The fundamental purpose of most stock message boards is for people to reassure each other that they haven't made a mistake. (That's why disagreement is typically greeted with scathing hostility.) Next, they're a social activity. People like to schmooze. Finally, they're a source of information and misinformation, the latter frequently rooted in misinterpretations of real information because (1) posters' biases brook no bad news, and (2) numerous posters tend to think that a tiny slice of the pie is all the pie.
Regarding substantive content, Mike.com is right that not a whole lot can be expected from message boards beyond what thorough research can provide, although there are exceptions.
Nothing I just said applies to ACTV, of course, which is going to go up, up, up, if only to please my wife who wants a new Audi despite her owning a well-matured 1941 Pontiac with original paint and almost half a muffler, a car which, for inexplicable reasons, she claims to find less than satisfying. |
