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By: David Merkel

David Merkel — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:11:55 +0000

More than a touch precious in hindsight. I didn’t mean to come off sounding proud, but I guess I did. My apologies.

By: TC

TC — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:58:06 +0000

A touch precious, perhaps?

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:43:41 +0000

Dear Mr. David Merkel,

Thank you very much for the reference to our site.

Best regards,

Alan

By: Dan Duncan

Dan Duncan — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:31:07 +0000

As I read the body of response #2, I couldn’t help but to write it off as moronic, written from one of these militant blogosphere whack-jobs….

But then, I noticed the response came directly from the keyboard of “Dubba Dubba Dob”. This, of course changes everything. A name like Dubba Dubba Dob is bound to express deeply insightful commentary. In fact, Dubba Dubba Dob comes in second place, only to such weighty monikers as Pookie Wookie Dookie as far as blogosphere appeals to authority.

Thanks for sharing, Dubba Dubba Dob. I know I look forward to the “blog-cred” thrown my way, as I invoke the always powerful, “Well, Dubba Dubba Dob says the following…..” in support of any argument I may make.

By: David Merkel

David Merkel — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:41:57 +0000

Well, fortune8, my apologies then. It is not what I intended to come off saying.

I was a little surprised that AR put it in his regular post. I expected him to excerpt it for his “praise for AR” page. Perhaps AR thought it was high praise coming from me. You can ask him.

But I’m sorry if you were let down by my post.

By: fortune8

fortune8 — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:43:45 +0000

I agree with Dubba Dubba Dob. You are a snob. The only reason I got to this blog is from Abnormal Returns only to find out I should be reading it instead of yours.

By: David

David — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:13:18 +0000

David,

Nice post and good advice. I to like your recommendation on Abnormal Returns’ site.

Keep up the good work.

David

By: David Merkel

David Merkel — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:47:45 +0000

Dubba — I am nice enough to let you post. I’ve been called many things in my life, but this is a first for “snob,” much less an arrogant one.

Ask how many blogs I have linked to? Dozens. When someone new cites an article of mine, I usually go and thank them, and give a follow-up comment.

I’m open to people sending me links to articles they have written — I sometimes cite them, sometimes not. It depends.

Not everyone can write well. Not everyone understands finance. The main reason I write is not for fame, but to give something back to readers. Why did I write at RealMoney for four years? It wasn’t for the money — that was tiny. It wasn’t for the exposure — that actually hurt me in a few quarters. It was to give something back to retail investors, who have few friends.

If you think I haven’t written much useful, then why are you hanging around this dump? Take care.

By: Dubba Dubba Dob

Dubba Dubba Dob — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:23:32 +0000

You are an arrogant snob. Just because you have your audience already doesn’t mean you shouldn’t help out others in the blogosphere.

Just shut up and write something useful.

By: Moise levi

Moise levi — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:38:54 +0000

I agree with you ; I get the same demands.