Good point. Instead of the way things are… suppose instead that we lived in a world where there were only six thousand people… and seven billion tigers…
Well someone has to be at the top of the food chain! :o
Phew! well there now. I knew I could make it to 3,000
This is almost as bad as the gambling threads… armageddon outa here
ciao
There are no conclusions being jumped to at all Johnny.
The fact is that the large majority of members, regardless of how long they’ve been in residence, are being (initially) excluded at the expense of a very small, select minority from accessing a thread or threads due to the fact they don’t meet a certain minimum post count.
Views & opinions are being requested, offered & discussed in isolation (on this occasion) apparently relating to whether a certain section of the forum would interest these exclusive members.
What I, & it appears a couple others, want to know is why these views weren’t requested from a wider cross section of the sites membership as opposed to a specific group of posters?
Why are the initial views & opinions of one specific group of members considered more relevant or important than the rest of the membership?
True, but then most senior management executives making those types of decisions in their related fields usually have at least a basic grasp & appreciation of the tasks they’re being asked to comment & make decisions on don’t they.
If there isn’t such a measure then the next best & most logical fit would be to obtain a reaction & receive feedback from a fair & even cross section of the total membership.
That way everyone’s views & opinions are likely to be best represented.
Ok, who told him? Seriously what is the point of secret threads if someone is just gonna spill the beans?
Wow…that’s a mouthful…too much for me to grasp…lol.
Basically it just comes down to BPs Admin trying to do something they feel the senior members, who have contributed the most, might appreciate.
As the song goes…
Nothing is real and nothing to get hung about. / Strawberry Fields forever. / Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see. …
Because the members of that one specific group were the ones being asked whether they were willing to initiate the conversations in the new forum area (meaning being exclusively responsible for starting new threads). For everyone else it would just be another place they could go and participate in discussions (just without the ability to start a thread). If the select group doesn’t go for it (as they haven’t) then the opinions of the rest of the community don’t matter because it won’t happen.
This site is subject only to whatever the owners want to do with it.
Anyones else’s opinion about the way it’s run, or constructed, is beside the point.
Including mine.
The only privilege being discussed is creating a forum section where only 1000+ posters can start threads, while everyone of course can contribute.
But I have to say that Sweetpip has come up with some suggestions in that highly exclusive thread that to me seem better and that would remove the valid objections you have
In any case you and catcher make good points and those of us who at least know our ABCs in trading know your worth as contributors. I’m certain the BP people know this too and I think/hope your concerns will be carefully considered.
Thank you both for the straightforward reply.
Why this couldn’t have simply been dumped into a general thread within the suggestions section without spinning this ridiculous seniority/exclusivity slant to it god only knows.
Jesus H Christos.
The irony in your post is the fact that it was only you, Dancat, and hawkmoon, that insinuated anything was secret.
You were told over, and over again, including a post from a mod, that the subject matter was all inclusive at some point in the very near future.
You, Dancat, and hawkmoon could all have avoided this by posting more.
As three qualified traders that obviously “get it”, your opinions are valuable.
As I said earlier. Conspiracy theories are often good intentions gone awry.
You people should relax…
What’s the problem in them having a private conversation… for members with 1000 posts?
I even think it’s cool lol
You know… I wouldn’t have such a superiority complex if I wasn’t so much better than everyone else… :16:
Oh yeah… and I’m modest too! 
ok, that really is it for me, Ciao for real this time! 
Eerr, i think exclusive area would be fine, especially out of google’s radar and unhackable: there I would plug in pirated stuff for an online cliq of players, like for the cashflow102 game? Or my woolly-grail which i wont want to share with everyone but afew. Bliss.