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[tech/a]

That line is too thin...

Why
You have a choice.

 

[MrBurns]

Why
You have a choice.

One persons advice is anothers opinion, the Courts would have to rule if there was a dispute.

 

[tech/a]

One persons advice is anothers opinion, the Courts would have to rule if there was a dispute.

I see the end user has no responsibility.
Failure of advice is purely the responsibility
Of those advising and I presume receiving
Payment.

Opinion perhaps from those not receiving
Payment.

What your suggesting only encompasses the
Selection of investment prospects. Personally
I think ADVICE should be way wider. Where
You need to sit down and work out an
Investment strategy or trading methodology.
That fits you.

AND YOU need to know what that looks like.
Because you know you better than anyone.

My opinion of course.

 

[pixel]

I link straight to the community page and just realised I miss out on all the other posts in the other threads.....some of which might interest me. I guess I should just link to the Forum section but how many others have the same problem ?
Perhaps a "last post" list down the right hand side no matter where you are on the site that covers the whole site not just the thread you're in ?

That would have the effect of drawing people into the investment and other sections.....

You can do that by "Quick Links" and "Today's Posts"

 

[pixel]

One persons advice is anothers opinion, the Courts would have to rule if there was a dispute.

Bringing the Courts into play would NOT be something Joe needs.
With two current lawsuits on his plate, it's the last thing he'd fancy.

I know it's stupid that Australia follows the Yanks in litigation stakes. Rather than making sure they offer their clients value for money, there are far too many dodgy dealers whose business model consists in ripping them off. And when opinions and experiences get posted on a Forum like ASF, they claim damages in Court for missing out on even more rip-offs.

 

[MrBurns]

You can do that by "Quick Links" and "Today's Posts"

Thanks pixel but you shouldn't have to do anything it should be there in front of you.....useability is important.

 

[Miner]

Bringing the Courts into play would NOT be something Joe needs.
With two current lawsuits on his plate, it's the last thing he'd fancy.

I know it's stupid that Australia follows the Yanks in litigation stakes. Rather than making sure they offer their clients value for money, there are far too many dodgy dealers whose business model consists in ripping them off. And when opinions and experiences get posted on a Forum like ASF, they claim damages in Court for missing out on even more rip-offs.

OMG two law suits with Joe ? What could have caused this to him ? Honestly very sorry to hear that. Ironically HC population has gone up with CDU suing but that is not the way one has to get popularity.
Once again, felt very sorry if ASF has been sued twice.

 

[systematic]

I've got no idea who to use for share market investment advice I just listen to the news and commentary and buy on that basis....so what if there was a private section in ASF available only to paid subscribers where we could get advice from people who know what they're doing.

I know there are legal issues to be overcome but it might work and monetise ASF a bit more, perhaps a lot more.

Good advice is worth paying for but from who ? Vested interests seem to be everywhere.

Advisors could be chosen by Joe and perhaps a few trusted members as being reliable and honest.

...There's a tab at the top called "Groups" (I'd never even looked until now).

You could always start a private group (moderated or invite only) and talk about whatever you want / invite whoever you want etc. Just an option for you, maybe...

 

[MrBurns]

...There's a tab at the top called "Groups" (I'd never even looked until now).

You could always start a private group (moderated or invite only) and talk about whatever you want / invite whoever you want etc. Just an option for you, maybe...

Thanks, I think there's a lot this site can do that no one knows about, usability is the key.
All the features should be clearly visible, the moment people need to stop and think is where you lose them.

 

[skc]

Hi Joe,

Is it possible to increase the private message inbox size to more than 50 messages?

It's been 50 messages since I joined in 2007 and I am guessing that server storage space is now larger and cheaper than ever? Perhaps an increase in size for members who have been around for a while, and for those who have say X thousand posts?

Thanks for your consideration.

 

[Joe Blow]

Is it possible to increase the private message inbox size to more than 50 messages?

I have considered this before but have decided not to make any changes yet because of the possibility that I may need to introduce a "premium" or subscription option at some point in the future. If that were to happen then there would need to be an incentive for people to subscribe and dramatically increasing the amount of PM storage space is something that is one of the more obvious possible benefits.

Perhaps an increase in size for members who have been around for a while, and for those who have say X thousand posts?

This is an interesting suggestion and something that I will definitely consider. Right now I'm not quite sure exactly what the future holds for ASF, but one thing is certain and that is that there are changes coming in the next six months or so. At the moment I am in the process of making notes and waiting until I extricate myself completely from the legal system. After that I will be ready to take steps to turn those plans into reality.

My apologies for not being able to be more specific at this stage, but everything is still quite tentative and uncertain. I will post further updates when I have more information to share.

At the moment, I would really appreciate more suggestions for changes people would like to see at ASF, especially suggestions that relate to new functionality and content.

 

[sinner]

Joe have you seen the front page of forexfactory.com? It has an in depth announcement trackery majigger thing and other realtime data about the FX markets.

Something just like that but focused only on the AU macro announcements as well as earnings and other company announcements would be quite good (IMHO).

 

[Joe Blow]

Joe have you seen the front page of forexfactory.com? It has an in depth announcement trackery majigger thing and other realtime data about the FX markets.

Something just like that but focused only on the AU macro announcements as well as earnings and other company announcements would be quite good (IMHO).

Thanks Sinner, that's exactly the sort of suggestion I'm after.

 

[skc]

Thanks Sinner, that's exactly the sort of suggestion I'm after.

Good idea by sinner. Perhaps a partnership with someone (e.g. asxiq for technical stuff) would be a mutually beneficial.

Also, I believe a page dedicated to good trading/investing resources will be fantastic. It will have headings like brokers, data provides, news sites etc etc. With links to the actual forum thread for those seeking further information. Such page should be more or less crowd sourced and managed to keep things current and your workload manageable.

 

[sinner]

(e.g. asxiq for technical stuff)

any comments on asxiq? I followed their stuff for a while when they made the quantocracy blogroll, I think it used to be called "XJO Quant", but I stopped following since it's mostly just the same stuff but applied locally.

 

[Joe Blow]

Hi Joe,

Is it possible to increase the private message inbox size to more than 50 messages?

It's been 50 messages since I joined in 2007 and I am guessing that server storage space is now larger and cheaper than ever? Perhaps an increase in size for members who have been around for a while, and for those who have say X thousand posts?

Thanks for your consideration.

After some consideration, I have gone ahead and doubled the size of PM storage space for those with 1000 posts or more. Could someone who qualifies for this please let me know if they are now seeing PM storage space of 100 messages?

Also, please let me know if you notice any issues with permissions (i.e. being unable to do something that you previously could).

Thanks!

 

[Porper]

After some consideration, I have gone ahead and doubled the size of PM storage space for those with 1000 posts or more. Could someone who qualifies for this please let me know if they are now seeing PM storage space of 100 messages?

Also, please let me know if you notice any issues with permissions (i.e. being unable to do something that you previously could).

Thanks!

It's still the same for me...50 messages allowed.

 

[Joe Blow]

It's still the same for me...50 messages allowed.

Promotions get updated once an hour and it just updated at 25 minutes past the hour.

Please check again. You should find that it is 100 messages now.

 

[Gringotts Bank]

Hi Joe,

Favourite educational threads.

Good idea?

 

[Porper]

Promotions get updated once an hour and it just updated at 25 minutes past the hour.

Please check again. You should find that it is 100 messages now.

Yep, all good now ta.