The argument that members do not have to be here , that it is their choice often pops up, but once someone has finished going through the school they don’t always automatically leave as they are still in no way capable of trading and require a huge amount of advice and motivation.
Who is going to give that to them? It is the members who stick around or experienced members who return and are willing to give up many hours of their time writing in depth posts, giving away a huge amount of information, references to articles, sites, books, videos. They give links to other parts of BP which a new member may find helpful.
They make and put up their own videos and begin interesting and useful threads which they keep going for many years.
They make new members feel welcome, they motivate people and give their own real life stories. They make suggestions to improve the forum and they continually try to fight spam.
They warn members against scammers and swiftly act upon any scammer who attempts to entice the naive.
They try to create a sense of community.
They share their trading systems and techniques. They give their fundamental insights.
They support other traders who need support .
Too many things to mention.
After years of input should they feel a little entitled. Yes, they most certainly should for without them what is BP other than a school.
Volunteers in any organisation are openly and frequently thanked for their efforts. Members contributions should not be taken for granted or treated as meaningless just because it is a forum they contribute to and not a “physical” business.
Even an experienced trader can gain insight from other members through this forum.
I have only been a member for 6 months but have probably been reading BP for about 10 or so years…and I can say without hesitation…I absolutely loathe the new software. There is NO improvement whatsoever.
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