Am I the only person getting fustrated by seing new threads all the time on the same topics.

I don't mean to be rude, but there is a search facility (I think its case sensitive) so just enter the EPIC and you can find all the threads already there. Also on the Stockwatch lists, if you click on the EPIC, not only do you get loads of info on the share, all the threads are are listed and accessible!!!

It also would be a good idea if the person who started the thread, to go back from time to time to edit and update, their first comment. I think you can e-mail money-am and they can update the heading for you (I think Ian does it) - but suggest you keep it simple - like the name of the company. If people updated their user settings, so that others could e-mail them to ask them to update the thread(it's all done through the money-am administrator, but it does mean that you can't reply directly from the e-mail - only from the the moneyam site) .

It's more interesting to read a discussion on a share over a year than a few days!

What say you Little Woman as you are the author of this thread???.

cheers GF.

I've added in your comments onto my comments on the top.

Is that better?

Great stuff, little woman. Ill e-mail Ian re - to the GXN thread that needs changing to Pipex.

cheers GF.

Goldfinger / Little Woman,

It's a shame that the system doesn't check for an epic already in existance when a new thread is started and simply reject all subsequent attempts.

Then all you need is a system to check and only allow valid epics, and it's done!

Yup I think your right there. Anyway I have e-mailed Ian and asked him to just change the name and epic of GXN.

cheers GF.

I think Ian may be on holiday this week. Suggest you try Felix?

Blimey little Woman I thought I was commited, what a diamond you are. Your not a female poster on adfvn on the PSION thread are you?????.

regards GF.

Done for you, Ian is on annual leave.

No I don't post on ADFVN. I've been out all afternoon/evening, and got in half an hour ago - I have to know whats going on before I can get to sleep, in case I don't wake up in time for market opening!

LW have a good nights sleep.

regards Gf.

ps, many thanks for the advise on the title changing, thinka lot more want a pre xmas shake up, what say you?????,

Thanks GF - but how come you are still up - do you not need sleep? (Or are you sleeping now?)

Personally I prefer several threads on the same epic codes. There are often reasons for starting new threads with different titles as circumstances change. I have never found it a problem. If you find it a problem then you can always search for threads by epic code. I will not be one who keeps to a single thread per stock as I actually prefer the mutiplicity of threads with different variations on a theme. It really is not necessary to try and impose a regime on what is a pretty free form medium.

Since the threads have reduced the bb has got more interesting. At the end of the day people can do what the want, but personally I was getting to the point were I was no longer reading every thread because it was the same thing over & over & over & over. (In fact it all started when someone started the 9th Thread in 2 months - and 4 of them was by them in the same month).

Sorry - but ttt

In post 13 Andy suggested:

"..It's a shame that the system doesn't check for an epic already in existence when a new thread is started and simply reject all subsequent attempts...
Then all you need is a system to check and only allow valid epics, and it's done!.."


I don't think rejection is necessarily the way to go (there are occasions when a newly titled thread is appropriate - it's just the careless opening of a multiplicity of threads for no good reason, like littlewoman says, which infuriates by fragmenting discussion) - but how about an automated prompt?

Any attempt to commence a new thread with a known stock epic would trigger a prompt saying something like "Have you considered adding your message to one of the following existing threads on this topic?" A poster could still create a new thread instead if existing ones don't suit.

Obviously those who repeatedly initiate additional threads purely for reasons of ego (wanting their name in lights every day) will still do what they always do with no respect for others - but it would help the genuine contributors who do see advantages in continuity.

juzzle,

Fair point, and a good idea.

I do agree with Haystack's and others' point that different people's perspective of a stck may be different, and therefore thay would want to title the thread differently.

However, Little Woman is right, some people are opening many threads for the same stock, and duplicating posts.

Maybe someone should review new thresds. and delete any that apear to be duplicated of others?

There has to be way of doing this that will allow freedom of speech, but eliminate the dross!

A simple reminder by the system when adding a new thread could be used. It could through up the current list of thread titles for that stock and the last date posted to them. It could offer a choice of adding to one of those or starting a new thread, which must always be available as the topic may be different.

H - i just said that ;-)
(looks like there's a serious danger of everyone agreeing!)

I think it's an excellent idea - the question is it possible?

I think we need to keep the thread tittles up to date thus reflecting the stocks present status in the market. I had no problems contacting admin like you suggested Little Woman in fact they seem to be a nice group of people.

Anyway going to my favourite epic - PUB.

Wish everybody a good weekend, COME ON ENGLAND, sorry if you are Welsh.

cheers GF.