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I vote the same.

And the same goes for Ric, too, who was more sinned against than sinner.

Dan Goncharoff

David Jennings wrote:
> 
> 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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