wodehouse
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Post by wodehouse on Aug 6, 2013 11:24:35 GMT -5
Why is it that I keep coming back to YM? There are only a few people here who I can relate to regarding age, financial, and career considerations. Well, I guess it is that I like the variety of personalities present here. I browse the Morningstar ("M*") investment forums, the Bogleheads, even the investing forums at NotYM, and...I gotta say this...so many of those people scare me! There is certainly a lot of valuable information and discussion at these sites. But then there seems to be "some" seriously disturbed individuals as well, the kind that would wear tinfoil hats and believe in various conspiracies ("lizard people", anyone? boingboing.net/2013/04/15/12-million-americans-believe-l.html). I wish there was more concrete discussion of some topics but the whole "coffee klatching" characteristic of YM is nice too. (hey! where's the "Preview" button?) ETA: I may be deleting this soon!
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whoami
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Post by whoami on Aug 6, 2013 12:03:04 GMT -5
I used to regularly read AOL message boards but they closed and the ones that remained open dried up. I do miss them as the constant "money" themed conversations get boring. The boards I frequented were family and stepfamily boards and there were always news topics to comment on. It was a bit like this off topic board with less "supervision".
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2013 13:01:19 GMT -5
plenty of Tin Foilers on P&M....
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Bob Ross
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Post by Bob Ross on Aug 6, 2013 13:04:00 GMT -5
Why is it that I keep coming back to YM? Dunno. You could always "graduate" to reading Youtube comments.
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zibazinski
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Post by zibazinski on Aug 6, 2013 13:07:02 GMT -5
I get a lot of help and advice on this forum. I've met people as well.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2013 13:56:05 GMT -5
I get a lot of help and advice on this forum. I've met people as well. Yeah, and some good advice from folks I wouldn't necessarily expect. We're addicting!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2013 14:30:01 GMT -5
y u keep coming back? because u love us.....admit it
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2013 14:34:27 GMT -5
These boards, in my opinion, aren't nearly as good as the original YM boards but I have the history so I stick around. I think it seemed a little more fresh over there because they still had some new blood, along with some older posters that never made it over.
Bogleheads is a really good board, but it's heavily moderated. But overall, the people there seem to be jack of all trades.
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Nazgul Girl
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Babysitting our new grandbaby 3 days a week !
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Aug 6, 2013 18:12:23 GMT -5
You keep coming back because we're not crazy. We're eccentric and fun. Can you tell the difference ? ( Twitch, twitch ).
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