Actually, Matt, I think you are a pretty straight forward guy. You don't seem to have the same agenda against these guys when you post in these threads, as some of the other posters who reply to these things. Do I have "a ton of confidence" in him pulling it off? Actually, no I don't. But that has nothing to do with giving the guy the room to grow. If he makes it, GREAT! If he fails, he joins a long line.
I think most guys start losing when they "go pay", because they are not doing it as a hobby any longer. They lose that spark that they had, to some extent, and (I even more strongly believe) they have the eventual "swinging back" of the pendulum that brings them to that 45%-55% range that we all hover near.
As much as you feel that there is no need for a "lovefest" in these arenas, I would tend to agree that there is no need for the "hate" that comes along with them, either. Some of these guys just want to hate.
If a guy wants to post here for free, and has some success, people think it's great. If he wants to go pay, all of the sudden, he is a "marginal capper", who has a lot of fukcing nerve! That makes no sense.
Chump writes:
Think it's funny that these marginal cappers go pay using this board for suckers and exposure.
Where should they go? A message board about flowers? If the guy can pull down a decent living doing this, why the hell shouldn't he? Because you are jealous, Chump? Now, THAT'S funny!
Oh, and if you expect anyone to believe you make money fading me, well, that just goes to lessen any credibility you might have ever had with the board. Everything you have written in this thread is just another sour milk cliche. Do a little homework.