“Persuading People Has Never Been a Problem.”

Set forth below is the text of a comment that I recently posted to the discussion thread for another blog entry at this site:

“trying to identify the best way to present things so that people will be persuaded.”

And how has that been working for you?

I persuaded people on the first day, Evidence. There were a number of posts thanking me for starting the most important discussion ever held in the history of the Motley Fool board.

Persuading people has never been a problem. The problem is the abusive posting and criminal behavior from the Buy-and-Hold side of the table. It’s only 10 percent of the population of investors that has been persuaded as of today. But, so long as the 90 percent either posts abusively or tolerates abusive posting, the 10 percent generally keeps quiet. Once we take action re the abusive posting, it’s all downhill sledding. But that’s the critical first step.

I still want to say things in the best way that I can. That’s the job.

Rob