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To: Sean W. Smith who wrote (2992)	2/9/1998 3:09:00 PM
From: Honest Abe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3325

Posting results force the person to define their system rigidly. Many systems described in this forum are so ambiguous it is hard to test historically exactly what the person is trying to describe. Also, I have historically tested many of the systems here, only to find they don't make money. Either 1) I am testing the system wrong because of ambiguity in its description. 2) I am simply using different markets that did not make money using that system. 3) The amount of true research into that system by the poster is minimal, and it really doesn't make money except for a couple charts that person originally looked at. I realize that many people do not have a good way to test a system over a longer period of time. I'm not really complaining, I enjoy all the posts. I guess it's not really results I care so much about, I would like to see systems defined a little more rigidly in terms of variables or descriptions of patterns, etc.

To: Sean W. Smith who wrote (2992)	2/9/1998 9:48:00 PM
From: Loren	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3325

"I am confused. What are you wanting??? To share results of systems or compare how much money everyone is making??" Sean - Really... you must be kidding... do you actually think I care HOW MUCH money you are making? I'm not impressed by $$$, just %%%. So, I'll try just one more time. I think that it would be helpful for those of us who have actually traded using a system to post their results, in an effort to learn what works, what doesn't, and to what degree. How dangerous can that really be? If all we do around here is talk about our pet indicators and systems, but never back it up with any information/feedback about their results, I think we are missing a major effort to learn and improve our performance. Thoughts, anyone? Loren