Portfolio of the Week

[peanuts]

Rob,

I like you. I think your work on POTW was outstanding.

You aren't going to get everyone to agree with you. Not with the cussing, not with any justification of actions. It is my opinion that your best course of action is to do what you feel is right and do what you want to do to contribute to something that is bigger than any of its parts (this forum). I would respect any decision that you make, but you're fooling yourself if you think that anyone feels that they owe you anything in return for your contributions. There are those that give and those that take. Those that take should be grateful, but those that give should not do so for want of gratitude. You'll always be disappointed in the results.

I hope you stick around, because I am very grateful for all the great things you do: the handy-dandy Fibancci retracement worksheet, the revenue and earnings growth charts, the POTW tracking write-up and participation, your "Rob's Lobs" thread... dude, it's all great stuff and I miss it.

The thing is, is that I thought that what Ski did was HUGE of himself. And I am very grateful to him as well. I rather enjoyed the learning process that we could all see him going through, because it added that realism to the thread. I mean, here's a guy that DOESN'T really know all the stuff about Excel that some of us do, yet he was willing to put himself up there, errors and all, for OUR benefit. And this guy has a family and intense job to worry about...

He lifted me up because of what he did, not what he said. I have always been a firm believer in the old saying, "Actions speak louder than words"

I think your future actions will show all the doubters more than what you can say with the keyboard. Take my philosophy... slap them in the face with the results The ball is really in your court, not the people that say harsh things

[Lyehopper]

Take back your POTW...Count me out...I'll spend time on the threads I find of interest...Doug

The POTW does not belong to Rob.... It does not belong to Ski, It does not belong to me (that rhymes).... it belongs to BillyJoe who has just allowed others to keep score. Now, can we move forward? please!

[peanuts]

first one

Ski,

Long UNIB, thanks

[skiracer]

The POTW does not belong to Rob.... It does not belong to Ski, It does not belong to me (that rhymes).... it belongs to BillyJoe who has just allowed others to keep score. Now, can we move forward? please!

Let Rob take the scorekeeping of the POTW. I have no problem with that at all. I do have a problem with being dictated to about something that really isn't a problem. I thought that I was doing a pretty good job but it was Rob's spreadsheet that he developed that was really doing the work. I made a few errors, mostly in haste and the fact that I'm really not in Rob's league with the Excel, but it didn't appear to be any big deal with the errors. After all it's only a game. Rob's accessment of our conduct here regarding the cesspool and the profanity seems to me to be somewhat farfetched. I don't see us as being that way in any shape or form. I guess it is a matter of perspective. I would just as soon forget about all of this and let Rob take care of the POTW and move on.

[Rob]

Without having had much time to do as much research as I would have liked, I'm picking PCP long.

[Lyehopper]

ATTN: Ski, IIC, Steckler, Rob, Tatnic

Let Rob take the scorekeeping of the POTW. I have no problem with that at all. I do have a problem with being dictated to about something that really isn't a problem. I thought that I was doing a pretty good job but it was Rob's spreadsheet that he developed that was really doing the work. I made a few errors, mostly in haste and the fact that I'm really not in Rob's league with the Excel, but it didn't appear to be any big deal with the errors. After all it's only a game. Rob's accessment of our conduct here regarding the cesspool and the profanity seems to me to be somewhat farfetched. I don't see us as being that way in any shape or form. I guess it is a matter of perspective. I would just as soon forget about all of this and let Rob take care of the POTW and move on.

Skiracer.... Your efforts were appreciated by all including me.... I just thought it was a crying shame that since Rob had already perfected and automated the POTW scorekeeping that his program might not be utilized...

I also hoped Rob would return because he is an asset to the forum..... and I would way rather have him around here than exercise my "rights" to curse here.... I can always call you on the phone (or go to work) if I want to exercise my "cursing rights."

As one who kept score for many months myself, I know the difficulty involved in accurately keeping up with this thing and it is, as IIC has stated, a "thankless job."

