The Jailhouse

[FineWineFella]

The rules are so strict that they are technically violated by a majority percentage of users. The difference between the people in JAIL and the people who are free is for the most part not in conduct. Yes there are some that are just spammers and flamers and people who post nonstop off topic or are vulgar, However.. I would submit that more frequently the admins use the strictness of the TOS to eliminate users in opposition to their position on a stock. Most people respond here and there with an off topic comment to their fellow boardmembers. For one it's nice to say Thank you, or crack a joke, or respond to a story told by an old man about his family. Well it's quite easy for an unscrupulous board admin to delete these and then report a pattern of off topic posts to one of you site admins. If you don't think there are unscrupulous board admins you aren't keeping up. They don't use vulgarity or do anything obvious that would put them at odds with the site admins, they just cleverly manipulate your strict rules to maintain the tone they want for a particular stock. Get as preachy as you want about personal responsibility. In real life I work full time with disadvantaged adults. I've never had a speeding ticket. I don't drink. I haven't had sex before marriage. I paid my own way through college. I am the head of my neighborhood watch. I don't make excuses. I broke the rules of this site. It doesn't change the fact that the rules and the way users are reported is flawed and needs improvement. Thanks.