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I offer you Silicon Investor's equivalent of the Better Business Bureau, to one extent or another. Whether self-appointed or follower anointed, this is a thread upon which any and all SI members are encouraged to post the recommendations of various posters, the profile of which may range from low-level touts to high-profile 'gurus,' good and bad. This includes, but not does preclude others outside the following categories: long and short pickers, speculative (mostly OTCBB) promoters, FA/value players, and TA/chartists. This is not a thread to track professional analysts or public figures in the media; other threads do a splendid job of following those. Instead, the motif here is that of a community center where information can be displayed and discussed. ##### Several guidelines, before we begin: 1. The three general qualifications of a recommendation are: a) ticker symbol/index/sector; b) price target/direction; c) time frame. In some cases...especially where a situation akin to the constitutional issue of "clear and present danger" arises (if you're not familiar with the concept, look it up)...any or all of these may be suspended. 2. A reference to a recommendation without a link to the post is of little value; always post a link. And, if the linked-to post is long, a highlighted excerpt is encouraged. 3. Caveats including, but not limited to "IMO;" "could;" "should;" "might;" "LOL;" "this is not a recommendation;" and other deflecting statements do not automatically disqualify the post from being considered a statutory recommendation, as per the mandate of this thread. Where there is controversy, the content of the message, Guideline 1, and past history of the poster (i.e., posting the same message on multiple threads) and/or his/her self- or group-promotion should be weighed. 4. Actual vs. predicted performance, once the time frame and/or price target are reached/not reached should be posted, as well as rapid changes (greater aggression or sudden backpedaling) in the poster's prognostication. For the impressively (and uncharacteristically) motivated, links to marked-up charts showing where a recommendation was made and the subsequent performance - good or bad - of the poster are greatly appreciated and add to the synergy of this thread. 5. The following guideline both modifies 1 and 3 (above). It was once said (and I'd like to attribute this to Dante, but may well be wrong) that - and I paraphrase - "the hottest place in hell waits for those who, in a time of decision, make none at all." Posters who choose to make recommendations and hedge them so as to be indiscernible - in the greatest tradition of Orwellian doublespeak - are among the most important to link to/post here. In particular, where a poster desires or appeals to a broad audience, the following philosophy shall take hold: Being right is great. Being wrong, depending upon the context (e.g. obvious pump n' dump touts), is an entirely honorable - and with time, inevitable - outcome of making recommendations, however much discredit the poster may or may not incur as a result of such. Choosing to make recommendations of ones' own accord, and subsequently resorting to doublespeak, is both cowardly and irresponsible. Choosing to make recommendations and posting misleading or entirely fabricated information is actionable. ##### I will not participate in this thread other than to moderate, and then extremely sparingly. I intend to wash my hands of this thread, if possible, and let it grow or collapse of its' own volition. I do, as a matter of principle, not believe in moderated threads, but simultaneously believe that in some cases disturbances might occur for which - again, presenting a quasi-clear and present danger situation - a ban may be required from time to time. The same goes for repeated off-topic posts. It is my hope that such is not the case. You may send a PM if you have questions or recommendations pertaining to such, and all will be considered entirely on a merit basis. There will be absolutely no favoritism here except that which naturally arises of a particular poster's willingness, - or unwillingness - to post. Commence O'Festival. | ||||||||||||
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