[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by theorem painter

Even if there was no courtesy rule posted it would seem to me that it is basic human decency to let a fellow villager play if he asked. The "interlopers" in question have paid their amenity fees just like you did. You did not own that pool during the open play.

It seems that way to me also, but perhaps I'm being naive.
Shouldn't people be given a friendly welcome during open play, and not be treated as interlopers?

Originally Posted by tomwed

I understand completely.
On the other hand, now that I'm older I realize when the other kids were playing and I asked if I could play and they said "not now Tom take a walk and come back in a half hour" that every time I went for a walk for a half hour that when I did get back and no one was there it was probably a trick. That went on for years.
You could try it on them and hope they didn't read this.