, even passively.
b. Take the cheaper ticket, but explain to your son that in most cases, one should be honest.
c. Take the cheaper ticket. It’s no big deal.
5. You and your friend are prop-hunting for points during a scenario game where a prize is awarded for the one who finds the most. While he is taking a break, you find a two props worth 100 points each. You and your buddy agreed to split whatever you find 50-50. But now you’re tempted to keep the props for yourself. You…
a. Tell him about your find and then split the props evenly. It’s only fair.
b. Tell him about the additional props, and suggest that you talk about how to distribute in a way that leaves both of you comfortable.
c. Don’t tell your partner. You got the extra props with your own initiative. They're yours.
Tabulating Your Score: For every “A” answer that you chose, give yourself 15 points. For every “B” answer that you chose, give yourself 10 points. For every “C” answer that you chose, give yourself five points. And no cheating!
What Your Score Means:
Above 65: You’re a straight shooter. Your parents taught you well.
46 – 65: Unless you’re planning to enter politics, you need to brush up on your ethics.
25 – 45: Congratulations! You have a bright future as a CEO or an accountant.
1.the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
2.truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness.
3.freedom from deceit or fraud.
(note: I left out the Botany reference, and the archaic definition of "chastity")
A good paintball player will be one who is known for his honesty. He/she is upright and fair. When he gets hit, the good paintball player will call himself out - even if the ref didn't see it.
The good paintball player will apologize for accidentally overshooting another player, and will try hard to avoid overshooting another. (I do understand that in tournament speedball, this happens from time to time.)
A good paintball player doesn't need to mince words to boost their standing or favor with others.
Aditionally a good paintball player does NOT need to wipe a hit in order to keep on playing. He will call himself out, get to the deadbox or respawn area and go back into battle when allowed.
Are you honest when you play? What about off the field when relaying war-stories back at the staging area? Paintball needs more honest players. Paintball needs more good players.
In 2002, CBS had a quiz they posted on their site that may reveal a little about yourself. (I modified it to fit paintball a bit better.)
(CBS) Whether it’s someone “borrowing” the newspaper from your front step, or new allegations of insider trading and accounting shenanigans at GigantoCom Corp., it seems like everywhere you turn these days, someone is doing something dishonest, unethical, or illegal. Take the CBSNews.com Honesty Quiz to see how you stack up in the ethics department.
1. You’re shopping at a paintball store when you accidentally knock an expensive marker off the rack. It breaks. You’re alone in the aisle – no one saw. You…
a. Immediately find the store manager and offer to pay for the marker.
b. Walk out of the store. It was an accident.
c. Immediately find the store manager. Point to another customer and say you saw him or her deliberately smash the marker.
2. You’re taking a stroll when you see a stray $20 bill fall from the pocket of a young player in front of you. He doesn’t notice the fallen money. You…
a. Pick up the money, and hand it back to him.
b. Pick up the money. Hand her a five and tell him he dropped it. $15 is a reasonable finder’s fee.
c. Pick up the money and pocket it. Finders Keepers.
3. You are supposed to spend Sunday afternoon at your in-laws’ house. Sunday morning, your friend calls; he has just won two all day passes to D-Day (all expenses paid), and he wants you to join him. You…
a. Go to your in-laws house as planned. You’ve already made the plans.
b. Tell your wife the truth. Ask her to tell her parents that you have a terrible migraine and couldn’t bear to crawl out of your dark room.
c. Tell your wife that your boss just called. It turns out there’s a big project due Monday morning and they’re really counting on you. Sorry…
4. You take your 13-year-old son to the field. The field has a discount for under thirteens and the staff person assumes that he is younger and charges him for the youth price. You…
a. Tell the staffer your son’s true age. It doesn’t set a good example to cheat, even passively.
b. Take the cheaper ticket, but explain to your son that in most cases, one should be honest.
c. Take the cheaper ticket. It’s no big deal.
5. You and your friend are prop-hunting for points during a scenario game where a prize is awarded for the one who finds the most. While he is taking a break, you find a two props worth 100 points each. You and your buddy agreed to split whatever you find 50-50. But now you’re tempted to keep the props for yourself. You…
a. Tell him about your find and then split the props evenly. It’s only fair.
b. Tell him about the additional props, and suggest that you talk about how to distribute in a way that leaves both of you comfortable.
c. Don’t tell your partner. You got the extra props with your own initiative. They're yours.
Tabulating Your Score: For every “A” answer that you chose, give yourself 15 points. For every “B” answer that you chose, give yourself 10 points. For every “C” answer that you chose, give yourself five points. And no cheating!
What Your Score Means:
Above 65: You’re a straight shooter. Your parents taught you well.
46 – 65: Unless you’re planning to enter politics, you need to brush up on your ethics.
25 – 45: Congratulations! You have a bright future as a CEO or an accountant.
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"honesty" means combined with alittle:mentoring,could go even further....Great ARTLCE" Mr. Webfisher" you did again.....Sarge
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IMHO nothing speaks more honesty than tyger's FPS 5.0. Check it out, watch it, learn it, live it.
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