Strike says-"No one on this board can "truly" know the motives of others who post and that is why matters should stay in the realm of facts (such as news releases) or probabilities re statistics, trends in the market place, technical analysis etc. and stay away from private conversations with unknown people expressing opinions loaded with innuendo."

Strike!

You make a good point. Sometimes not even I "truly know" my own motives, other than my desire to avoid violating any of Agoracom's Six Rules. Perhaps Agoracom will consider your suggestions seriously and add a Seventh Rule akin to how you've expressed your concerns.

On the other hand, speculation, in whatever form, is fun (eg skeleg). That is, if it doesn't clearly cross the line into violation territory, then enjoy!

BTW, I didn't see at the dance last night. Were you out singing?

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