RE:Rude PostersAlwaysLong683 wrote:
I welcome respectful counter-arguments, even if they are faulty. These BBs are not reserved for bulls only and I may learn something I was not aware of or had not considered about a company.
That said, if a person posts rude content or is just here to toy with readers, the solution is simple:
1) Do not respond at all.
2) Put them on ignore.
If you conclude the person is continually creating new aliases, do the same thing. One time. Five times. Fifty times. Whatever it takes. Again, simple.
Responding gives them what they want: Attention.
In fact, you may unknowingly turn off other, respectful readers and/or participants (both bull and bear on the stock) by continually responding to the troublemakers and be put on ignore yourself. I have done this on a few occasions because I have the instigator on ignore but still come across those who are repeatedly responding to his/her posts, which I find useless.
As an added bonus, like I believe another poster mentioned, it cleans up your board very nicely.
Some have argued that they feel they must respond because they can't let the nasty poster get away with his bad conduct as it may influence new readers / participants on the BB who may not have read past posts to bring them up to speed as to who's who. My view is, a new reader is free to agree or disagree with anyone posting on this BB or decide whom to take seriously, but they are responsible for their own investment decisions and if they buy into what that poster is selling, it's their own fault.
This BB is no substitute for due diligence, an assessement of personal risk tolerance, educating yourself on both the industry in general and the company in particular, etc. If readers do not recognize that a BB and its posts are at best a starting point for further research into a company, then they only have themselves to blame for making any investment decision (invest, don't invest, delay your decision by doing a deeper dive into the industry and the company, etc.). No company, including NFG, is a slam dunk, and if the person is not willing to do their own homework and either invests in a company that fails or doesn't invest in a company that succeeds, then they at least learn a valuable lesson about stock market investing in general and junior gold exploration investing in particular.
Very well said. Simple