There would be you and probably 2 people (if they felt like it) in that thread. Even this thread where TA and charting have been discussed has been slow lately. A personal journal should probably be done on a blog, personal site, or journaling software. And as the title of this thread says "stocks and investing". Trust me, this thread has been about anything but investing in the truest sense of the word - it's been mostly a bunch of daytrading whackos. (kidding guys.... ok, sort of... )
Fair enough. I guess it was the 160+ pages that made me want to make something more specialized. Investing is something I am not interested in. I just got the vibe that a few more would be interested from posts earlier in this thread. Point taken though.
I understand the sense of desire by <i>Admins - Mods </i> to have <i>Order - Tightness - Neatness</i> in the Forums and the new thread by <i>CXbby</i> was quickly merged - folded - combined into the existing Stock Market thread. <i>MoonDogg's</i> recent posts are intentionally <i>Off Topic</i> and don't fit the intentions of the existing thread. Why is <i>MoonDogg</i> allowed to disrupt a thread (his stuff was still standing the last I looked), yet <i>CXbby</i> is not allowed to disrupt the <i>Order - Tightness - Neatness</i> of the Forum?
If we deleted every off-topic thread or admonished every person for going off-topic, we'd kill the board. If we allowed everyone to post a new thread whenever they felt it necessary, it would do the same. For example, would you agree that your objection to allowing Moondogg's posts, but not allowing a separate thread for CXbby is off-topic to the intent of this thread? If so, how should I handle it?
Sorry My aim was not to disrupt, only to bring a bit of humor and brevity(which we all need at times). Mods, please erase my posts from this thread and I'll go troll D&D, where the humor is needed most.
If you believe the new thread does not have any worthwhile information, or that it is already being discussed in a designated existing thread, then a merge is warranted. However, if the reason for the merge is that you think it won't generate enough conversation, I disagree. There are plenty of threads popping up everyday with worthless content, or ones who generate zero discussion. Eventually these threads die. If my thread does not generate any interest, I assure you I would stop wasting my time eventually. I believe it was a new topic with an unique perspective. At least those were its intents. On the other hand, if you believe the information posted was more suitable for a personal blog, then I apologize and will stop posting such content. You are the moderator so it should be to your discretion.
I was going to post in the new thread and then saw that it was quickly merged. You could have moved my post to one of the existing <i>Complaint Threads</i> in the <i>Feedback Forum</i>. I have been there before and it would be OK with me. I could have started a new thread in the <i>Feedback Forum</i> or grabbed an existing thread there, but it would have made it more difficult to illustrate the <i>inconsistency</i> of having a neat forum with threads quickly merged or locked, yet allowing threads to get sloppy and go off-topic. If you like, I can delete my recent posts here and go to the <i>Feedback Forum</i> with the same laments already expressed by me. All I want for Christmas is a Forum that people have to show some responsibility in when posting and starting new threads. Quality over Quantity and I have been consistent about that desire over the years. Admins - Mods admonishing people more would make me happy, but you already know that.
Again, I am not trying to be combative, and I apologize if I come off as such. But that may have been the 3rd thread I have started in the past 8 years, so I doubt I fit into this category. To the best of my abilities, I try to go by the "quality over quantity" as advocated by Mango here.
Again, nobody said you can't post the content. There are very few "rigid" rules on this forum. They are loosely applied so it doesn't turn into some militaristic board. So, with that said, your thread wasn't merged because there wasn't any worthwhile information - it was merged because this thread already existed within the first 2-3 pages for the very purpose of talking about investing/trading. People have posted TA posts, charts, etc. in this thread, but it seemed to draw only a small amount of interest (based upon the direct responses, anyway). And about the worthless threads/posts : the BBS Forum is full of worthless comments, threads, and commentary... that's basically why it exists. People talk about junk that just isn't necessarily important to everyone. But... consider this : 1) What if someone wanted to talk about mutual funds? Should we allow them to start a new thread? 2) What if someone wanted to talk about commodities trading? 3) How about if they wanted to talk about Forex? 4) Options trading? These all can be considered something different, could exist as separate threads and I may leave them open, but then again, they're all just investing/trading. They are more "different" from this existing thread than your TA thread, though, which simply talks about another way to trade/invest in stocks. Simply because your thread was merged doesn't mean it was merged because it had worthless info. Don't sweat it.
CXbby, I would appeal this ruling to bigtexxx as he is the only one who has ultimate moderate and banning abilities on this board. DOD wishes he was half as a good of a moderator as bigtexxx.
I didn't think you were combative at all and the comment I made wasn't directed specifically at you - I was speaking generally as to why I merged the thread. I can't say "that CXbby seems like an ok guy - his thread can stay". I merge based upon the thread's merit, not the person posting it. But... I'll tell you what. Just to be nice and say it's possible I may have made a mistake, if you want to start a separate thread on technical analysis, start another one. I won't close it or merge it... don't blame me if it gets merged by someone else, though. I'd split this back out, but I have a headache...
I am not opposed to "worthless comments, threads" and such. That was my point. A thread's existence should not be predicated on the amount of interest. Or even the worthiness of its content(unless offensive). Otherwise half this board would be shut down, as you said. Therefore it is my opinion that my thread should not have been merged based on a perceived lack of interest. Yes. Yes. Yes. And yes. There are new threads created for every new movie. There are new threads created for new games. However there is not a comprehensive thread for movies or games. Going by this precedent, if someone wished to discuss commodity or Forex or options trading, they should be allowed a separate thread. However since there seems to be little interest in such, we don't have those threads. But they should not be merged with this one. Heh, I know that was not your intention. However my point was, if my thread was indeed worthless, then it should have been merged. However, if you thought the info was beneficial, but only merged it due to a perceived lack of interest, then I say: look around- worthless, repetitive threads with a lack of interest are abound- yet left untouched. Lastly, I would like to stress above all else, I know how much you personally must have put up to run a forum such as this. And the last thing I wanted was to cause any trouble. It is just a disagreement that's all. I appreciate all you and Clutch have done for us, the fans.
Crap. This is what I get for taking 14 minutes to type that out. Now I have my foot in my mouth. Thanks DoD for the understanding.
Actually, I don't agree with DOD's assertion that your thread was merged due to lack of interest. Your thread was maybe up for one hour before it was merged. I just don't think many people other than me actually saw the thread. If it was up for a week and only you and me were posting in it, then maybe it could have been merged. But I think the shut down of your thread was a bit premature. I liked your idea for the thread.
Perhaps some Topping action right now and possible profit taking later today. Could be some selloff on Thursday and bounce back up to around 925 - 930 SPX on Friday.
I'm hoping for some backing off today and Friday. Market shouldn't be popping like that on just intel news.
