[zdo]

Thanks Bob
re “Maybe they dont know the answers”
None of us know the real answers. I appreciate any answers just for different perspectives…( and, btw, "big picture" - yes, but I’m not so sure mine are really purely fundamentalist questions.)

re “Better still they dont want to know the answer because it will influence their technical view.”
I understand that from my own development and practices… but across the years have come to realize it’s better for me to flush out and acknowledge my biases than it is to ‘denial’ them… ie biases are already influencing their technical views anyways!

re: “with a degree in Economics to support it” - what econ language do you speak? can you translate to and from Austrian?

re: “kreslik” what methods/angles you attracted to / applying from there?

re “intimadated by the guru label...” I don’t know how they come up with those labels / ratings for us – but I knew something was way off the day they clicked my IQ over 80 As far as ‘Trader IQ’ goes, trader ‘smarts’ are ok, but being brutally decisive in an environment with blatantly incomplete information is much much more important…
Being reset to 15% would be fine with me... but if we’re stuck with the labeling though, suffice it to say I never met a good guru who truly respected being deferred to…or who appreciated any other pre-emptive defensive behaviors… let’s all just please ignore the attributed status BS and just talk trader to trader.

All the best

zdo

[bobcollett]

A very nice reply Zdo.
Maybe you should have been a marriage guidance counsellor.
I dont know much about Austria. I went skiing there some years ago. Kitzbul was beautiful, and your bread taste like sawdust.
What I do know is if your European Union creates a 3 trillion euro support package, there will be massive inflation.So maybe now is the time to look at some cheap property......in the U.S.A Also Austrian banks are heavily exposed to Eastern bloc nations. So maybe put a little "rainy day money" under your mattress.
Kind regards
bobc.

PS A lot of maybees in this post. Sounds like an Economist

[clmacdougall]

Originally Posted by MadMarketScientist »

Hi,

Come on its not all that bad is it? Post counts have been on a steady rise since May, although Sept is a little slow, as was last Sept. But overall the activity\traffic on the site is growing. We are definitely not the size of ET or T2W but there are some great threads over here. What would you like to see different?

thx
MMS

Hi MMS,

I think TL is great, but seeing as you're looking for suggestions I'll give you my

Strip down your old threads and seperate the information from the chit chat. Structure the information into no more than 10-12 catagories. As threads dry up continue to strip them down keeping no more than the rich and relevant information gleaned from each thread.

These locked threads would be information rich places to study and would draw in many to visit and become contributing members. Let these stay locked threads with no chit chat activity allowed within them, and any questions or comments could take place outside of these information rich places.

Next create a coffee house like atmosphere. Change the colors to be less business like, more relaxing and inviting by nature. People don't come here only to find answers, but also to find friends, make it more inviting.

Get a live ticker feed of the futures market, some major stocks and currency pairs. An instant source of update would draw in an unbelievable amount of people. You would see revenue soar, without a doubt!!

Finally, create a promotional section for trading/investment writers or the like to be invited to display their wares and become open for interaction with TL members.

I'll give you some more suggestions if desired, just let me know what you think.

[Tradewinds]

Originally Posted by clmacdougall »

Next create a coffee house like atmosphere.

Not a bad idea for a special section of the site.

Originally Posted by clmacdougall »

Change the colors to be less business like, more relaxing and inviting by nature.

Please don't change the colors. I like them.

[snowbird]

Originally Posted by zdo »

across the years have come to realize it’s better for me to flush out and acknowledge my biases than it is to ‘denial’ them…

zdo

agreed.... we all have biases... for instance, in regards to your original question on what would happen if the US lost it's reserve status, my personal bias is that such a loss would ultimately result in a shift in power as well... but that such shift would occur much slower than many estimate, because those in power will do anything within their power not to lose it!

I would love to see a discussion about topics such as this, as these discussion expand my own horizons and can dispell personal biases I may have, but I would find it very hard to relate this to trading, as trading typically involves much shorter time-frames.

I believe this may be a major factor in why such discussions peter out on these forums.