feels like there is a hierarchy here…
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That’s because there is a hierarchy here, and I think it’s a good thing. It’s Saul’s board, so he certainly gets to make the rules. As the board has grown tremendously in recent years, he has enlisted the help of 3 or 4 fools (…he lists them on the monday morning rules of the board) to help police things day to day, and others of us jump in when someone is doing something that is generally known to be forbidden here (e.g. blabbing about TMF or Bert’s paid subscriber information).
Yes there are going to be plenty of things that most people would think are normal to ask or say that are deemed off topic here. We may be blunt and feelings sometimes get a little bit hurt, but that’s something that’s just hard to avoid when we have a community this popular and we want to keep everyone focused on what this board is really about - finding the best investment opportunities in growth companies.
Thanks mekong, for elucidating the situation so clearly! Our board has become enormously popular precisely because it has remained focussed on analyzing and discussing individual growth stocks. The success of our board has brought us huge numbers of new members, some of them new to investing, and it is sometimes an almost overwhelming job to keep the board on track, which is why I’ve asked other board members to become Assistant Managers and to help me out.
If we wander off into discussing technical analysis, or value stocks, or what the market is going to do, or option trading, or income stock strategies, or tax consequences of different kinds of IRA’s, the board would just become a general investing discussion board and it would fall apart as far as a focussed investing board. As I’ve said before, if you were on a board dedicated to French Cooking, you wouldn’t start a thread on how to make Chinese egg rolls, much less how to plant cherry trees, or the best places for skiing near you. This board is for discussing individual growth stocks, plain and simple.
As far as this thread, as leader of the board I felt an obligation to reassure new investors a little when stocks were down 6% to 10% so I posted what I had done, but the thread IS off-topic, so let’s bring it to a close.
Thanks for your understanding, and I hope the board continues to inspire you. It’s amazing to me how many people have written to thank us for having changed their lives and their families’ lives. Let’s keep it that way!
Best wishes to you all,
Saul