Maybe we have different standards for civil discourse.
I could not help but notice that immediately prior to calling me "Paranoid" in this thread you called another SI member a "Schmuck." I guess you don't find that to be either harassing, abusive, improper, vulgar, obscene, or objectionable. I do.
Therefore, I won't waste time explaining to you the more sophisticated rhetorical devices used by Mr. Dryer and why I find them inconsistent with the Terms of Use. If you read the comments of others on the Datek thread you would know that I was not the only one that thought the comments were queer. For example, one member wrote, "Just wondering why Mr Dryer comes out of the woodwork in favor of Datek. Wondering if Datek put him up to it to stop the flow of negative postings. I believe Mr Dryer is a principal in SI. Found it bizarre.
You asked, " Why aren't you taking all this up with Datek and/or the NASD?
Why do you assume that I have not? If you read the posts that you claim to have read you would know that I have taken it up with Datek. I posted a letter I sent to Datek on the Datek thread. Here is the link. It contains Email to Datek responding to Mr. Stern's prior email telling me to screw off.
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You ask, "Are you on some kind of mission?" Yes. I thought it was stated quite clearly on the Datek Market Maker thread. Quite simply, " . . . to understand the nature of the business relationship we're entering into with Datek & its affiliated companies so that we can better predict and control our trades." For example, it is helpful to me to know if my broker is not merely acting as an agent but actually trading against me. Ref:
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You said, He simply brought to your attention a number of good points that in my opinion were actually quite valid. Could you specifically identify the "good points" that you say were "actually valid," in Mr Dryer's Posts? I could not identify a single statement that was responsive to the questions being asked. Rather, they appeared to be merely a rhetorical attack.
You say, We went through all these "issues" a year and a thousand posts ago. There are over 9000 Datek posts, I've read a few thousand of them. Perhaps you could help me out by doing two things. First tell me what "issues" you are talking about and secondly provide me with a link to the answers. However, you go on to say that, "It's fruitless." This seems contradictory and confusing to me.
In response to Mr Dryer, you say, "Now you've started a thread on this issue." What on earth are you talking about? The Datek Market Maker thread has nothing to do with Mr. Dryer. It has to do with the dynamics of doing business and placing orders with Datek.
Perhaps you already know all the answers. That's good for you. On the other hand maybe you don't even have a clue as to what the right questions are. With your help and other members of this community, maybe we will get some answers.
Please be constructive in your response and provide some useful information if you have it. Thank you. |
