diana g----say it ain't so, PLEASE!
This board is too valuable to suffer losing someone of your caliber because of the deleterious effect that a poster of that caliber has upon it. I'm dead serious in that opinion.
I would only hope that his Royal & Grand Doggedness will exert his all powerful influence on the slick one to modify his tactics toward a more civil tone so that we can maintain the highly informative and friendly decorum we enjoyed up until a few weeks back before ol' slippery made his presence known.
I've witnessed as a lurker the degradation of the strictly drilling board as well as several others when this type of poster shows up. And like you, I too have observed this board heading that way---I was hoping that a few of our more seasoned posters would be able to subtly set him straight with some friendly rejoinders, but his posts seem to have daily headed down the unpleasant path of insults, demeaning commentary, and the instigation of fear/panic reactions in the readers of his missives.
This guy is a genius at what he apparently strives to accomplish---by the skillful application of mis-information, mixed in with many valid and true facts drawn from extensive research, all thrown into the hopper of lengthy and convoluted rationale and logic---he does his best to influence and manipulate the markets toward his desired goals. He may be trying to move the market down at times, and up at others. Bull or bear, it makes no difference---just whatever offers the greatest reactions to his efforts. And occassionally he scores a good call.
I have been detrimentally affected by this barrage of manipulation to the downside...not from accepting what he spews forth, but, from fear of the affect it is designed to have on the naive and the gullible in the market. I have lost a lot of the measure of confidence that I had in what ability I was enjoying in my short term trades...my fear of the panic/fear that he may have created has decidedly affected my judgement and inclination to readily execute my trades in a timely fashion. And I'm fully aware that my age and comparative lack of investing experience, leaves me more vulnerable to suffer some serious losses in a panic driven market.
I think these words in response to another poster's comments regarding his "arrogance" reveal his true character and intent in his strategies:
>>>Rest easy...the hyperbole is for (much needed) effect.
- someone had to do it (vbg)<<<
Sounds very light-hearted and harmless, doesn't it?...until one suffers through several days of his "hyperbole", and oberves the "effect" of agitation and fear that it creates. And then the true revelation of his self-aggrandizement becomes apparent in that "harmless" last line he threw in (vbg). And all this is "(much needed)"? Give us a break!
I sincerely hope he can see that these tactics are not readily accepted on this board, and that he can moderate his behaviour more towards the tone which has made this board the best there is. And diana, in my book, your contributions to the board ranked with the best. If we lose you, I fear for the longevity of this great board. It would indeed be a tragedy.
Just the rantings of an old man and his Gitalong!
Buck
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