Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

Help Me with Profile

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This post has two purposes: to teach some folks something, and to get me some help. Most of you know that an important part of the Slope experience is to have an avatar: that is, a small picture that represents you in the comments stream. A few of you haven’t bothered picking an avatar, and this shows you how, and a few of started having trouble lately updating your avatar. If you don’t have an avatar, please follow these steps. If you DO have an avatar, I’d like you to try to update it with these steps so you can tell me the results.

First, go to the Profile page and, if you have an avatar, click on Remove to get rid of it.

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Two Terrific Features

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If I wasn’t running Slope, but it was created by someone else, I would be a Platinum subscriber. By definition, it has everything I would want in such a site (and when I decide there’s something else I would like or need, I make it!)

There are a couple of features I enjoy every day which deserve more attention. The first is the Trader’s Diary, which I use religiously. You can learn about it here or actually use it here. My self-given grades show I’ve been reasonably not-too-disappointed in my performance lately. You really should give it a try, especially since everyone has free access. It’s a good habit.

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