Mr McStreak wrote:the top players are the quiet ones, not those who expose themselves to the danger of being banned,and therefore losing locations, by filming themselves hitting skills and generally acting like children.
Assuming you're referring to BFK. In his defence, that video was taken in our local spoons where myself and PMK (who were with him) are well known by the staff for being players, BUT (and here's the important bit) we're polite, always get a couple of pints in, never tool/plug anything so never get any grief.
I understand that you shouldn't start doing stuff like that in little local pubs and I know that most of the players I know wouldn't dream of it. But a good demenour, buying drinks and building a rapport in the pub means you can get away with a lot more.
For example, in another local chain pub we're, again, known as players. However we always make a point of chatting to the bar maid and when the bellfruit started getting tooled she said "We know you only play them with skill so you're ok" and actually told us how they were getting tooled (not her exact words but words to that effect).
Again, it's all about attitude (wearing a shirt and shoes helps too)