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To: exeric2 who wrote (40092)	7/14/2001 1:52:25 AM
From: iowamann, Spam Queen	Respond to of 100058

exeric, your post is a perfect example of people that make attacks and demeaning remarks rather than discuss ideas. Please read my post and tell me what parts you disagree or agree with. It's real hard to win on this board. One person asks me a question or references my post and when I answer it another person gets mad. It's not about boasting. I could sit here all day and talk about logic being an enhancement to TA and with out proof or results everybody would say, yeah, sure, right. So I give an example of logic that is in contradiction to the TA of the moment and you call it bragging. If somebody else was using logic I would use that as the example. Bottom line people don't address what I'm talking about. They sulk, complain, attack me, threaten to leave (so people will beg them to stay and make them feel good) etc. Why would it be so hard to say, "yeah that's right and this is also true" or "that is wrong, and this is why". I think something else is going on. My simple little story about Tommy shouldn't have alienated you so. So why do I keep posting this. Other people keep bringing it up. Please note that I'm responding to your post and not initiating a post. So what's the bottom line message of all of this. There are exceptions to TA techniques and instances when TA doesn't work. When I use any tool I would want to know it's limitations. It really seems like defining the exceptions to TA would be appropriate conversation around here but it sends them running to the hills. P40 is right. I'd like to see results. But I'd like to see them in clearly defined buy or sell signals. After all that is what the horrible Tommy story was about. I'm sure the TA person is now squirming say, "But that's not what TA is about" If that is not what it is about then why are we here? Other people are probably saying, "Well it's about giving percentages about various probabilities of market direction" Then let's hear those details. What I think is people don't want to lock themselves into something definite is because they don't want to look wrong. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING WRONG. It is the first step in learning. So let's look at TA when it says one thing and the market does another and see what the variables are that created the inconsistency.

To: exeric2 who wrote (40092)	7/14/2001 11:54:06 PM
From: Drbob512	Respond to of 100058

exeric2: Hope you will reconsider. Have noticed your significant contributions to this board, and would hate to see you leave. The Ground Rules need to be adhered to, and the spirit of this board is to inform, share with, and support others. No one has a crystal ball, but I will put my efforts and money behind TA more than anything else. Knowledge, experience, and practice with TA can only help, in my opinion. I welcome all constructive ideas and posts, especially those with a TA slant. Thanks for being a part of our TA community... Best wishes always, Dr.Bob