Of Diehards and Bogleheads

Goons = animals

"JWR" or whatever your name is:

As usual, you cannot stand to hear the truth or allow anyone to speak it. Like all liberals, you're basically subhuman animals.

JWR1945 of FL @ Jun 10, 2008 21:57:06 PM

The true hocus forum

After being banned in so many places, there was only one solution: a forum devoted to honest and informed posting on the subject of early retirement.

http://honestandinformedposting.com/index.php

hocus of VA @ Jun 10, 2008 13:50:33 PM

Rob's true calling

It looks like if Rob Bennett hurries, he can be the first entry under the "finance" category on this site. Do it for your audience, Rob:

http://www.crank.net/contents.html

By the way, I am the one true Jay Dubblya Arh. Accept no substitute.

Jay Dubblya Arh of @ Jun 09, 2008 17:49:51 PM

JWR1945,

Are you claiming some sort of trademark on your initials? That strikes me as silly and pompous. Is it possible that more than one person might be allowed to share your initials in the state of Florida? How can you possibly claim that me, using my initials, is "misrepresentation" and an "attempt to suppress honest discussions".

Honestly, you really ought to get your ego under control and try to maintain some level of civility.

JWR of FL @ Jun 09, 2008 14:45:03 PM

A few bans are probably a good idea

Hocus isn't merely the nemesis AKA troll of the Diehards. He has been banned from 15 additional finance boards and continues to seek out new boards to be banned from. It seems to feed a martyr complex. The fact that no finance forum lets him troll indefinitely is somehow proof that he is "right" about something in finance. (Something that he can't quote define.) But of course, I guess this comment and most of those above are also feeding the troll. Even James, who knows he's feeding a troll, can't help doing it. Oh well...

Banning this sort of troll as early as possible is probably the best solution for keeping a board on-topic.

Jim of MO @ Jun 09, 2008 11:02:25 AM

I am NOT the “JWR of FL” in the comments to the article.

This misrepresentation is a typical tactic of those who suppress honest discussions.

Have fun.

JWR1945 of FL @ Jun 09, 2008 11:01:02 AM

To James:

Who knows, you may be right. Still, all of the forums lost members, not just the Diehards.

It just a shame that instead of listening to their members and correcting problems like moderation and speed, Morningstar went ahead and destroyed a great online community.

Pat of CT @ Jun 08, 2008 22:21:21 PM

To Pat:

"""With fewer "eyeballs" on the Morningstar forums, I wonder how much advertising revenue has been lost?""""

With about 95% of diehard/bogleheads probably already married to Vanguard funds, and with Vanguard being the primary right side advertiser in the M* Vanguard forum - it was always a bit of a strange arrangement.

I'm guessing not much revenue at all has been lost to the overall M* bottom line.

James of IL @ Jun 08, 2008 21:10:28 PM