Yeah, this is a horrible feeling. I hope Jim finds a way agreeable to him to stay in touch with us all. He educated everyone on so much but he also entertained us, too. I loved all the Monaco anecdotes. It made me feel like I had a friend living there.
Best wishes to Jim and his family. Hope we run into you somewhere else sooner than later.
Wow! Iām probably out of here too. I first signed up in1999. Had to go to to the old site to find that date.
Jim has been remarkable. The world is full of people paid to write about topics that they donāt understand 1/10 as well as he does. What a loss.
Wow, initially i thought itās a joke, but I agree the new site is awful.
For people whoās looking for Berkshire discussion, I spend a lot of time on āCorner of Berkshire and Fairfax forum siteā, Forums - Corner of Berkshire and Fairfax - The Value Investor's Haven
Maybe Mungofitch can join us there?
He will be missed!
sunrayman
mostly a Lurker
Looks like Corner of BRK and Fairfax costs $49/yr if you want to participate. Not horrible if itās heavily trafficked but too much if it keeps away some of the best posters. Why should Jim pay money to a site when he would be a major draw? They should be paying him.
Thank you Jim. I was in the investment management business for over two decades, and have only very rarely come across anyone remotely as knowledgeable and wise, who could communicate so clearly and graciously.
I followed you with pleasure for the greater part of my career. Your generous words have been a gift, and had a lasting impact on us all.
I hope youāll find a way to visit from time-to-time.
I think those believing TMF will restore the old boards are living in an alternate world. Companies arenāt going to revisit that issue barring lost of revenue which I doubt the boards provide much/any of.
Iām not a fan of the new boards but it was obvious the old boards were dated and many had complaints of them for years. Unfortunately a lot of people do everything on their phones. Personally, while I have iphones, ipads, etc. I only use the phones as a last resort due to the small screen and much prefer a computer with a real keyboard.
Somewhere along my life I realized that you need to enjoy the good times because they never last, life has a way of whacking you in the head with a 2x4.
I agree with most here that Jim was an invaluable resource and most of us learned a lot from him. The BRK board was of value largely due to him, and similarly a lot of the best content on the mechanical investing was from his insights and critiques of posts.
In these turbulent investing times, it would have been great to have him around but like everything in life, life continues onward, good or bad, it will continue onward.
And you have to read it in threaded modeā¦the horror!
I read Corner of BRK & Fairfax in unthreaded mode - All Activity - Corner of Berkshire and Fairfax - The Value Investor's Haven
So sad, he was a valued contributor on so many boards here at the fool. did they make a foolish mistake one must wonder. Its not intuitive so far to navigate the site and the boards. i canāt find the boards I have followed some since 1997ā¦doc
Itās a small fee to site owner (a Berkshire fan like us) for up keeping the site.
Not as good as this site of course , but I found many here also post there.
Ah! Didnāt see that feature. Is there a way to read a particular board in unthreaded mode?
Particularly:
Berkshire Hathaway - Corner of Berkshire and Fairfax - The Value Investorās Haven (thecobf.com)
Jim doesnāt have to pay anything. Iāll gladly pay $98/year for both of us. If anyone is in contact with him please let him know his money is no good, he just needs to express an interest, and weāll handle it.
Rob
Agree! If any of you remember MazonCreekRich, aka ADrumlinDaisy, et al, he had a wonderful post on this topic, after being surprised by the shuttering of one of the services he enjoyed.
I would link to the post if I could, but canāt find it at the moment, so this will have to do.
Rob
I read on the corner of boards. I always shake my head at their business model whenever I read something wrong, or that I have insight on that I cannot correct. I canāt see paying so much to share my thoughts there, and I donāt mind the advertisements when Iām looking at othersā thoughts.
Iām surprised at Mungofitchās decision. I always thought he did most of the work keeping up spreadsheets and being on top of Berkshire stuff for the benefit of his own investment anyway. I suppose I assumed he was just a very good writer, but he probably did spend significant time editing his posts for exactly what he wanted to convey.
I clicked on the āwww.mungofitch.comā link and get only one page with a graphic and one line, with no hotspots?! Does anyone else get anything more than this?
Perhaps, Jim, you will try a newsletter, like rationalwalk did, on your own time and preferences. Itās hard to say goodbye for good after so many years, and so much civil and generous discourse. Your example as well as your wisdom will be missed. I hope you consider touching base from time to time. I, for one, would be most happy to see you, again.
Best wishes,
āElizabeth
Patience! The man did enough already: He was just informed that this domain is available and had to grab it. Naturally itās empty right now.
That is very generous of you, Rob. I hope Jim takes you up on your offer. But I have a feeling he would never allow it. Heās been such a mensch. But damn, Iām going to miss him.
Is there a way to send private messages to other board members? Iuckily I had some old mails from Jim but I would like to contact some other board members as well.
No private messages allowed. TMF lawyers felt it was a liability