Ski, Thanks for you contribution to this forum and although you are a passionate man and one who never hesitates to speak your mind, I really respect your backing off in this instance.

Doug, Your contribution to the forum is also great and I hope you'll continue to play the POTW.

Now on to me.... It came to my attention over the past week that perhaps I was somehow responsible for Dave Steckler's absence and maybe some others. This is entirely possible, so I'd like to say right here and now that I always read Dave's thread and although I liked to argue with Dave I would really like to see him return to actively posting and speaking his mind as he always did. It's all the different personalities here that make this place work (imo) and I'd hate the forum to lose anyone.... Well, except "the stock boy" and that was just plain old fun.

[peanuts]

Now on to me.... It came to my attention over the past week that perhaps I was somehow responsible for Dave Steckler's absence and maybe some others.

I thought that I was a factor in Steckler's decision, but ultimately, he made it. I've regretted my posts to him, because he mentioned that he doesn't like holding hands, then he stopped posting...

[Lyehopper]

I thought that I was a factor in Steckler's decision, but ultimately, he made it. I've regretted my posts to him, because he mentioned that he doesn't like holding hands, then he stopped posting...

He also moved to Texas.... and had a death in the family. Those factors may have come into play more than any personality conflicts here. Dave seems like the sort of guy that isn't easily offended imo....

[alice4321us]

China

If someone is tracking the POTW then enter my pick CHINA for this week.

[Mary]

Staying with VIAC

I don't have a new pick for this week's POTW, so I'm going to stay with VIAC to see if it continues to go up.

So ... put me in the game as VIAC long please.

Mary

[Rob]

If someone is tracking the POTW then enter my pick CHINA for this week.

I'm keeping track, Alice. And I'm willing to post the results too, unless anyone else would care to step up and take it. Anybody want it? Now's your opportunity. It's wide open. It's yours if you want it.

I see there are a number of people who've made no pick yet this week ... DMK? ... Skiracer? ... Doug? ... New-born? (CAMH is OTC) ... Greb? ... Gary? ... Anybody else who would like to try their hand?

[IIC]

I'm keeping track, Alice. And I'm willing to post the results too, unless anyone else would care to step up and take it. Anybody want it? Now's your opportunity. It's wide open. It's yours if you want it.

I see there are a number of people who've made no pick yet this week ... DMK? ... Skiracer? ... Doug? ... New-born? (CAMH is OTC) ... Greb? ... Gary? ... Anybody else who would like to try their hand?

Just keep me in ca$h till further notice...thx...Doug

[grebnet]

Ksw

OK Ill give up on PACT and will go with KSW

[skiracer]

I'm keeping track, Alice. And I'm willing to post the results too, unless anyone else would care to step up and take it. Anybody want it? Now's your opportunity. It's wide open. It's yours if you want it.

I see there are a number of people who've made no pick yet this week ... DMK? ... Skiracer? ... Doug? ... New-born? (CAMH is OTC) ... Greb? ... Gary? ... Anybody else who would like to try their hand?

Rob, I couldn't be happier that you have decided to take the reins. I don't know how things escalate to the point that they do at times but the general forum and the POTW are more important than any of us individually. Things get said that afterwards seem so foolish. I'm sorry for my part in all of this and am just glad to see you back and hopefully we can all put this behind us and move on at the best investing forum on the internet. I thought that sometime on Sunday I took MED long. I'll have to go back and look.
If you would go back to post #9273 you will see that I placed your spreadsheet up with a number of the earlier picks for the POTW. I had put up MED - long as mine but never mentioned it in a post. In all the turmoil that was going on I never mentioned it because I didn't think I was going to have to do that since at the time I was still keeping the score. But MED - long was my choice please.

[Karel]

Rob, I couldn't be happier that you have decided to take the reins. [...]

Well, with recent history in mind I see a caveat here: a project like this needs stability, and for that stability it needs a keeper or keepers who are prepared to relativize their own interests a bit, for the benefit of this project. I hope I am belaboring the obvious. And in case you didn't realize: I speak from personal experience as a moderator of this board.

Regards,

Karel