|
PureBytes Links
Trading Reference Links
|
Ralph:
There is the Pareto rule, aka the 80/20 rule.
It goes something like this: in any sales organization 80% of the sales are
made by 20% of the salespersons. To paraphrase this a little, in our group
80% of the useful information is generated by 20% of the participants.
Its a fact of life.
I have found that the benefits of the useful contributions outway the
disbenefits of the others. Many of the questions posed by help seekers help
me to understand and notice thing about Metastock that I had overlooked.
My suggestion is to be patient, use your delete key and/or use a filter to
reject unwanted diatribes (mostly they seem to come from the same source(s)).
Even on the professional newsgroups, like engineering and science, you will
sometimes find off the wall questions and off the wall diatribes.
Lionel
At 09:33 AM 9/10/97 -0400, Dr. Ralph W. Swanson wrote:
> I have been very interested in the substance and tone of the MetaStock
>E-Mail Forum since starting MetaStock. I find that most of the discussions
>are of little value. It is either self-styled gurus who call us stupid,
>reactions to the gurus using less than civil language, traders asking for
>advice they could get by digging and doing their homework or traders who
>want to use the forum to have others do their thinking. About 10% is, in
>my opinion, truly information which can be helpful in trading.
> If one wants to use other's techniques or methods, then follow their
>advice, go fishing and accept the consequences. Trading is tough and is a
>one man/woman business. Win or lose you should be accountable to yourself
>not some one else if you want to be successful.
> I am certain that my comments will not make a mark in the MetaStock E-Mail
>world but I had to vent by concern. Ego trip I suppose. I will hang in
>here for a while, using my delete key often and see what develops before
>asking to be removed from the the list.
> Anyone care to comment? I don't have a thin skin.
>
> Best wishes from Cocoa Beach, Fl
>
>
>
>
>
|