Hi Sue,
As someone who's been around T2W for a while and, as a former T2W Advisor, I can understand and sympathize with many of the comments posted from other long standing members. That said, I also know what it's like to start in a new job and not get the extended warm hand of welcome that you might have expected. For that, my sympathies are with you and I feel a tad embarrassed. I hope you will settle in and, in time, the frosty reception will thaw as you get to know us better, listen to the comments (that have been repeated ad nauseum for yonks and yonks) and, most importantly, act on them. If you are the catalyst that instigates the changes that are so desperately needed then, in time, you might get to love this place and be as much a part of it as many of us. On that note there is, unfortunately, an 'us' and 'them' mentality. 'Us' being large chunks of the 'senior' membership and 'them' being Paul and admin'. Paul has always focused on the 'netty techy' stuff - the sexy fonts and pretty colours so to speak. If you are in any doubt that the content on T2W is at the very bottom of his list of concerns, you have only to spend a few hours surfing the forums to discover just how poor the majority of it is. Then look to see what initiatives are in place to try to improve it. Let us know if you find any! As the number of members and posts has risen, there's been an exponential drop in the quality of the content. Traders refer to this as negative deviation. Only, in this context, it's a bad thing where as, in trading, it is generally a good thing. To reverse the impression that many of us have that quantity is king and that quality doesn't matter, will require a gargantuan effort and focus on your part which will take time. A long time I suspect. But hey, every journey begins with the first step . . .
Good luck,
Tim.
