I originally found this site perhaps two years ago, a prop trader I know referred me to it because of the useful Broker ratings and reviews....all the reviews (software, books, etc) are some of the most useful stuff on this site, IMO...whenever I hear about a brokerage or platform this is the first place I check to see what others are saying about them.
The boards, it seems, are the core of this site. I browse them several times a day though lately I've been more of a lurker than a poster. The real value of the boards, IMO, seems to be threefold: 1.) a place to ask questions and recieve answers from more, and better expirienced people than I ever could in the area I am now (Pittsburgh)....2.) A place to ask questions and get opinions on where I should look to find information I need...and 3.) A place to 'talk shop' with other traders, about markets, BS, whatever.
Congrats Barron