fahrenheit said <<peanut_butter wanted to know what my problem was. Well my problem is the way Bob Brinker conducts his business. First of all he had a website that denied posters freedom of speech...>>>
First of all, I asked you what your problem was with respecting a poster's request to use his screen ID rather than name, not anything else. (See 22418). I think you were also asked why you would adopt another poster's unique but discarded ID unless the intent is to mislead or deceive. To my knowledge, you have answered neither of these questions. And you certainly have not done so with your long, combined, side-stepping post.
Second, any website owner is free to make his/her/their own rules as to what is allowed and what is not. A website is a private enterprise, and the owners make the rules. They certainly do here and everywhere else. Freedom of speech refers to the government not restricting anyone's right to say what they wish but even that has certain limitations.
I don't like the way he closed his boards either but it's ancient history. It just makes those who wail about it for six years look as foolish as they are.
<<... with respect to the poor guy who posts as retiredinprescott. I agree that he shouldn't have put that much of his life savings into that one trade. It was the mistake of a novice investor who had no business TRADING in the first place>>
Agreed. It was a bad call, handled badly. It's been said about a thousand times. But it didn't "ruin" retiredinprescott and it didn't ruin anyone that has ever been substantiated, so get over it already.
<< Third Brinker's people told angry subscribers who wanted a refund that they would never be allowed to subscribe in the future.>>
Also unsubstantiated aside from third- and fourth-hand biased hearsay info which I also don't think much of. I don't know whether it happened or not. If it did, too bad, people get angry, mistakes are made. Not good, but get over it. It isn't something anyone spends the rest of their life "trying to warn people" about unless you're a little obsessed in the first place.
<<Fourth I have been trying to find out what Bob Brinker did during his 25 years on Wall Street that makes him a stock market expert.>>
Someone posted his bio here or elsewhere recently, I read it. Very impressive. Sorry I can't direct you to it, I don't remember who it was or where. But I'd say 25 years on Wall Street in any capacity other than custodian or mail room specialist ought to do it all by itself. |
