Subject: Re: The real interview
So given the dominance of one, just one, and the complete subservience to such? Maybe this is what anyone needing participation on the forum has to promote in order to sustain the platform.

What about your posts last year badmouthing Brookfield (BN) and CEO Bruce Flatt. BN is up 20% YTD and up more than 50% since Q4 of last year when your negative commentary was at its peak. I don't hold this against you because even though I appreciated you posting, I did not agree or act on your posts. I held on and in fact added to my BN.

Rec doesn't imply agreement and it certainly doesn't mean reader is pulling the trigger on an investment decision. Rec is simply appreciation from the reader to the poster for taking the time and putting the effort to post something thoughtful and insightful. It highlights to other readers that the post is worth reading. It could even be just a brownie point to encourage posting. I rec all posts on the Brookfield board to encourage posting including your posts.

It's no mystery why Jim is the dominant poster in terms of recs. He is a prolific poster of high quality posts. Naturally he gets the most recs, which again doesn't necessarily imply agreement. I don't see a problem here. Readers are not dumb and stupid as you seem to think they are. Please give them more credit.

Back to your question of what it takes to sustain this platform, the answer is simple: a constant flow of new posts! New content will keep readers coming back which in turn will churn out even more content thus creating a virtuous cycle. If we want this platform to thrive, we should all avoid acrimony which discourages posting. It's fine to point out that someone's call did not work as expected, but there is no need to do it in a contentious and condescending way.