Level of participation in stock threads

[springhill]

I think you've hit the nail on the head there S/H ....... for the average trader to keep up with the quantity of posts you have been putting up, they would need a lot of "spare" time .... most people are time poor ... and possibly don't have a lot of "dry powder" to throw around considering the current Spec climate.

Perhaps a filter such as "Market Cap divided by available Cash is equal to or greater than 40%" might narrow down the field, and eliminate a lot of the time/work you are spending/doing when choosing whether to consider further investigation of a Spec play?? Just a thought

Thanks mate good advice and I appreciate it.
I have definately been throwing the net too far and wide and am catching mostly catfish and old boots.
A MC:Cash ratio is something I have been toying with, just have to see what it brings in and what it eliminates.

[barney]

Thanks mate good advice and I appreciate it.
I have definately been throwing the net too far and wide and am catching mostly catfish and old boots.
A MC:Cash ratio is something I have been toying with, just have to see what it brings in and what it eliminates.

LOL ...... At least you can get some use out of an old boot


There are probably many more filters you could throw at Specs to eliminate the "catfish", but if they have no available cash, life is gona be tough in the short term ....

On the reverse scenaro ..... if times are tough and a Spec is able to raise Cash (without massive dilution), then that could be a big plus

[noirua]

I visit about 21 Financial bulletin boards that still exist, and probably 70 or so since 1998. For some, the collapse was due to the dot-com boom and bust, they backed it, got it wrong, and were bust.

The answer to why ASF has not increased the number of posts, it deserves about 20 times more, is contained in the posts on this thread in the last four weeks or so -- you need to think deeply however and extremely self critically.

ASFs Administrator is number one as far as I'm concerned but I'm not sure all the helpers are quite on the same plot and adding that extra magic, the unwritten rule ' commonsense ' with viva - verve - and finesse - not meant to upset, more to point out the need for flair and experience, drive, and enthusiasm. YEP! - I'm not up to the job, as it needs all these things, probably too old but in age we admit things that when we have not reached even 50 yet, being self critical, and at times, self damning, is impossible.

Threads need to go off-topic to keep the posts going and I've learnt on many sites, that a person who is off-topic very often, is not an idiot, they keep XYZ Limited posts going when there are no announcements and little interest. If they don't, when a post is made there is NO ONE THERE TO RESPOND. It is basic and ASF have failed in this and that is why many threads have no posts or very few or massive gaps, sometimes years.

Hate me if you like for what I've written here, it doesn't matter, the grim reaper is not all that far away, for me -- good luck, good fortune - noi

[tech/a]

Noirua

You not well old son?

[MrBurns]

Noirua

You not well old son?

+1 ?

[joea]

Noirua

You not well old son?

The ambulance is fast approaching!!
joea

[Julia]

Noirua

You not well old son?

+2?

[prawn_86]

Personally i have noticed a lot more varied discussion of late, not just spec stocks, but lots of 'mainstream' names like CKF, ORL, COH, DMP etc.

I think a lot more investors are looking towards larger stocks at the moment and the more info we can provide/discuss, the more people will then also look at other stocks being discussed