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Here is a glossary of important terms as applied mostly to iocTT in table tennis :- (This announcement is periodically updated . So please check this posting for latest updates)

iocTT :- Refers to ITTF's version of table-tennis almost exclusively limited to top-spin style table-tennis .

Anyone can learn to play the basement "game" of "ping pong" in less than an hour butthe formal sport of Table Tennis, even at the competitive beginner levels is one of the most complex individual sport (if not the MOST cmplex) there is. This is due to the extremely complex rackets used in the sport and given that this is one of the fastest racket sport there is and clearly more complext when it comes to diverse spins. Some say this is bad but it is what it is . So if you want to play competitive table tennis, it is crucial that you do not waste your time using the wrong racket type to start with. The definition of beginner racket has changed in the last few years though should have changed at least 25 years ago , if not 40 years ago but unfortunately the robotNazi controlled ITTF has brainwashed the players & even coaches into promoting the wrong racket type as the best for the beginners, especially children coming to the sport.

Dumb rackets :- Generally applies mostly to rackets used by amateur , especially newcomers. These rackets have same type rubber on both sides, usually mostly spinny inverted rubbers. Occasionally you may also see some rackets with short pimples (with sponge) on both side as well but rarely see rackets with antispin rubber both sides or long pimples both sides. Hardbat (short pimples with no sponge or OX is noy included in this defition since hardbat is an obsolete rubber type and should not be used by anyone unless you are over age 80 years old, based on arrival of sponge in 1951) .
Semi Dumb rackets :- These are rackets usually with inverted one side & either short pips or anti spin on the other side
Semi Smart rackets :- These are rackets with pimples listed on ITTF LARC on one side & any other rubber type on the other side
Smart rackets :- These are rackets with pimples NOT listed on ITTF LARC on one side & any other rubber type on the other side

RobotNazis :- 70% table-tennis players fall into this category. These are players who use SpinVerted (Spinny inverted) rubbers on both sides of their racket. More than half of robotNazis also either speed-glue or boost in violation ITTF rule 2.4.7. More than half of robotNazis also don't have any clue as to why they are using spinVerted (spinny inverted) rubbers on even one of their racket, let alone both sides. RobotNazis believe that a using racket with spinVerted rubbers both sides & top-spin oriented styles is the one & only way to play tabletennis and totally believe that all pips & antiVerted (anti Inverted) rubbers must be totally banned by the ITTF. A robotNazi believes that simply using spinVerted rubbers both sides of a racket by itself certifies them as a superior table-tennis athlete & a superior human being and those who use pips or antiVerted (anti Inverted) (spin(e)less cowards & honorary loopers) are just hackers and sort of sub-human. The sad part of these classifications is that table-tennis players as a whole have the highest levels of academic achievements as well as in their chosen careers and yet 85% of them turn into sociopaths and psychopaths when it comes to their table tennis. However this by itself may not even be a problem, despite ITTF not making available any diversity education and sensitivity training in spite of the fact that repeated requests were made over the years. But since 70% of playing population are robotNazis, this translates into complete control of the ITTF and its affiliates by the robotNazis. The executive council of ITTF, the general council of 226 member nations of ITTF and all ITTF committees and similar groups with each 226 affiliate member nations of ITTF are all overwhelmingly controlled by robotNazis. And ITTF is also very clever in that they do not want to ban all pips and antiVerted (anti Inverted) because that would result in a rival competing association (however small) resulting in dilution of complete control of the sport by robotNazis and it is far better to keep the spin(e)less cowards & honorary loopers under ITTF control & slowly squeeze the life out of them with repeated rule changes (cleverly disguised as regulations since regulation changes only need simple majority (51%) of ITTF executive council and but rule changes require 75% approval by ITTF general council). This status quo will never change.

Spin(e)les Cowards :- . About 10% of tabletennis players in iocTT are spine(e)less cowards. These are mostly players using medium-pips or long-pips or antiVerted (anti Inverted) rubbers. These players have been thoroughly brainwashed by robotNazis into believing that something has to be wrong with them as human beings and that is why they use long-pips or anti rubbers. The brainwashing by robotNazis is so brilliant in that the spin(e)less cowards call themselves to be on the “dark side” in a self-defecating manner. The spin(e)less cowards suffer from abused-spouse-syndrome & believe something must be wrong with them and deserve the abuse they get from robotNazis on a daily basis. The spin(e)less cowards get routinely humiliated by robotNazis for using junk rubbers or abnormal rubbers. The spin(e)less cowards believe that ITTF knows what is good for spin(e)less cowards & the sport & therefore accept all the abuse they get & deserve. The spin(e)less cowards somehow strangely believe that the robotNazis love their playing style such as chopping and that is why they have not banned all long-pips & antiVerted rubbers, Unfortunately the spin(e)less cowards don’t understand the simple fact that the robotNazis are keeping the spin(e)less cowards in ITTF one & only because the robotNazis do not want to go and start their own association which would lead to the dilution of total control of table tennis by robotNazis. But robotNazis really have nothing to worry because the spin(e)less cowards will never wake up and protest the reign of terror of robotNazis.

