Arborbridge wrote:Wizard wrote:seagles wrote:I hope that is not personal as I have just posted "my hyp as it stands". I rarely post now, although HYPP still shows as my number one forum. I do feel that there is less that draws me there, although I do read it most days. However, I do like seeing and comparing other people's HYP, to me it is its "one" major reason to view it. Like others though the continual links to company news is, IMO, irrelevant because if anyone is interested they would already "read" that forum. To me the one major downside to HYPP is the constant hijacking by those who seem to be anti-hyp. Why not stop posting there and use HYPSS for your narrative (post a link if you want to), where I do find some of the discussions interesting.
Absolutely nothing personal. But your post is illustrative as it has had no replies. There were replies to JohnnyCyclops' recent portfolio update, but that was a rather unusual situation. That said, I would argue mine were possibly the most substantive replies in terms of content and I am not an HYPer - and it seems my reward for trying to start a discussion was for one person to post a personal attack.
I completely agree on the duplication of Company News posts, but that has been debated before and it was concluded as OK by the Mods. That is one of the reasons the post count for HYPP is still high, another is that there have always been a fair few "I agree with [insert name]" posts or posts telling everyone another post has been rec'ed, which add volume but no intellectually meaningful comment.
Actually, it is fairly normal that when someone posts a report, there are few replies. That doesn't necessarily indicate a lack of interest and they have sometimes achieve a reasonable number of "likes" and views. The point is, that there is rarely anything one can say about a report unless there is something unusual about it. The fact is that HYPs are more or less routine and uncontroversial - at least to other HYPers, so what can one say?- most responses would be a simple "well done" or "that's similar to mine".
Occcasionally, someone spots an error or something which could be changed (Gengulphus being particularly valuable in that respect), but most of us know the ropes by now so there's not much variation.
Reports are mainly in the spirit of transparency to show how we've arrived at conclusions - not usually a debating subject.
Arb.
164 views, so far. Not a lot but that is not the point. There is nothing in my post that I would expect a reply about. However, the 12 recs means a lot to me. It means the post was appreciated. Of those 12 there were a few of the regular HYP posters but the majority are, what I would call "lurkers". I am one poster who does not post to gain notoriety I post to pass on information and hope it helps everyone. If I have nothing to add I do not reply.
Similar results to my last full portfolio review post in April. 2395 views, 5 recs, 5 additional posts but all about me being a Grandad and diverting money to Granddaughter going forward (or similar), non about the actual portfolio. Does the lack of posts bother me, no, I post to hopefully help others and show the direction I am going. Currently moving more into Growth IT's, BTW.