Your points are well made dpb,
The contest is a bloody joke IMHO, because somebody is obviously looking for instant McDonald's Gratification at the take-out window. They are farcically expecting new FREEBIE sign-ups, of all backgrounds, to immediately begin posting Merrill-Lynch grade analysis and and stock trading insight in Yalie presentational English coupled with Harvard business school terminology. Aka: nottoodam*likely.
Several well-known and very saavy posters from SI have signed on recently at my personal invitation, primarily to snag the time-critical and evaporating FREE membership opportunity. But, it will be some time (..according to them..) before they spend much time over here.
Old habits are hard to break, and new situations are generally approached in "...IBEW (new guy on the jobsite) hide-and-watch..." mode. Aka: lurking. There is also no pressing reason for them to subscribe monthly, annually or at the Lifetime level - other than losing the latter oportunity soon.
I have written a personal "...welcome and thank you..." notes to each person who signed up using my link. Unless things have changed recently (..even though I suggested a "respond if contacted by a regular member" capability..) they couldn't answer the welcome PM (..without tracking us down on a stock board someplace..) since NEWBIES did not have PM capability.
Properly managed, every new member should receive a Hallmark quality "...Howdy.." card from iHUb
, an Audio-Video "..howdy.." explaining how they can respond to member-initiated PMs, and a free MickeyD's fries certificate if they post 10 times before 31JAN03.
OBTW: ".....SOOOO-PRISE, sooooooooo-prise.....", iHub's pseudoDynamic Duo have been grumbled at by the RESIDENT SPAM BEEFERS at none other than RavingBullschmidt for FREE MEMBERSHIP iHub links showing up over there. With terminal iHub jailbirds touting their 40 RB aliases, I just can't fathom how that situation ever came about...?!? Oh dearie me, how totally unexpected.....!! Aka: gettafreakin'grip.
Six months from now, we'll probably see quite a few new posters around. And, it will take another six months for many of those to morph from RB and/or Bobz-mode into "...complete sentence posting.." iHubians. But, don't hold your breath.
Having lived in Friendly Florida for a while, I certainly know better than to expect a "...thank you..." for 100+ new sign-ups. But, a "...well, I s'pose that's something..." might have begrudgingly offered - in lieu of the standard 'we really wanted Peter Lynch' fare.
Oh me.......................... First time, shame on me; .......and there certainly isn't going to be a second time.
John
Park your Sub at the iHub - Bub; .....the experience might just "...float your boat..." !!!
The contest is a bloody joke IMHO, because somebody is obviously looking for instant McDonald's Gratification at the take-out window. They are farcically expecting new FREEBIE sign-ups, of all backgrounds, to immediately begin posting Merrill-Lynch grade analysis and and stock trading insight in Yalie presentational English coupled with Harvard business school terminology. Aka: nottoodam*likely.
Several well-known and very saavy posters from SI have signed on recently at my personal invitation, primarily to snag the time-critical and evaporating FREE membership opportunity. But, it will be some time (..according to them..) before they spend much time over here.
Old habits are hard to break, and new situations are generally approached in "...IBEW (new guy on the jobsite) hide-and-watch..." mode. Aka: lurking. There is also no pressing reason for them to subscribe monthly, annually or at the Lifetime level - other than losing the latter oportunity soon.
I have written a personal "...welcome and thank you..." notes to each person who signed up using my link. Unless things have changed recently (..even though I suggested a "respond if contacted by a regular member" capability..) they couldn't answer the welcome PM (..without tracking us down on a stock board someplace..) since NEWBIES did not have PM capability.
Properly managed, every new member should receive a Hallmark quality "...Howdy.." card from iHUb
, an Audio-Video "..howdy.." explaining how they can respond to member-initiated PMs, and a free MickeyD's fries certificate if they post 10 times before 31JAN03. OBTW: ".....SOOOO-PRISE, sooooooooo-prise.....", iHub's pseudoDynamic Duo have been grumbled at by the RESIDENT SPAM BEEFERS at none other than RavingBullschmidt for FREE MEMBERSHIP iHub links showing up over there. With terminal iHub jailbirds touting their 40 RB aliases, I just can't fathom how that situation ever came about...?!? Oh dearie me, how totally unexpected.....!! Aka: gettafreakin'grip.
Six months from now, we'll probably see quite a few new posters around. And, it will take another six months for many of those to morph from RB and/or Bobz-mode into "...complete sentence posting.." iHubians. But, don't hold your breath.
Having lived in Friendly Florida for a while, I certainly know better than to expect a "...thank you..." for 100+ new sign-ups. But, a "...well, I s'pose that's something..." might have begrudgingly offered - in lieu of the standard 'we really wanted Peter Lynch' fare.
Oh me.......................... First time, shame on me; .......and there certainly isn't going to be a second time.
John
Park your Sub at the iHub - Bub; .....the experience might just "...float your boat..." !!!
.......According to the Great Pumpkin, ".....You're in .....iHub....., Charlie Brown....."!!!
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