Comments on: In the nicest possible way http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/ Ron Coleman’s retired general topic blog Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:46:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ron Coleman http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Ron Coleman Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:53:59 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/#comment-126 You might be a super genius, but my point was that Megan had lost me well before I got to that paragraph. You might be a super genius, but my point was that Megan had lost me well before I got to that paragraph.

]]> By: steve http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/comment-page-1/#comment-125 steve Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:43:32 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/#comment-125 OK, maybe I'm missing something and you guys can fill me in here. It seems to me the clunky prose you cite was C&P'd from another site (i.e. "Social Science Statistics Blog"). Hence the italics and new paragraph indentation. The post is typical Instapundit style where Glenn announces a link with an intro sentence, includes a paragraph by indenting and italicizing, then concludes with his comments. Megan's actual written comments follow the snippet, in which she actually explains briefly what I/B/E/S is; (ie, "The I/B/E/S database keeps track of analyst recommendations for 35,000 companies. It's used in research into financial markets, as well as by people who rank analyst performance.") Maybe I'm some sort of super-genius, but it seems to me the post is pretty clear - these guys (I/B/E/S) pulled a Sandy "socksnpants" Berger by going back and destroying or altering official documents to hide past mistakes. There might be a reason you're not guestblogging on Instapundit yet. OK, maybe I’m missing something and you guys can fill me in here. It seems to me the clunky prose you cite was C&P’d from another site (i.e. “Social Science Statistics Blog”). Hence the italics and new paragraph indentation. The post is typical Instapundit style where Glenn announces a link with an intro sentence, includes a paragraph by indenting and italicizing, then concludes with his comments.

Megan’s actual written comments follow the snippet, in which she actually explains briefly what I/B/E/S is; (ie, “The I/B/E/S database keeps track of analyst recommendations for 35,000 companies. It’s used in research into financial markets, as well as by people who rank analyst performance.”)

Maybe I’m some sort of super-genius, but it seems to me the post is pretty clear – these guys (I/B/E/S) pulled a Sandy “socksnpants” Berger by going back and destroying or altering official documents to hide past mistakes.

There might be a reason you’re not guestblogging on Instapundit yet.

]]> By: Barrette http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Barrette Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:53:21 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/#comment-124 She is just fine as a blogger in general, but I did not understand a word of that frontier gibberish. She is just fine as a blogger in general, but I did not understand a word of that frontier gibberish.

]]> By: Jay http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Jay Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:44:40 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/#comment-123 Megan is one of those confused people who calls herself a libertarian but isn't exactly. She was early on the "libertarian is the new black" fashion bandwagon. She's not bad, was better once upon a time than she has been more recently, has been around a long time (initially she was "Live from the WTC" and was apparently blogging from a trailer at the cleanup site), and has a big that might never have gotten so big had she started blogging more recently both in time and in content. Megan is one of those confused people who calls herself a libertarian but isn’t exactly. She was early on the “libertarian is the new black” fashion bandwagon. She’s not bad, was better once upon a time than she has been more recently, has been around a long time (initially she was “Live from the WTC” and was apparently blogging from a trailer at the cleanup site), and has a big that might never have gotten so big had she started blogging more recently both in time and in content.

]]> By: John Galt http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/comment-page-1/#comment-122 John Galt Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:03:50 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/#comment-122 I/B/E/S’s and the use of slashes, seems to imply it's unique as a database, and not a company. (research guess) As Mark Twain popularized, "There are lies, damned lies and statistics." (Someone fudged the latter...smile) Since Institutions such as Thomson Financial provides earnings forecasts for indices through three different I/B/E/S Aggregate databases, I would imagine investment projections would go to hell. Investors might take to shooting their Brokers. I'm with you, as poorly written as it was, I could still be wrong. (smile) I/B/E/S’s and the use of slashes, seems to imply it’s unique as a database, and not a company. (research guess)
As Mark Twain popularized, “There are lies, damned lies and statistics.” (Someone fudged the latter…smile)
Since Institutions such as Thomson Financial provides earnings forecasts for indices through three different I/B/E/S Aggregate databases, I would imagine investment projections would go to hell. Investors might take to shooting their Brokers.
I’m with you, as poorly written as it was, I could still be wrong. (smile)

]]> By: Ron Coleman http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Ron Coleman Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:15:27 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/#comment-121 Frankly it's not just that. I think even if I did know what I/B/E/S was (why the slashes?) I would have had to stare at the post for untold minutes to figure out what the big scandal was. Do I know what it is now? Frankly it’s not just that. I think even if I did know what I/B/E/S was (why the slashes?) I would have had to stare at the post for untold minutes to figure out what the big scandal was. Do I know what it is now?

]]> By: John Galt http://www.likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/comment-page-1/#comment-120 John Galt Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:47:09 +0000 http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/2007/03/12/in-the-nicest-possible-way/#comment-120 "The Institutional Brokers Estimate System (I/B/E/S) is a unique service which monitors the earnings estimates on companies of interest to institutional investors. The I/B/E/S database currently covers over 18,000 companies in 60 countries. It provides to a discriminating client base of 2,000 of the world's top institutional money managers. More than 850 firms contribute data to I/B/E/S, from the largest global houses to regional and local brokers, with US data back to 1976 and international data back to 1987." It wasn't you! Thanks to: The University of Melbourne “The Institutional Brokers Estimate System (I/B/E/S) is a unique service which monitors the earnings estimates on companies of interest to institutional investors. The I/B/E/S database currently covers over 18,000 companies in 60 countries. It provides to a discriminating client base of 2,000 of the world’s top institutional money managers. More than 850 firms contribute data to I/B/E/S, from the largest global houses to regional and local brokers, with US data back to 1976 and international data back to 1987.”

It wasn’t you!

Thanks to: The University of Melbourne

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