[dfwgator]

I must admit that I dismissed the idea originally as stupid, but now I see, that if done right (big if), it actually might have some validity. Many times people give information just to make themselves heard. By forcing people to put their money where their mouth is, it seems to be a good way to filter out all of the noise.

[Poohbah]

By forcing people to put their money where their mouth is, it seems to be a good way to filter out all of the noise.

Just think--if we had required all of the IPO touts that were like kudzu across the news and finance shows in the 1990s to actually put their money where their mouth was, nobody would've put cash into WebVan.com or pets.com.