Do you believe what you read on a messageboard?

Discussion in 'Psychology' started by marketbarometer, Jan 26, 2007.

Do you believe what you read on a messageboard?

  1. All of the time

    5 vote(s)
    3.9%
  2. Most of the time

    13 vote(s)
    10.2%
  3. Some of the time

    38 vote(s)
    29.7%
  4. Rarely and selectively

    64 vote(s)
    50.0%
  5. Never

    8 vote(s)
    6.3%
  1. my approach to ET is simple:

    1. read everything
    2. learn about trading methods & setups
    3. ignore people's opinion on what is possible and what is not possible.
    4. ignore members's forecast of the markets.
    5.go back and look at all the posts of the humble members of ET.
     
    #11     Jan 27, 2007
  2. MaxLD

    MaxLD

    I think you mean "loser" and not looser than loose. Don't you just hate it when a potshot ricochets like that!

    To answer the original question: No in general, but I have seen boards (ET for example) with a better clientele than most. It doesn't take long to figure out who knows what they are talking about and who is just talking.
     
    #12     Jan 27, 2007
  3. Im wondering if the people who posted "most of the time" or "all the time" were joking...
     
    #13     Jan 27, 2007
  4. hcour

    hcour Guest

    No, but he probably hates it when the joke goes right over someone's head...

    H
     
    #14     Jan 27, 2007
  5. romik

    romik

    there are 2 types on info - useful & useless.
     
    #15     Jan 27, 2007
  6. MaxLD

    MaxLD

     
    #16     Jan 27, 2007
  7. nkhoi

    nkhoi

    Dovyeryai, no provyeryai! Trust but verify! -RR
     
    #17     Jan 27, 2007
  8. Are you stating you have taken advice from Yahoo! stock boards and put real money on what someone suggested would be a good trade or investment???

    How often have you done such???

    Do you still use Yahoo! stock boards for any trade analysis even though you no longer listen to specific advice on what to do and what not to do???

    Mark
     
    #18     Jan 27, 2007
  9. It was a joke not an attack, maybe an attack on spellers.

    "looser" was intentional. A frequently use word in this business I can't believe the number of times this word misspelled.

    If you're trying discern whether the information is valid or interpret the authors intent detail is everything and if people are careless in spelling....they may have left something else out.

    I am a mb junky. Easiest way to check a guy out. Ask questions you know the answer to.
     
    #19     Jan 27, 2007
  10. I believe everything I read that I wrote
     
    #20     Jan 27, 2007