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That was my same thought, but I know this one as "Sturgeons Law".
Science Fiction author Theodore Sturgeon is reputed to have been told
that he was wasting his talents writing SF because "80% of Science
Fiction is crap." His reply: "True. But 80% of *everything* is
crap."
On Wed, 10 Sep 1997 11:59:49 -0500, Lionel wrote:
>There is the Pareto rule, aka the 80/20 rule.
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>It goes something like this: in any sales organization 80% of the sales are
>made by 20% of the salespersons. To paraphrase this a little, in our group
> 80% of the useful information is generated by 20% of the participants.
>Its a fact of life.
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>I have found that the benefits of the useful contributions outway the
>disbenefits of the others. Many of the questions posed by help seekers help
>me to understand and notice thing about Metastock that I had overlooked.
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>My suggestion is to be patient, use your delete key and/or use a filter to
>reject unwanted diatribes (mostly they seem to come from the same source(s)).
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>Even on the professional newsgroups, like engineering and science, you will
>sometimes find off the wall questions and off the wall diatribes.
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>Lionel
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>At 09:33 AM 9/10/97 -0400, Dr. Ralph W. Swanson wrote:
>> I have been very interested in the substance and tone of the MetaStock
>>E-Mail Forum since starting MetaStock. I find that most of the discussions
>>are of little value. It is either self-styled gurus who call us stupid,
>>reactions to the gurus using less than civil language, traders asking for
>>advice they could get by digging and doing their homework or traders who
>>want to use the forum to have others do their thinking. About 10% is, in
>>my opinion, truly information which can be helpful in trading.
>> If one wants to use other's techniques or methods, then follow their
>>advice, go fishing and accept the consequences. Trading is tough and is a
>>one man/woman business. Win or lose you should be accountable to yourself
>>not some one else if you want to be successful.
>> I am certain that my comments will not make a mark in the MetaStock E-Mail
>>world but I had to vent by concern. Ego trip I suppose. I will hang in
>>here for a while, using my delete key often and see what develops before
>>asking to be removed from the the list.
>> Anyone care to comment? I don't have a thin skin.
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>> Best wishes from Cocoa Beach, Fl
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