Be careful with this statement. Although it is real and objective you can be banned for postings this. It all depends from who writes what. From Marketsurfer at lot of lies or insults are accepted, while from others real and objective remarks are followed by a threat from the webmasters. Not that being banned would dramatically change my life.
I quite enjoy those of your posts I've read, I find you reasoned and reasonable in them, so please allow me to note something.
When I first joined this forum, the rules for Journals were different from the rest of the forum. Journals were viewed as personal space, like your home, and anyone commenting was supposed to be respectful and constructive. I quite like that, it encourages people to journal, knowing they will not be subject to ridicule no matter how poorly they may trade. And for those who trade well, it keeps away the trolls.
That changed with the Surf Report, a Journal which to the best of my knowledge is the only one to have been moved to Chit Chat, because frankly, that is really where it belongs; it's a marvel that this incarnation is still here.
I don't spend much time looking at Journals, the exceptions being quality stuff that Atticus and his later handles put up, or Daal has going now, so I can't say if the old rules still apply there, but I hope they do.
That so much leeway has been granted here is testimony to how this particular Journal is viewed.
This is Surfs journal, his space, he gets to write what he wants basically, within some limits I think. For the rest of us, less so.
If Magna sees some line has been crossed, let's just respect that. We still have lots of leeway to call Surf out on his crap, just not flog a dead horse.
Just my view and reasoning, you may of course disagree and you have every right to.
