New Forum Rules

[BIRMANBOY]

A few more thoughts/ideas into the cauldron
In the spirit of keeping it simple here are my thoughts on the golden rules.
(1) No personal abuse either direct or implied.
(2) No direct (personalised ) aggressive criticism or belittling of other investors methodologies. (This is not supportive of our shared goals and is not welcomed or encouraged. Countering posts should be polite, civilized and framed in such a way that they don’t leave individuals feeling belittled or perceived as idiots.)
(3) All posters should have to disclose positions if they are employed by a Share market listed/associated company. If they are in a “top ten shareholder” position this should also be detailed. This, along with list of all shareholdings should be set as a “signature” for all posters and then is visible on all posts. I don’t believe this is asking too much and also adds some relevance andor questions as to posters motivation in posting.
(4) No posts that have elements of defamation or discrimination.

I think that any reported post should be measured and could be judged as being one of following.
(a) Not contrary to rules
(b) Contrary but minor or first offense..equals warning
(c) Contrary but serious escalation , even if first offense, equals one week ban
(d) Contrary and second offense on same subject..equals one week ban
(e) Contrary and third offense on same subject..equals 3 month ban
(f) Contrary and 4^th offense on same subject ..permanent ban from forum

Regards trolling, spruiking, downramping, pumping,dumping and associated endeavours. Since these are hard to prove and extremely open to interpretation, maybe let these be dealt with in the normal interaction of day to day posting. Being questioned by fellow posters should be sufficient to keep it under control. Its hard to draw a line between natural enthusiasm and pumping so let it go and let posters enjoy their wins and moan about their losses. It becomes obvious to most posters in anycase