Some Blog Changes Coming

A number of things about the blog have been bugging me lately. When I do something for free, it’s not allowed to bug me. So, changes. Get ready!

The biggest annoyances are:

• About 1/2 of the non-spam comments are “you suck” comments. Not even “here’s why you suck,” but just your simple “u r a faggot” comments or “u can’t trade worth shit” comments. At least tell me why I’m such a bad trader, in your opinion. Damn. Then when I delete those comments I get 5 more complaining about the deletion. But when I let them through, it just leads to more name-calling.
• Content posted by the other authors does not reflect the opinions of Richard. But none of the complainers seem to understand this, or at least they expect me to censor what gets posted. And about 1/3rd of the complainers don’t realize there are other authors besides me on the blog.
• We let an author join, who started making posts insulting traders who read the blog. I finally felt I had to delete the posts (and I HATE deleting posts) and drop the author.
• I have a personal blog on the side, but I rarely remember to post to it or even look at it.
• Boredom

So… I took some time off from blogging. And, clearly not everyone thinks I suck, because I got a lot of emails asking for me to come back. I decided it would be best to come back with some changes to make things easier for me. Here they are:

• No more comments. This will cut the time I spend moderating comments by 100%. That feels about right.
• More non-trading posts. I have a lot of other interests, and it will help me with my boredom to mix it up a little. I’ll be merging the posts from my personal blog into this one, and deleting it. I don’t think many people linked to that blog, anyway.
• Goodbye, other authors. This was the toughest decision, but it addresses some annoyances and fits with the previous two items. MWF has already spun off (NSFW) the trading fraternity (NSFW). Prospectus is looking for a new home. If you are interested, mail him at prospectus@movethemarkets.com.

Every time I make lots of changes, there is plenty of praise and plenty of complaints. Feel free to mail me your thoughts, if your ego demands it. Keep in mind, though, that I do this for free (actually at a cost, since I pay for webhosting). That means I do it on my own terms, whether you like it or not. If you are willing to back up your suggestions with cold hard cash, by all means drop me a line.