<<<OFF TOPIC>> Private Message to SargeK
Sarge has his 'Private Message' gizmo turned off, so this is the only way to send him a message.
All you other people -- scroll on or click past, please.
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Sarge, your most recent reposting of comments from a few months back regarding S's behavior and character prompts from me this note about human social interaction. I hope it may be useful.
-- The story he told of being on vacation when really he was most probably on SI suspension, and his denial of having sent the Private Message which caused the suspension, seem to me to have been pretty much recognized by most everyone as lies, yes? (There are many other examples of deceit, but these were recent and clear-cut, so they make good examples.) I don't think anyone who's managed to discover the truth about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny can possibly be thinking this is a truthful person. But that's just my opinion. Maybe there really is an Easter Bunny. WDIK? <VBG>
--And I think most everyone can see through his reports of his own trading, which depend on tactics like posting "I sold 'some' of my XXX which I bought last week at $XX ...." Thus claiming in retrospect to have bought near the bottom, and setting up a future claim to have previously either: A)Held most of XXX if it continues up, or B)Sold most if it reverses.
(---Wouldn't it be great if we could all trade like this? Making our buy and sell decisions after we see what happened?
-They could add a question to the page where you post your on-line order: {When would you like to buy/sell XXX?}
-Just fill in 'Last Tuesday 10.35 AM'!!! -LOL!! )
---And his personal attacks on others have certainly been very damaging to the thread, driving away many intelligent and knowledgeable people who used to post here. Not to mention the cowardly nature of making personal attacks in this sort of venue.
(But you must admit he has been much better about this recently.)
These things are So Obvious that I have had trouble understanding why so many who post here seem to either be oblivious to them or to accept them as OK. As though it were perfectly normal to behave like that.
But then I had a moment of realization! One of those 'AHA!' moments when things that have been puzzling suddenly become clear.
My realization was this ---
It is to our advantage to have him here even though he is what he is.
Others know this, either consciously or instinctively, and accept him and appreciate him for the use he is to them.
--The fact is that he really does spend a lot of time and effort studying the oil biz. And he comes up with some good ideas. He really does. You have to treat all his statements with suspicion, and look carefully into the facts. You can never take his word for anything. But he really does have things to say that are worth reading. Well worth the time it takes to wade through the garbage. He points out things that are worth looking into. I have a very low opinion of his character, and would not want him around in person, but he has written things that have been useful to me.
I must admit I've been a bit dense about this. I think others have very realisticly recognized that this is not a neighbor or a friend or a professional associate, but a source of potentially useful information. We don't have to live next door to him or work with him. It's certainly true that he's disgusted many people who don't post here any more, and thereby damaged this thread, but there are other oil message boards where he doesn't post. Sites where his antics wouldn't be welcome. Those who want no contact with him can post at other sites and expect civility.
I do think it is a good idea for one person or another here to point out his deceptions and the questionable nature of his self-reported trades every now and then as a public service. In order to warn newcomers and the gullible.
--But entering into mud-slinging contests serves no good purpose. I say we should Not treat him like an equal from whom we expect civil conduct, but as a special person. Read or skim his posts for points of interest, and point out flaws if you wish. But remember what he is. Ignore attacks. After all, if some street-nut screamed insults at you, you wouldn't respond as though he were a normal man, right? This guy is not someone you'd want around in person, but the great thing is: You don't have to have him around!! You can have the value of his ideas without his presence! Kewell! Fur Sur!!
eg-- I'll not respond to any personal attack responses to this post. I'll just shrug off any abuse that flies my way for this, thus serving as a good example. <VBG> And I'll continue to cull his posts for the gems of info they sometimes contain. I'll just smile at his claimed trades, and if he starts boasting about his skill at singing opera or wrestling I'll take those statements also in the same way I do any self-promoting brags from a critter who's so hungry for external validation.
Sarge, try taking a different perspective on this. It really could be to your benefit.
---I recommend this approach:
Read his posts very skeptically, and don't ever take his advice, or believe him about anything without checking for yourself, but look for ideas in his posts that you can pursue on you own.
--And ignore the personal stuff.
jmho.
regards,
diana
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btw, Slide--
Thanks for the great information and ideas you sometimes post!!
And thanks for easing up on the abusive posts! That's also very much appreciated! Makes the thread more attractive to potential posters.
I Really appreciate your posts, and find them useful.
And I really appreciate that you don't live in my neighborhood too! <VVBG>
A guy who loves dogs can't be all bad, but I'm happy to appreciate you from a distance! <VVBG>
--PD <s> |
