John. I agree with some of your points, but the BB is open to everybody not just informed, rich, serious investors. It would be unfair to chuck people off just because they are thick, skint or clueless. The BB is more than just an info. exchange, its comfort, learning, an expression of feelings, a group thing and a view over a huge spectrum of individuals to enable people to get a ballanced view. I know I tend to the "rose coloured specs", and so the "misery guts derampers whos mother in law must have stayed all xmas", gives me a reality check. Pan is after all the most popular board by far, so it must be doing something right, even if it does not show us off in the best light to the professionals. Anyway, I will take on board your comment and try to do better..
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ps take a look at this graph.. best day for quite a while.
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