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I understand some people want them and quite frankly I don't see why IH wouldn't want to give the customer what they want. However, in the event that they decide otherwise why isn't the private chat attractive to them? Why doesn't it fill their need?
I guess I don't see why the private chat feature isn't enough. If private chat already exists what is it about a private board that is necessary?
I've said that many times.
What's the difference between private chat and a private board?
Agreed, although I leave room for the possibility that the management and the touts (as you call them, I prefer cheerleaders) were simply just as wrong as you and I. There's no discount on wisdom at the management level.
At the risk of agreeing with Chewy I agree that the board should not be visible to non-members. Really cuts into the antis argument that the board is used for the pumps to pump.
Skim milk.
Ah, what a fine young man. Who says hardened criminals can't be reformed?
However, a good point is made that in either case if the product isn't made at a profit it's of little value.
Sorry, no substitutions allowed.
It'll sure keep you on them.
The one that I always liked was proving that .999 with the little bar over the top was equal to 1. Same idea probably.
I was gonna do it but it seemed like too much work. Doing something you know can be done, without financial gain, lacks it's own reward.
Never underestimate the intellectual power of innocent people willing to hang around the hoosegow and hob nob with the inmates.
LOL. Just be glad it wasn't the square root of 11.
Obviously great minds think alike. Little wonder there weren't too many replies on this one, eh?
Guess you beat me.
10%.
I deleted a number of posts this evening because they were off topic and/or personal attacks. Please try to keep your posts on the subject. When you respond to something that's getting you riled up just post information that supports your thinking. Don't attack the poster.
Thanks.
Main Entry: chow·der·head
Pronunciation: -"hed
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of dialect jolterhead blockhead
Date: 1833
: DOLT, BLOCKHEAD
- chow·der·head·ed /'chau-d&r-"he-d&d/ adjective
Initially this was an effort to spring Philo but it's clear that there are many here who could benefit. If the uprising is successful we may need to call in the girls to have it put down. Probably going to need a lot more soap too. Personally, I'm not in favor of the inmates taking things into their own hands but I think this thing has developed a mind of it's own.
Can you still participate in the organized uprising we're planning here later?
Perhaps.
For the record I didn't say e.Digital sucks less I said the stock sucks and I and others pointed out that they are in good company. Additionally, while I can't speak for others I can say that my investment dollars were not hard earned.
Hey derfie, maybe if you got organized you wouldn't be half a eunuch anymore.
Especially an organized one.
Shall we organize an uprising?
My understanding is that they must clear their accounts daily. Is this not true?
Of course, none of these examples mean that our stock doesn't suck right now. It just means that we're not alone in sucking. Gosh, I feel better already.
Or how about this one - Nasdaq was 5000 now 1300.
I have no doubt that there is some manipulation that occurs from time to time. However, to say that MMs are always pushing the price one way or the other for their own financial benefit is simply not true.
Of course they make money on every transaction. That's their fee for the service they provide. But they receive that fee whether the stock goes up or down. It doesn't really make any difference at all to them.
Finally, I refuse to believe that a stock trading a few thousand dollars a day in volume would be of any interest at all to a stock manipulator. The liquidity is just not there.
Holy Cow! Matt better sell now! Quick, before the lawsuits and everyone quits and we all get SARS and the sky falls.
Matt, At the risk of sounding like I'm sucking up I'd like to say that since becoming a moderator I have a much greater appreciation for the work you do and the decisions you're forced to make. It's just not that easy.
Along those lines I agree with you that much more effort is expended defending the rights of the naysayers to say nay. Where I preside the longs tend to be much more abrasive than the shorts. Perhaps the reason for their attitude sheds some light on the subject.
Why is it that it's always the longs trying to run and hide from the shorts? How come the shorts are never hiding from the longs? In my few years wasting time reading stock boards I've seen the longs get up en masse and leave for other pastures on several occasions because they can't keep from being harassed by these people intent on saving them from themselves. Why are the shorts always chasing the longs? How come the shorts don't want their own private board where they are free to discuss how lousy a certain stock is unencumbered by the annoying chatter of those with an opposite opinion? I believe the answer to that question strikes at the heart of this issue.
People of like mind, wise or not, like to huddle together and convince one another what geniuses they are. It's been that way since the beginning of time. If the purpose of this web site is to generate usage then I say you must allow private boards. However, in order that you not be accused of abetting some pump and dump scam the posts to those boards should only be visible to those that belong to the club. Any naive waif that wanders into a private party and starts believing everything they hear probably takes a healthy risk every time they drive.
I think the issue centers around the difference between public and private.
If I invite a number of friends to the park to talk about something or other and an uninvited person wanders over into our group I'm going to have a hard time finding someone to remove them from the park. On the other hand, if I invite my friends to my house I certainly have the right to remove those I don't want.
In my mind these boards are like public parks. Everyone has a right to be there within certain boundaries. The creation of private boards would be allow private groups.
If you did create them I think they should in fact be private. Only those with permission for the group should have access to the posts. That way nobody gets up in arms over stuff they don't agree with.
I disagree. The MMs don't "set the value" they make a market. The ratio of buyers to sellers is what sets the value. Supply and demand, that's it, really.
Maybe I'm wrong but I always thought that zackerymiller=But Anyway. No?
I don't know, in this case it just sort of falls flat. Try putting it in your own words.
Fwiw, Matt, perhaps you could remand the inmate over to me. I'll keep an eye on him.
Matt, are there other shorthand links like #board and #msg? I tried #user but no go.
Do you mean "if" the company does such and such? Yes, absolutely. But one "if" is for sure, "if" I sell my nearly worthly shares now they will certainly be worth less. Part of me wishes the end would come and we can all get on with our lives. The other part still waits for the future to be different than the past.
Btw - No offense taken at all.
A word to the board: Please refrain from calling each other liars. Whether or not someone is a liar is easily determined by the readers here based on well reasoned arguments and responses. If you believe a poster is lying about something post relevant evidence to prove such and let readers draw their own conclusions.
Thanks.
Well, for one thing, they will be able to get the product manufactured. If the selling price includes some profit then that will benefit share holders. Not much, but some, nonetheless.