Why are you lying? Dozens of times is hyperbole to be nice----I never cloacked my IP, ever. Not to mention I haven't used Verizon for many years. And when I did it was only cell phone. There is a profound hatred of success of any kind on this board. It's really sad because it didn't use to be. surf
Wow! Theater art really sets you off. Say 3 times--- elitetrader is not the real world. Then sleep on it and see if you "get the joke" Surf:eek:
Translation: "I'm a troll." Calling your performances "theater art" is an offense to both those words.
You're only validating to Magna the moderator why this thread should have NEVER been allowed here in the Journal section and why it obviously qualifies now for the Chit Chat section or closed via you implying the joke word. I do not lose any sleep about any commentary from you. However, I think you have lost perspective of what is the real world which is why you keep returning again after being banned in the past a few times and returning again after announcing you'll leave this forum if such and such occurs...such and such did occur so why you still here. You need professional help with your head and I don't say such to you as a personal attack nor laughter. Please get help and return at a later date when the dust has settled. Also, if you truly have business partners and business connections fostered at this forum as you specifically stated to cornix in another thread, I hope they don't know about this thread and your behavior. If so, they must be second guessing their relationship to you. ***** Moderators, please close this thread and/or transfer it into the Chit Chat section where it now obviously belongs. It's becoming sad to watch this guy sink like this. *****
Why would you spend hours ranting about a journal that's not even active? Would it be too forward to use the term 'mental illness'?... If you don't like the journal and/or its author, move along -- there are dozens of other threads to read and participate in.
There is! I heard that this one time, there was a member who claimed success in the currency markets, even success in teaching others, and the popular outrage of a few, or just you, got him banned
Guys, this hatred is getting absurd. If you guys stop posting about how much you hate him, he won't have a reason to respond. As for whether or not he should or not post again, look, most guys that say that on this site do two things. They leave and come back under another alias or they come back. God knows how many "this is my last post ever" threads we have had on ET. And they always come back. Baron created an addictive product. I think what draws people to ET is not the market or information like many on here claim, you are drawn to ET for the same reason I love watching "Mad Men". I'm drawn to the characters. And that is what ET has, a lot of characters. Face it, there are far better message boards out there that are loaded with solid information on trading and programming and is populated by hedge fund managers, prop traders and professionals. But they are also boring. You guys come here for the entertainment. You should just admit it. The threads that are the longest and most active are usually not even trading related although many start out that way. They usually are the most entertaining ones and are fun to read, insults and all. Most of you freely admit that ET is a good distraction from the daily stress and anxiety that trading can produce. Nobody takes much here seriously. I mean come on, you have 15 year olds on here masquerading as hedge fund managers. You have 75 year old retirees acting like they are a 25 year old player at some prop firm. In a way, Surf is right, it's all theatre. I think when Baron started ET he truly meant for it to be a serious site for hardcore traders. Instead, this is what he got, the most entertaining site on the web for people who also happen to like trading. Truth of the matter is, had he got what he probably intended for this site to be, I don't think he would have made a penny on it. Instead this site has made him a millionaire. And it's all the colorful characters here that have contributed to that. I have met a lot of people on ET in real life. Surf of course and his wife. But also people like Nitro, Rearden Metal, Baron and many others who no longer post here. I can tell you that the one thing all these people have in common is that their online personalities don't even remotely resemble who they are in real life. What you are attacking is not them, but rather their online alter ego. Which is fine I guess, you just have to understand that that personality you are attacking does not actually exist in real life. It's simply a figment of someone's imagination. Once you get your head around that, you will realize how pointless it is to spend hours upon hours trying to one up someone or attack them or earn some kind of moral victory. So if you derive some kind of meaning from attacking an alias known as Marketsurfer who does not exist in the real world, by all means, keep attacking it. All you are doing is contributing to the theatre that is ET and it's giving Baron his website hits. Of course he is laughing all the way to the bank. "Judge not, lest ye be judged"
Amen, Maverick. What a refreshing and very accurate point of view-- bravo! It's very telling the way the real professionals here "get it" while the paper tigers, malcontents and wannabes simply will never understand. It's almost like their anger and confusion comes from holes being poked in their own facade. Best, surf
This thread is no longer a trade journal...it is just Chit Chat. No hatred...just stating the facts. Therefore, it should either be closed or moved to chit chat. Magna is usually very good at seeing the obvious in threads like this that have concluded as such. He must still be in bed or on a 3 day weekend to not notice what has happen in the past few days. Regardless, surf has lied and broken his promise regardless to which persona had taken him over and posted here. Heck, I've seen folks making threats online and get arrested with the judge laughing if their lawyer said as a defense its his "alter ego" and not the real him. In addition, there's been a few cases of "traders" posting false information online about specific stocks and got arrested because they were trying to profit from the false information or posting confidential information about the company prior to some key product release. They too used the defense it was via the "alter ego" and they aren't like such in real life. Judge still didn't fall for it.
What you see in others is a reflection of yourself. Now you stoop to the level of comparing surf to criminals? Please stop posting on this journal WRB. It's clear you have Ill intent and still don't "get it" even after its articulated very slowly--- go away and find another guru. The thread is not getting closed nor moved. There is valuable info to share. Just because you don't like it nor understand very much does not make you the arbiter --- if you can't stop, maybe try placing surf on ignore? By the way, what value do you add to this site?