One good reason that someone might not want to make their statements public, is that by definition, they must contain the actual amount of your account balance.
Duh, you say?
Well, if someone has an (shall we say) unusual account balance, that might not be of concern to anyone on Forex Factory, but it most certainly could be of particular interest to "others." Since you don't really know who is lurking on any forum, posting such details might actually prove to work against you. Not in all cases, but I can certainly see how that might be the case in some situations.
I can think of other very good reasons for not falling for such a ploy as well, that have potential criminal components attached to them, where the poster becomes someone's victim.
Forums are best for discussions about trading and the world of trading. Using a form to measure the size of certain body parts, is purposeless, IMO.
Doing such things would be like: Posting pictures of you standing next to your twin-engine private jet. Or, posting pictures of you standing next to your brand new Veyron 16.4. Or, posting pictures of you standing with your Yacht Design Architect, from inside his office, as the both of you are standing next to the scale model of the 150ft masterpiece that he's working on for you. Or, posting a picture of you sitting in one of the Presidential Suites, in the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. Or, the other Dubai, picture of you sitting on your Sea-Doo in the water, directly in front of your newly constructed vacation home on Palm Jumeirah.
Or, stuff equally as pointless and equally as dangerous as that. Come to think of it, I can think of a million and one reasons why one would not want to start down that path.
Its not just about the money in this business. Its about who you help with the money you make in this business, that really matters. Its about making the world a better place, because you lived in it. And, its about being greateful for the opportunities you've been given in life and doing what you can to help someone else better their life, along the way.
Sure, we could all post our statements, but in the end - they;re just statements and they don't say much about the individual behind the statements, other than: See, I know how to make a lot of money - or lose a lot of money, as the case might be.
Let's start a thread where traders place photos of themselves helping people from around the world, who feel they have no hope in life, because the trader could afford to spend their time that way.
Here's a real "statement."
http://i51.tinypic.com/jl5kkg.jpg
Duh, you say?
Well, if someone has an (shall we say) unusual account balance, that might not be of concern to anyone on Forex Factory, but it most certainly could be of particular interest to "others." Since you don't really know who is lurking on any forum, posting such details might actually prove to work against you. Not in all cases, but I can certainly see how that might be the case in some situations.
I can think of other very good reasons for not falling for such a ploy as well, that have potential criminal components attached to them, where the poster becomes someone's victim.
Forums are best for discussions about trading and the world of trading. Using a form to measure the size of certain body parts, is purposeless, IMO.
Doing such things would be like: Posting pictures of you standing next to your twin-engine private jet. Or, posting pictures of you standing next to your brand new Veyron 16.4. Or, posting pictures of you standing with your Yacht Design Architect, from inside his office, as the both of you are standing next to the scale model of the 150ft masterpiece that he's working on for you. Or, posting a picture of you sitting in one of the Presidential Suites, in the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. Or, the other Dubai, picture of you sitting on your Sea-Doo in the water, directly in front of your newly constructed vacation home on Palm Jumeirah.
Or, stuff equally as pointless and equally as dangerous as that. Come to think of it, I can think of a million and one reasons why one would not want to start down that path.
Its not just about the money in this business. Its about who you help with the money you make in this business, that really matters. Its about making the world a better place, because you lived in it. And, its about being greateful for the opportunities you've been given in life and doing what you can to help someone else better their life, along the way.
Sure, we could all post our statements, but in the end - they;re just statements and they don't say much about the individual behind the statements, other than: See, I know how to make a lot of money - or lose a lot of money, as the case might be.
Let's start a thread where traders place photos of themselves helping people from around the world, who feel they have no hope in life, because the trader could afford to spend their time that way.
Here's a real "statement."
http://i51.tinypic.com/jl5kkg.jpg