How do you guys find this forum compared to AF?
Never looked at it.
much more technical and quantatative
jokes are worse
much worse
actuaryalfred Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > much worse When an actuary says your jokes are bad, they are REALLY BAD. 
agree with skipe99. plus there are tons of unanswered posts there.
DanLieb Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > actuaryalfred Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > much worse > > > When an actuary says your jokes are bad, they are > REALLY BAD. I never stated my view on this, but I thought that this forum has some light entertainment and much more comfortable (majority of posters are in their 20’s), while the other has more mature fellows with Phds in Maths and Physics, and lots of intellectual snobbery.
JOE2010 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I never stated my view on this, but I thought that > this forum has some light entertainment and much > more comfortable (majority of posters are in their > 20’s), while the other has more mature fellows > with Phds in Maths and Physics, and lots of > intellectual snobbery. Agreed. I get the impression CFA/FRM is looked down upon by many of the posters.
DanLieb Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JOE2010 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > I never stated my view on this, but I thought > that > > this forum has some light entertainment and > much > > more comfortable (majority of posters are in > their > > 20’s), while the other has more mature fellows > > with Phds in Maths and Physics, and lots of > > intellectual snobbery. > > > Agreed. I get the impression CFA/FRM is looked > down upon by many of the posters. And MBA’s.
DanLieb Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > actuaryalfred Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > much worse > > > When an actuary says your jokes are bad, they are > REALLY BAD. Are you sure? Maybe it just means that the expected value is bad. And yeah, I look at Wilmott from time to time. The conversations are high level, quant-wise, but there is an undercurrent of intellectual snobbery that is palpable. Still, a lot of the people seem to try to help. They’re sorta lost in their own world though; I get the feeling that stuff outside of that intellectual domain doesn’t interest them too much. Paul Wilmott is more or less a similar personality too. There are moments when he is clearly brilliant, but there are other times when he comes across as condescending. And I do wish he’d learn to label the axes on his graphs, but I guess that’s the difference between someone trained as a mathematician and someone trained in the sciences.
jimjohn Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > agree with skipe99. plus there are tons of > unanswered posts there. unlike AF where all questions are answered and all answers are questioned.
I like this group of people. There’s a good mix of funny, highly intelligent, and business savvy people here. I don’t think there would be too much diversification in that forum.
TheAliMan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I like this group of people. There’s a good mix of > funny, highly intelligent, and business savvy > people here. I don’t think there would be too much > diversification in that forum. you do realize that this is a one-person forum. this crazy guy has created several identities and personas and keeps posting in his own forum. its true.
the average IQ at Wilmott puts the average IQ here to shame (though the smartest guys here could hold their ground in any forum)
You’re right, but IQ isn’t indicative of future financial success, right?
he wanted to know how the forums compare, i wanted to give one facet of the comparison
JOE2010 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I never stated my view on this, but I thought that > this forum has some light entertainment and much > more comfortable (majority of posters are in their > 20’s), while the other has more mature fellows > with Phds in Maths and Physics, and lots of > intellectual snobbery. The fact that you used the term ‘fellows’ sums up the argument.
I think that is due to JOE2010’s British-ness.
sublimity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think that is due to JOE2010’s British-ness. True but even taking that into consideration, would you ever refer to the collective AF as fellows?