The Question and Answer Board

[Bird of Prey]

Hi Matt,

First, on the Ignore and People mark counters...

include the actual number of Peoplemarks but use a code for ignores. Something like this might be appropriate.

Ignores less than 25% of Peoplemarks = smileyface
Ignores 26%-75% of Peoplemarks = frowningface
Ignores 76%-100% of Peoplemarks = angryface
Ignores more than 100% of Peoplemarks = dingleberry
Ignores more than 200% of Peoplemarks = bye bye

Now onto Multiple boards per ticker...
I am 100% in agreement with you that there should be no more than one board per ticker. The extra board is usually a short term solution at best and a one sided playground at worst. The only exceptions might be those companies that trade heavily in the bond market or in a derivatives market (CBOE) If there is enough activity it might be suitible to have a ticker board, an options ticker board and/or a bonds ticker board for those that might wish to discuss only that aspect of a certain company's performance.
RB & SI are littered with dead boards started to air one side of an issue or prevent "certain" people from interfering with whatever that boards agenda was. After a time they discovered that with out opposition there was nothing to talk about. For a good example see the AVBC & AVBC 2 boards on RB. Second board didn't last a year and now they all post again on the origianl board. BTW, this is not a good example of how a board should function. 8>)
Anyone that wants to argue that IHUB will suffer the fate of boards like AVBC 2 because it seeks to restrict who can post here like that board did needs to remember two things...
1. Posting isn't restricted unless you step out of line. Then only the out of line posts are removed. follow the rules and you have nothing to fear regardless whether you are a bull or bear.
2..."What if the Chairman is unfair and deleting opposing views" - Answer - He won't be. If he isn't being fair, he won't be Chairman. Matt will be the one to point the finger at.

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David Weed
aka the Bird of Prey
www.warp-drive.com