The Tracker and Paid Services

[budnipper1]

I don't think anyone has suggested just because someone has subscribed to a service that their IFT's should be hidden. However, if an individual is using a subscription service to make their moves, it is incumbent upon them to avoid posting their moves in a manner that reveals the content of the subscription service.

SkyPilot...I believe you and I are probably on about the same page on this issue, but if you scroll down through this thread, you'll find numerous comments conspiring to exactly that line of thought. In fact, the majority of the comments within this thread eventually lead up to hiding IFT's of paying subscribers or expelling them from the tracker altogether.

Here are three examples:
http://www.tsptalk.com/mb/showpost.php?p=120765&postcount=12
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When thinking about any change to the Automated Tracker, please follow the "simple solution" is the best. That simple solution is to follow rule six; do not track any member who pays for a TSP service. If you pay for any TSP service you are not in the tracker. This is the simple solution. We do not have the resources to differentiate between those that follow sometimes, those that follow all the time but use different funds, and those that follow but go to G fund safety and never the F fund. This just complicates the tracking work, and does not eliminate the policing of violators.

http://www.tsptalk.com/mb/showpost.php?p=121194&postcount=30
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I just implemented the feature that the autotracker is now capable of blocking the paid members with their last three transactions and returns the same same as the paid services.

http://www.tsptalk.com/mb/showpost.php?p=121203&postcount=32
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I believe that this is a good way to keep both paid and non-paid members on the same chart. Some comments I read here (GGal and Fundsurfer) that it may be a good way to block out certain parts of the info from paid members but will keep them on the tally.

 

[ocean]

OK. This is what I plan to do, see if it makes sense.

All paid services will not be shown on IFT of the day. Only YTD returns will be shown. Their last 5 allocations will be blocked.

As for paid members, YTD returns will be shown and last 5 allocation will be blocked as well.

Other non paid members data will be shown as usual. This is the same way as we've been doing with the webtracker and "no chat" allocation and record reporting.

I discourage the idea of only register members can see IFT of the day, member's recording etc. By opening up of this type of data, it would provide additional free info along with other useful market analysis.

If any paid or non paid members feel they don't want to show that much of own data. My suggestion is to PM EW to take it off from the tracker.

Hope this approach would help to easy the tension a bit.

BTW, the paid services on IFT allocation in "IFT of the day" has been implemented and now it is made effective.

Ocean

 

[ocean]

Just finished the code with the suggestions that I mentioned earlier. Please check it out.

Ocean

 

[Miss_Piggy]

Question

Can a pay subscriber have access to the Automated Tracker just to view (not to have their own account tracked)?

 

[EW_ret]

Re: Question

The purpose for the Automated Tracker is to record you allocations and IFTs in order to calculate your return, and compare with others. Any TSPTalk member with ten posts can join the Automated Tracker. You do not have to subscribe to the premium services to access the tracker. You must post a fund allocation at least every three months to remain in the tracker. If there is no change in allocation, one would enter the same fund allocation.

Can a pay subscriber have access to the Automated Tracker just to view (not to have their own account tracked)?

 

[Miss_Piggy]

Re: Question

Originally Posted by Miss Piggy
Can a pay subscriber have access to the Automated Tracker just to view (not to have their own account tracked)?

The purpose for the Automated Tracker is to record you allocations and IFTs in order to calculate your return, and compare with others. Any TSPTalk member with ten posts can join the Automated Tracker. You do not have to subscribe to the premium services to access the tracker. You must post a fund allocation at least every three months to remain in the tracker. If there is no change in allocation, one would enter the same fund allocation.

IS THAT A FLAT "NO"?

 

[jlpost]

Doesn't seem to be any problem viewing. Just go to the automated tracker and click your choice below the the login block - without logging in.

 

[Miss_Piggy]

Doesn't seem to be any problem viewing. Just go to the automated tracker and click your choice below the the login block - without logging in.

Thank you so much. I didn't realize that.