HotCopper is a discussion forum to air both positive and negative views about stocks you may or may not own.
Take a moment to consider some of the information in the following post before telling people to "go away, you don't own any". It could potentially save you a few dollars somewhere down the track.
http://hotcopper.com.au/posts/18599295/single
Some highlights from the post from
@nine lives
"Some true believer type posters are complaining that the negative posters are ruining their discussions on the forums. They feel non holders should have no posting privileges and they are just "trolls" or "down rampers" who are only their for nuisance value. Negative posters feel they should have equal say and object to being muzzled. Some people want to have a little bit of friendly social banter on the threads while others want to jump up and down if every single post is not stock related. No one is ever supposed to attack another poster or their motives ever....but they do continually and they feel they are justified in breaking the rules because they see it as some sort of struggle of good verses evil."
"Personally my input is, and has always been, that both sides of the debate should feel free to add their views without fear of personal attack. I think if you are going to invest in the market then you should be mature enough to listen to all sides without feeling you are being personally threatened or insulted or feeling you need to engage in character assassination of others. For me personally I want to be warned of possible pitfalls in my investments and I welcome the input of negative posters......On the other hand it has been suggested to me that camaraderie is, and has always been, a source of great joy to many of our members. Like minded people like to celebrate their stock together and get excited about the possibilities of the future and that perhaps too much negativity can ruin that experience. I take that observation on board and concede that this could be an vital ingredient to the HotCopper culture. The shadow side of that of course is that you run the danger of the threads becoming boiler rooms where unscrupulous but experienced traders get the newbies over excited and drive the price up for their own benefit. Posters could become drunk on euphoria as they are then lead over the cliff. "
Anyhow, I'm a non holder who has seen some of this management team in action on previous companies and I have to agree that proceeding with caution would be the best road travelled. That is my honest opinion. Do what thou wilt...
Thanks to holders and non holders alike for the opportunity to discuss the issues at hand.
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