What do you think of this Spam Solution
I've been happy with the discussions on this bulletin board in general. Sometimes very entertaining and often very informative. I've noticed some messages mostly on other stocks I follow on SH recommending ceo.com
I like the policy they have making it more difficult to become a member i.e. you apply and wait for approval or you apply and pay a $5 fee.
I like that idea, a $5 fee would probably ward off most of the Spam purveyors as a new membership every day would probably cost more than what they could hope for in paid for clicks.
It would unfortunately add a cost to some like my friend Benzo who like to change their ID frequently but I'm sure he could handle the cost as it would only cause a slight delay on the purchase of his next Harry Rossen suit.
I had a look at ceo.com and was quite impressed with some of the posts though I didn't try to join yet.
One post had the latest TDW comments on KL's Nov. 7 earnings. At TDW they raised their target price for KL from C$61 to C$62 ---- WOW they really went out on a limb (typical bankers)
I will hold to my target range of C$75-$80 and by Dec 31 not a year out.
We'll see.
Bottom line of this post though is Stockhouse would do well to try harder to discourage spam.
A one time $5 fee would be a small price to pay to get rid of the spam. It's not just the annoyance factor but also the possibility that one could be directed to a toxic virus laden website by following their links thinking it is just another regular poster.