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So do I - however, if fails to play the game then he gets the boot.
----- Original Message -----
From: "ChasW" <cwwaring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [RT] List description: interrogatories
> If you asking for a vote, i vote for mark brown
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "BobsKC" <bobskc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 2:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [RT] List description: interrogatories
>
>
> > I respect your views Kent. It is important for me to hear everyone's
> > thoughts. I said I would not try to press my personal agenda on the
list
> > and I meant that. None the less, unless I see clear evidence to the
> > contrary, I will continue to believe that courtesy is not a happenstance
> > trait but rather a required commodity for any group of people our size.
I
> > also will need to see a clear majority who wish to have Mark Brown back
on
> > this list and I do not believe there is even a remote possibility of
that
> > happening. Whatever else we may or may not agree on, I would hope you
> > agree that a group such as ours should make decisions based on the
> > democratic concept of majority rules.
> >
> > As to people selling things on the list, I addressed that in my post
with
> > suggestions for changes to our list description but you left my
> suggestions
> > for that part of the new description off your post. There are some
> > commercial enterprise interests on our list but as long as they don't
> troll
> > the list for customers, I don't have a problem with that. I know of
three
> > business owners on here and they all contribute to the list. Business
> > owners are people too and many if not all, on this list, are traders.
> >
> > Your point about people making unnecessary short replies to the list is
> > well taken but as you, yourself, pointed out, we have many newer members
> of
> > the trading/investing world who are likely new to computers and mail
lists
> > as well. The bandwidth for a txt email is nearly nonexistent and
removing
> > people for over-exuberance is unlikely to happen.
> >
> > Again, I thank you for your input and hope you will continue to express
> > your views which will always be given respective attention.
> >
> > All best,
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 11:25 PM 4/4/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> > > >Please keep posts to the point and on the subject matter and refrain
> from
> > > >unnecessary short reply posts like "thank you" type replies that use
up
> > > >valuable members' reading time.
> > >
> > >I would like to see posting privs for people who violate this rule
> suspended
> > >just as much or more than I would like to see people who occassionally
> > >attack others get booted off the list. "Me toos" and "thank yous" take
> up
> > >far more bandwidth and are substantially worth less than some attacks.
> > >
> > >
> > > >Also, please give each member's post the respect it deserves, whether
> or
> > > >not you agree with the conclusions reached, and treat each other with
> > > >professionalism and common decency. Personal attacks are not to be
made
> on
> > > >this forum. Violators will be removed immediately.
> > >
> > > >Posts advertising the sale of any products or services of companies
are
> not
> > > >tolerated in this forum. Members who post these kind of messages will
> be
> > > >removed immediately.
> > >
> > >This is the big area of contention. What a lot of people don't know is
> that
> > >some people will post market calls or will make subtle references to
some
> > >magic method they use and then when people (mostly newbies) on the list
> > >approach them privately, the poster will try to sell them something.
> Many
> > >of you don't appreciate the fact that this is what Mark Brown was
trying
> to
> > >expose. You all just get so frosted that he made a personal attack.
You
> > >never consider the reason for the attack. Mark has shown me some of
the
> > >stuff that vendors ON THIS LIST tried to sell him when he contacted
them
> > >privately under an alias.
> > >
> > >And let's consider the phrase "give each member's post the respect it
> > >deserves". Does a post deserve respect just because a member of this
> list
> > >made it? I submit the answer is "No". When someone posts "the market
> will
> > >go up and the market will go down over the next few days", that is
wholly
> > >deserving of ridicule. Compare profitok's posts to Hohn Capello's.
Ben
> is
> > >very specific, Capello is very vague. Membership of this list can be
> broken
> > >down into 2 categories: the experienced and the inexperienced. I
believe
> > >that when the experienced members of this list take the time to
ridicule
> > >worthless posts, they are doing a service to the inexperienced. How
> about
> > >you? They are also BENEFITTING all members of the list because the
> object
> > >of ridicule will consider his or her posts more carefully. If the
person
> > >being ridiculed is actually a spammer pretending to make real market
> calls,
> > >that person will be more likely to move on in search of more spammable
> > >pastures. I don't know about you, but I would like to be on a list
where
> > >people who put REAL MONEY behind their trades are the on people posting
> to
> > >the list. Not a list where anyone with an email account tosses out
> > >completely hypothetical crap about what the market may or may not do
over
> a
> > >hypothetical timeframe. How about you? I'm not interested in the fact
> that
> > >Mars is up Uranus. I want to know what that means for the market. How
> > >about you?
> > >
> > >
> > > >New membership to the Realtraders forum is by invitation only, with
the
> > > >exception of existing members who are changing email addresses.
> > >
> > >I would like Mark Brown to be reinstated. And perhaps when he attacks
> > >someone, the more sensitive members on the list could think about
whether
> or
> > >not he has a point rather than just getting your panties in a wad.
> > >
> > >
> > > >***Membership in Realtraders is open to anyone who wishes to learn
and
> > > >share information in a professional environment where courtesy and
> respect
> > > >of one another is paramount.***
> > >
> > >I would like professionalism to be paramount. Professionalism does not
> mean
> > >politeness. The respect or lack of respect I get from this list has
zero
> > >effect on my ego. Zero. If I were to post some crap and get hammered
> for
> > >it, I would reconsider the crap that I posted, not whine to the
> moderator.
> > >And I would much rather belong to a Real Traders list where Real
Traders
> > >acted like Klingons who just won the Soccer World Cup than I would like
> to
> > >belong to a list where faux traders treat each other with respect and
> > >courtesy.
> > >
> > >If you had to be on a list with Dic Migrains or Mark Browns, which
would
> you
> > >choose?
> > >
> > >
> > >Kent
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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