Honorary Loopers :- About 5% of table-tennis players in iocTT are Honorary Loopers. These are mostly players who use short-pips as a secondary rubber for purposes of block or chop style play & few antiVerted players also fall into this group. A clear distinction must be made here > The block & smash type players (mostly penhold) who use short pips as their primary rubber (usually on their forehand are NOT honorary loopers. They are the best natural-born table-tennis players who are capable of using short-pips) . Honorary loopers refers ONLY to players who use short pips as their secondary rubber usually on backhand. Why are these players called honorary loopers ? This is because these players are usually spin(e)less cowards turned honorary loopers because they cannot handle the abuse by robotNazis and are convinced that they will be better accepted into the world of robotNazis if they use short-pips or antiVerted instead of long or medium pips. These players therefore try to convince themselves and other spin(e)less cowards that short pips or antiVerted can actually be used for away from the table chopping, just as good as long-pips or short-pips. So how did the term Honorary Loopers come about ? In the apartheid era South Africa, there was a bizarre classification of low-lives in South African law > Indians & Chinese were classified as “colored” but Japanese were classified as “Honorary Whites”. hence the term Honorary Loopers. The Honorary Looper phenomenon is quite modern in table-tennis world, a robotNazi propaganda to convince spin(e)less cowards that they will be treated a little better and better accepted by robotNazis by trying to convince the spin(e)less cowards into believing that you really don’t need long-pips for back-spin creation.

RetroLunatics :- The RetroLunatics are those players who had been brainwashed into believing that sponge domain tabletennis is evil and we should ban all sponge rubbers & go back to the hardbat era & in fact delude themselves that this is even possible. One thing you should keep in mind is that sandpaper was not an approved rubber even during the hardbat era in ITTF play (and continues to be unapproved). Hardbat continues to be approved in ITTF play. BTW hardbat means a racket has only short pips (with no sponge) on one or both sides & cannot have sponge or long pips or anti or spinny inverted rubbers. RetroLunatics do not understand (or do not want you to know) the following facts (i) The backhand is not the same as forehand for most human beings in all racket sports. With few exceptions, forehand is the dominant side & tabletennis is more forehand dominant than all other racket sports (ii) Only sponge domain table tennis allows a players to enhance these differences between strengths and playing style & consistency etc differences between a player's forehand & backhand (iii)it has been 70+ years since the arrival of sponge domain & it is ridiculously delusional to think tableetnnis can revert to hardbat (iv) children should not be playing hardbat

However one strange reality is that both robotNazis & retroLunatics have very little respect for Honorary Loopers & Spin(e)less cowards.

A new player does not have a clue as to how

1. The robotNazis are majority on all ITTF committes & councils
2 How the spin(e)less cowards are terrified of robotNazis
3. How the honoraray loopers crave to wim approval of robotNazis as equals but don't realize they will never get it.

What I am impressed the most about robotNazis is their sense of unity & purpose and their ability to make the spin(e)less cowards & honorary loopers worthless and hate themselves

I noticed the following names for robotNazis in other forums over the years

1. Master Race of tabletennis
2. Booster supremacists
3. Two winged extremists
4. Camel suckers (from the speed glue era of Camel cemenet used illegally as speed-glue)

But you have to admire how robotNazis stick together for their common cause , whcih is to maximize the limits on opponent's equipment (pips / anti) while they will enjoy the criminal chemicals (spoosters & spin glues) to put relentless pressure on ITTF to achieve their ongoing glue-thirsty goals

This pretty sad because most players do not have a clue of the chronological order of arival of various rubbers upon the table tennis scene
Short pips came first, then spinny smooth rubber, then anti and then long pips.

Weakside short pips & weakside anti are absolutely useless in modern table tennis.
Manufacturers will do whatever it takes to sell rubbers to the clueless usually claiming that some other clueless top pro is uing that rubber.
While the simple fact remains > Just because a pro is playing at a high level no way implies that they are playing to ther maximum potential.
They could still be using wrong rubbers & blades. The real GOAT of all of table tennis, Joo Sae Hyuk himself is the best example of this. Joo would have won lot more World Titles but for the oppressive rules designed to limt choppers. Watch videos of Joo's matches against the Wordl Champions like Ma Long or Kong Linghui or Zhang Jike. He even has beaten them sometimes. But the other matches he lost were extremely close. Now reduce the rubber thickness to a fair limit of 4.0 m to 3.5 mm (which is also good for longer rallies for spectators) & take away the boosters & let us see who wins.

Mima Ito & Hou Yingchao are other highest examples of failures using wrong equipment on their backhand.

In fact even all the long pips listed on ITTF LARC are TOTALLY useless in the 40+ plastic ball ONLY era & must be replaced by high aspect ratio high pip density super long pips.

Definitions that need to be included are
Material Player
Normal rubber / normal player