Is there a way to put a "Ignore" or "Block" Trolls from our Posts?

Let's put it this way: if I'm going to risk information manipulation I'd rather it be through dealing with the tyranny of the majority rather than the tyranny of the minority.

In short allow the reader to do the filtering not the writer filtering for the reader.
 
i960 ...if someone starts a thread about something that interests them then you have an opportunity to participate in a discussion with him and others he deems as having like minded interests. If someone annoys a thread starter the thread starter is free to block that user just like you were and are free to start threads discussing the same topic and invite whoever you want.
 
I think that's our fundamental disagreement here. With the exception of journal threads, the thread starter does not *own* the thread. They started the thread and that's all. The community owns it from that point on.

Now when it comes to journals that's very individual focused and an area where I do believe individuals should be able to control their own threads.
 
I have another case study where a member with a high percentage of likes stopped posting due to the old rules which required him to accept users he found disruptive. The old community rules offered too much freedom to his detractors rather than favoring the desires of prolific posters to be free from the opinions of non-like minded individuals. In these cases where the damage is already done we can read what exists but it's unlikely we can compel them to make further contributions.

The rule changes resolve all this and are sufficient to attract and keep prolific posters in the future. The detractors don't have any place better to go so they'll stay also but they'll have to trade their pet peeves for real concerns because it's unlikely anyone will listen to anything but valid complaints in the future.
 
Most ridiculous post of the week. Then why do you post on a public forum? Keep your paper trades for yourself if you afraid someone will imitate your virtual performance. Idiotic post.

My equity is up greatly this year, I don't want any Satanic Trolls having access to my posts because if they made any cash off me or the other posters comments it's not right.

Can you create a function that allows people to limit who can see their posts? After watching one of the posters gets hammered on the IBKR thread, its obvious we need to control who see's what we post!
My equity is up greatly this year, I don't want any Satanic Trolls having access to my posts because if they made any cash off me or the other posters comments it's not right.

Can you create a function that allows people to limit who can see their posts? After watching one of the posters gets hammered on the IBKR thread, its obvious we need to control who see's what we post!
 
This would be a disaster for you then. You would be able to participate in 4-5 threads among your TA buddies...everyone else would kick your ass for lack of valuable contribution

This was already discuss heavily in the Feedback section many months ago.

Baron (ET owner) made a promise he would create a way for thread starters to moderate their own threads so that they have the option of preventing those on their ignore list from participating in their threads and/or have the ability to "moderate" new trolls that show up to harass others that are posting in the thread.

I myself and many others are waiting for that feature to occur...it will encourage traders to post content that's helpful to others while at the same time giving members the ability to manage their own threads.

Simply, you should contact Baron directly and remind him of his promise...many members are still waiting.

I personally know about 8 members here that do not post and waiting for that feature so that they'll be able to post about topics like risk management, day trading diversification, psychology of trading, price action trading and hot wives of day traders.

Last one above is a joke. :D

P.S. The new ignore feature works well. I highly recommend it now and I've been using it a lot lately. It took Baron several years to finally get that thing working right. I wouldn't be surprise it takes him awhile to setup the "self-moderating" feature.
 
Hilarious loooool. You were reprimanded and had to publicly apologize for foul language WHILE bitching about others. You got ripped off because someone you wanted to post does not post anymore? How about getting a life and generate ideas on your own instead of relying on others to do your work?

There's a poser that attacked a very successful Hedge Fund poster we had visit, he successfully chased away someone who was sharing great calls. After reviewing the Demon who chased away the Hedge Fund Owner's comments, I noticed the Troll never, not ever posted any Binary, Futures, Option or Stock Calls. The Troll has attacked many of the posters on Elite, attacks the Vendors, attacks anyone who he fear's might be making money because he's a Hoodoo!


The Trolls job is to attack all the members that do not agree or bow in awe of his angry-bitter-vitriolic postings. What did we gain in return? We lost one of the best smaller Hedge Fund ($500 million in assets) posters because of him, we got ripped off! Do posters like him bring enough value to Elite Community? As I wrote, after reading through the first 100 posts they had nothing of value, nothing good, just bashing and rage. My friend in Florida had a friend at a Day Trading Shop in the South who acted the same way, remember what happened when the Day Trader went nuts in that shop? Their angry, bitter because many on Elite are happily making money while their losing cash consistently, all I know is we got ripped off!


Elite really got rolled over by having someone real chased away by a Janitor posing as a Trader. I saw the photo of his mop and broom next to a computer desk, Oh Boy I am impressed!

Edited to remove profanity or bad language, I apologize and will not use it in future posts.
 
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You are forgiven

Web, I removed the language and apologize, I will not use any profanity or nasty language in future posts, please accept my apology. I wrote this out of the heat of the moment instead of writing coherently. Please forgive me.
 
How come those you call "trolls" have a way higher "like" count than yours and a higher post/like ratio than 1% while you claim 99% of their content is garbage? Something does not add up here...

Buy, what do you mean? When someone ask's a honest question from us only to get slammed by people we don't know from Father Adam, were losing Barron's ideals of creating a informative site where newbies can get information from people that might be doing things better than they are. What is achieved by allowing Bashing Bob free access to the forums, its like listening to Alex Jones go crazy when asked anything. If the goal is to create a Gray Market Forum vs Nasdaq or NYSE style Exchange of Ideas, their doing a great job of leading us there!





What value are Trolls bringing here, they don't help newbies, they don't answer posts in respectful manners(99% of their posts don't answer, their just agitation machines!),often Trolls act like their being put upon a heavy burden by someone asking a basic question. Why, they think they are the "Wolf of Wall Street" except how do we know their not hanging by a thread, ready to crumble in to financial oblivion? The "Ignore Button" has helped me but I see others trying to answer trolls on forums, I think the poor Trader not hitting the "Ignore Button" is in hope the Troll might hand him the proverbial carrot he dangles before the tired old mule.
 
This is utter bullshit. The only reason so much BS is posted on this site is because of an increasing number of lowly educated and lazy people who pretend make claims they have zero factual backup for. Look at all those pathetic TA threads. It's full of pest and lowlifes who attack everyone who asks them for backing up their wild TA claims with facts. This is why thus site is degenerating. Before when someone put up a claim then he supported it with a thread of live calls. Today any idiot can claim "moon phases work as TA entry methods because I say so".

True and that's exactly what ET is slowly becoming...

Its a public trading forum and due to traders not having the ability to moderate one's own thread, members are entering the private message section for discussions that can not be penetrated by the trolls.

Yet, I don't think top traders are here to mine for info...maybe you meant to say newbies come here to mine for info ?

I think there are traders out there that truly want to share but at the same time...they don't want trolls having access to that content. The only solution is to have private conversation.
 
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