Quote from CalTrader:
Its probably because some of us actually are professional traders and not salepeople - we have nothing to sell and therefore do not need to justify our trading in a public forum. In fact, anyone actually trading would and should have great restrictions on what they can say in any public forum regarding their actual trading.
Thus its very easy to see who might actually be employed versus those who seek to obtain dollars through their postings, or are looking for work: not that there is anything wrong with these activities.
I hope that clarifies the situation for you .... You really shouldn't have even needed to ask .....