Well, I've helped out at a web hosting forum for many years (lolI have 13,000 articles there
, so I would say I have a lot of experience with assisting in handling dilemmas
) and that I strive to be logical, reasonable and fair in my judgements and comments to either side of the debate (but we additionally joke a lot there and have a lot of fun, as well, so our sarcasm is more because of good humor and humor among friends, lol).
I've seen folks post there after having received an unfavorable response from tech service and sometimes we discover a newbie techie has given the client a wrong response, thus we do help resolve the issue if this is true and usually a greater upward Admin will post to affirm that they had been given a wrong response by tech support.
I decided not to become a Mod there when approached, since I would sort of be bound to be biased in a sense, since the forum belongs to the web host firm, unlike here whereforexintuitiveisn't affiliated with any particular broker but mainly serves as a way for Forex Traders/Brokers to collect and share/converse/teach/learn/lol, even gripe/etc.
Without forums, a lot of people would not get issues resolved in cases where the techie was incorrect and it's fruing for a client to be told something is their fault, when in actuality, it wasn't. The inverse is also true, where a client blames the host for their server being down and following a number of us check the access to their site, we can get it with no problems thus we then help them determine what the problem with their connection could be (usually it's a caching of the older IP address after they have switched servers, or even a blocked connecting hub together their Internet connection path or whatnot).
I believe forums are very good in this way, so people have another way to acquire their issues double-checked and solved, as well as a learning/sharing tool for those needing help with just overall development skills, etc..
Whether my web hosting forums or here at FF, the exact same holds true for both. Even though you could have managed your issue with EFX, I would not have known about the busted trade and TTO issue myself, so your sharing it was an asset to me personally.
It was due to those forums I chose EFX/MBT to be my Broker and learned alot about ECNs vs dealing desks, etc.. If it wasn't for individuals sharing their experiences (good and bad) lots of folks would be left without any clue of what they are getting into.
Since everyone has their particular viewpoints on matters, each of us gathers the information presented and make our own decisions based on what sounds the most sensible and sound.
Anyway, I didn't see your article as absurd and like I said, I gained a few value and understanding from the entire busted trade and TTO issue myself, lol.
I hope we could all contribute productively to each other, as well as just have some good fun sometimes, also (hopefully there's people here with great sense-of-humors, lol)!
Having a friendly and encouraging forum neighborhood always generates a lot of wonderful energy and energy, which will then, hopefully, transpose into our trading success!
Good luck to you and hope to bump into you again on the forums