To: Warpfactor who wrote (20757 ) 12/31/2003 7:51:40 AM From: chowder Respond to of 23153 Hi Warp, I spend a little time over in the Boom Boom Room and some time on the Yahoo RIG message board. Most of my time is spent on Telechart where I have real time information and real time chat. It's a lot easier chatting in real time than it is to post a message and wait for a response. Real time information takes most of my time because there are so many other views and opinions being observed and responded to. For those of us who have Telechart (TCNet), we are even able to share our charts in real time so we know what each other is looking at. KB can tell me in real time to check my F1 and F9 chart and we can share our thoughts immediately. We have most of our charts set to the same settings to make things even more efficient in real time. There's a world of difference being in a place where nearly everyone shares the same goals and objectives. No bickering, no defending oneself, everyone looking for opportunities based on a shared philosophy. Wish I had made that move long ago. When everyone is on the same page, the focus is on stock picks and we even have real time stock scanning. So, when certain technical set ups appear, we can respond immediately since we're doing it in real time. So, it doesn't allow a lot of time to visit message boards where information is delayed and you must wait for a response. Most of my messages on these threads are outside of market hours. Too much information to observe in real time. BTW, for anybody reading this, in my opinion, it's more important to have a good stock scanning software program than it is a trading platform. If anyone has a trading platform and doesn't have a good stock scanning program, get in touch with me. We need to talk! Hope all have a prosperous New Year. dabum