I think it has something to do that most traders assume they know something - so by approaching a trade with a clean slate, you have a leg up on everybody else. At least that's what I deduced from the comments.
Thanks for the tip. I do feel I over use them (but try not to during points of change). I've been relying on them to avoid annotating r/\r's or b/\b's. Most of the time they fit surprisingly well. I'd like to have your take on this issue as in previous journals you'd use such annotations but not...