Post by tendermyshares on Apr 13, 2012 18:28:51 GMT -5
Yes, my good friends, the light turning off here at Fastopia will not be the silent flick of a switch. It will be the end of an era, though the beginning of a new era, surely. This was essentially a perfect forum for me, pure. I learned to avoid the saloon only in the last few months, though I avoided it most of the time prior to that, I didn't do so intentionally lol. I love the interchange, I love the personalities, and I love that this is for the greatest part, not a board of pumping or bashing stocks like so many are, not a board of charts drawn from 17 secret ingredients that make no sense to man or dog, but rather, a place where ideas have been presented, shared, and discussed.
This has been a place for a vast amount of information sharing. I know I am a much better trader now than I was during the old FAS today, and it took many posts here that eventually got me to look more closely at charts, and to eventually go well beyond anything I had ever accomplished before, and to, for better or worse, become an expert at a certain level. I can almost remember the day I first understood what a "bull flag" was, and why it was important, and that's after reading dozens of trading books, websites, etc. It was sort of like my memory of, as a child, suddenly being able to tell time.
In the Trading 101 on Mr. Topsteps's futures trading website, which has been sometimes referenced in the PPDT thread, he says, "You are doing this to make money, not to have fun". I actually do think that's an important thing to keep in mind, because if you're having fun but losing money, the money will all seem imaginary until it's too late, and then it's probably not fun anymore. But beyond that, what I crave during my surely overly attentive trading days, is just that, to have some fun. To interact with people who are able to let their personalities shine through. To be able to throw out a joke when I feel silly, to celebrate when I feel excited, to complain when I feel horrid.
This board and the people here have served me in all those respects, and in many more I'm probably not able to articulate as well as I'd like right now. I hope I've done the same for some of you, now and then, in one way or another.
People of Fastopia, it's been an enormously long road, and we've been through so much together. I can't list names because I'd leave somebody out, and really, everybody here has contributed to my experience in one way or another. Perhaps one of the times we get to know each other best is when we disagree, even disagree vehemently, and try to sort through those disagreements. I honestly think we can emerge better people from that. I know that I have.
I want to thank you all personally for the experiences we've shared, the highs and the lows, the intelligence and the humor and the lunacy in this little world. We've even shared our flaws, intentionally or not, lol.
I don't want to write a novel here, but let me say this. The past few years have been wonderful. I know of no place on the net where this quality of personality and skill exists. I don't know how we avoided some of the nasties migrating over here and got only the good people, but we indeed have done just that.
I believe this board is soley the creation and inspiration of Cosmic, though we haven't talked about that all that much, and I know there have been numerous moderators and assistants, whom I don't always notice or think about, and who surely do not get the credit they deserve for managing this little world. No doubt it takes more work and attention than those of us not actively engaged would realize.
Thank you, one and all, for being such an important part of my life these past few years. It seems like it's been forever, that Fastopia was always here and always will be. It's difficult for me to imagine having that kind of experience somewhere else ever again, but I do hope it's possible. I really have no doubt that rantfinance.com will become that place, with even greater functionality, broader scope, and more exciting possibilities for interaction than we can currently imagine.
As Fariba might say, God bless each and every one of you, in your lives, in your trades, in your interactions with friends and strangers, and in the most unexpected roads that lie open, awaiting further unknown adventures in the future.
This has been a place for a vast amount of information sharing. I know I am a much better trader now than I was during the old FAS today, and it took many posts here that eventually got me to look more closely at charts, and to eventually go well beyond anything I had ever accomplished before, and to, for better or worse, become an expert at a certain level. I can almost remember the day I first understood what a "bull flag" was, and why it was important, and that's after reading dozens of trading books, websites, etc. It was sort of like my memory of, as a child, suddenly being able to tell time.
In the Trading 101 on Mr. Topsteps's futures trading website, which has been sometimes referenced in the PPDT thread, he says, "You are doing this to make money, not to have fun". I actually do think that's an important thing to keep in mind, because if you're having fun but losing money, the money will all seem imaginary until it's too late, and then it's probably not fun anymore. But beyond that, what I crave during my surely overly attentive trading days, is just that, to have some fun. To interact with people who are able to let their personalities shine through. To be able to throw out a joke when I feel silly, to celebrate when I feel excited, to complain when I feel horrid.
This board and the people here have served me in all those respects, and in many more I'm probably not able to articulate as well as I'd like right now. I hope I've done the same for some of you, now and then, in one way or another.
People of Fastopia, it's been an enormously long road, and we've been through so much together. I can't list names because I'd leave somebody out, and really, everybody here has contributed to my experience in one way or another. Perhaps one of the times we get to know each other best is when we disagree, even disagree vehemently, and try to sort through those disagreements. I honestly think we can emerge better people from that. I know that I have.
I want to thank you all personally for the experiences we've shared, the highs and the lows, the intelligence and the humor and the lunacy in this little world. We've even shared our flaws, intentionally or not, lol.
I don't want to write a novel here, but let me say this. The past few years have been wonderful. I know of no place on the net where this quality of personality and skill exists. I don't know how we avoided some of the nasties migrating over here and got only the good people, but we indeed have done just that.
I believe this board is soley the creation and inspiration of Cosmic, though we haven't talked about that all that much, and I know there have been numerous moderators and assistants, whom I don't always notice or think about, and who surely do not get the credit they deserve for managing this little world. No doubt it takes more work and attention than those of us not actively engaged would realize.
Thank you, one and all, for being such an important part of my life these past few years. It seems like it's been forever, that Fastopia was always here and always will be. It's difficult for me to imagine having that kind of experience somewhere else ever again, but I do hope it's possible. I really have no doubt that rantfinance.com will become that place, with even greater functionality, broader scope, and more exciting possibilities for interaction than we can currently imagine.
As Fariba might say, God bless each and every one of you, in your lives, in your trades, in your interactions with friends and strangers, and in the most unexpected roads that lie open, awaiting further unknown adventures in the future.
