Originally posted by Trader5287
I wonder if a lot of new persons to these futures are the lurkers because they feel they have nothing to contribute. Or perhaps they are experienced but lurk because they are newcomers to the room and do not wish to disturb the regulars.
I've lurked in rooms for both reasons and never thought the regulars even noticed non-participants. I guess they do, huh, and don't like it? Didn't know that about these rooms.
Geo.
Trader5287,
Some rooms are set up differently on mIRC.
Some rooms are setup to encourage lurking (the room ops don't care or don't encourage participation)...such rooms are easily identified because the room ops doesn't trade post and doesn't welcome new visitors.
Other rooms are setup to encourage participation (trade posting, strategy discussion or anything discussed to help someone become a better trader)...such rooms are easily identified because the room ops are trade posting and asking newcomers questions, saying hello, ect.
Some rooms even have public or private script stats that tells them (the room ops) who are participating and who are not.
Simply, each room is different.
Me...personally, I would rather be in a room of 30 users and most are participating instead of a room of +100 users and only a few are participating...regardless whether they are experience traders or experience users of mIRC.
It's not hard at all to type "Long NQ or ES at so-n-so price"..."Short NQ or ES at so-n-so price".
The lurkers I don't like are the ones you ask them questions and they refuse to respond...even refusing to respond to private messaging.
Then when they get "kicked" and show up again...suddenly they respond and say they were "away from the computer".
However...I have yet to figure out why even EXPERIENCE traders log into a room full of lurkers and the only conversation is CNBC sucks type of conversation. Then these same lurkers continue logging in every trading day when no useful info is being posted other than..."The market is up"..."the market is down"..."anybody see that spike"...ect.
I may check out EliteTraders chat room...I didn't know they were posting trade positions in there. I always thought it was for seminars stuff.
However, I tend to stay away from chat rooms that are browser based because they tend to eat up more resources than mIRC.
I'm also curious if EliteTrader chat room has the options like mIRC?
NihabaAshi