Re: netiquette - naked symbols, naked links




"PeterL" <po.ning@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> karl wrote:
>> Maybe it's just me but these things bother me.
>>
>> Someone posts a 3 or 4 letter ticker symbol looking to discuss it. Why
>> not
>> post at least the company name and a few bare bones points to discuss -
>> especially for lesser known stocks?
>
> Because if you don't know the symbol, it's highly likely that you don't
> know anything about the stock, and therefore have nothing to contribute
> to the discussion.

So you discount any more generalized information as not being worth
anything? Someone may have some knowledge of the sector or see something in
the particulars that you might not have.



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