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AltaRed said
People come to this forum specifically for discussion on high interest savings and related subjects. Interjecting other crap just lowers the signal to noise ratio and could chase valuable members away. Let's just keep post quality up where it already is.  

I wholeheartedly agree! The appeal of this Forum to me is that the topics are narrowly focused on a specific subject of interest, namely high interest rates in Canada.

Diluting that into other areas would dilute the topics I look for to manage my business affairs.

There is nothing wrong with a narrow focus Forum as it does attract, as AltaRed alludes to, a higher quality dedicated actively participating membership.

Forums should not be confused with the recent increase in popularity of social media platforms that constantly spew out a deluge of irrelevant and incohesive crap, with little or no factual basis.

I commend Peter in maintaining a tight hold on the topics for which this Forum is intended, and as long as it remains this way, I will continue as an enthusiastic supporter and participant.

Stephen

JenE said
I agree with Alta Red and Stephen.  

Me 2️⃣

Let's stay focused on what this site is about, and keep all that other stuff out❗

I also agree.
Not much exciting about 'high' interest these days but lets keep the focus. I am here, lurking every day, but finding it more difficult to sort good information from the irrelevant or indiscernible. It may be time (for me) to hang up the accumulation chase and focus on other things.

Bud has a point, traffic's low (a handful of the same regular contributors), and he's thinking it might because of the lack of "controversy". It's up to Peter if he's fine with the traffic level, maybe he prefers to have "civil" tone vs higher traffic, that's his call. And those regulars seem to agree with him.

I would not change a thing about this site. I find this site so informative and am very thankful for all the useful information it supplies. Its my first site I visit every morning with my coffee!

Thanks for making me feel welcome for posting.

lisa said
Thanks for making me feel welcome for posting.  

GICinvestor said
The correct response to OP post 1. Was no response.  

Welcome Lisa. You may have misinterpreted the intent of the response by GICinvestor, which, the way I read it, was commenting on the post that originated this discussion, specifically Post #1, by the OP or Original Poster (an abbreviation often used in Forums to identify the individual who originated the discussion) rather than refer to that individual by their Forum username.

The way I interpreted GICinvestor's response was that he may have felt the provocative nature of the original post, in his view, merited no further discussion.

You are indeed welcome on the Forum, and thanks for joining us and for participating!

Stephen

GICinvestor said

The correct response to OP (Bud) post #1. Was no response.  

Yup ⬆

If Mr. Bud isn't getting "enough controversy" in his life, maybe he should start watching more of the U.S. news ... what a Gong Show goin' on down there❗