Replies to post #2077 on The Question and Answer Board (IHUB)

[Was (Bob)]

And that will create a war because it just undermine the COB concept.

The problem for me, on many levels, is that it was my understanding that "the COB concept" meant this: Only the posts that the admins themselves would delete are actually deleted. Just a lot more quickly and with a much easier workload for the admins. You have no idea how much it bothers me to now find out that "reality" and "my understanding" were two entirely different things. Forget, for the moment, that I decided a lot of latitude in areas where stocks and people weren't being discussed seemed later to be a good idea to me.

I can honestly say that if I'd been told that COB meant: "People can delete whatever they want for whatever reasons they want", my own site would be running by now. I had funding and talent lined up. But this idea was a new one to me and the design of the site was very agreeable on a lot of levels.

I think it's entirely possible that you and I still disagree on what the "COB concept" really is. But perhaps we're not too far apart. At least, in intent, we seem to be on the same page, paragraph, and sentence, if not word.

So if on Gabard's corner if I discuss stocks, the market or even people its not personal when in fact the site is for anyone who wants my personal opinion on anything.

Here's my quandary: Suppose on GaBard's corner you discuss anything you want and offer your personal opinion of it and that includes stocks, and you include in your iBox that you'll delete any post you feel like deleting for any reason, giving you the "right" to do so since it's a "personal" board.

Suppose further that you start discussing WXYZ and have found that the incredible trading volume doesn't make sense based on the number of outstanding shares and the size of the float. You start thinking there's a large naked short position and say so and say you're buying shares like crazy and think others should.

Now suppose someone comes along and says "Have you considered the very likely possibility that the company has been printing tons of paper lately and issuing them to officers, who are selling them to you and that the only people short this stock are the ones who know that's been happening?"

Personally, I don't think you'd delete that post. But, because it's a "personal" board, you have the "right" to do so.

If you do delete it, what do I do?

1. Ignore it: it's a personal board
2. Restore it and have a talk with you
3. Restore it and remove the "personal board" status

I think you know my answer. Does my answer "undermine" the COB concept?

We know I don't like arguing infinite shades of gray in unlikely scenarios, but give human nature, I think this scenario isn't only likely, it's guaranteed to happen. Already has. (not you)

And it's this issue that is at the core of whether or not personal boards can be given extra leeway and, if so, how that leeway is to be handled.