WallStreetOasis.com Certified Users

WallStreetOasis.com will now be tagging certain users with Certified Status. A Certified Member will have a star next to his/her username every time they post a comment so that users new to the site will know that the comment is being made from a reputable source.

The criteria to gain Certified User status is as follows:

  1. The user has proven he/she works in the specified field in their profile through e-mail verification to wallstreetoasis@wallstreetoasis.com
  2. The user has demonstrated superior knowledge in that specified field and given helpful advice to other users
  3. The user has displayed maturity, patience and a willingness to help other prospective monkeys with limited or no experience
  4. The user continues to display maturity and does not get into meaningless debates on school or company rankings (certification can be revoked)

Note: Under rare circumstances, users that demonstrate superior knowledge and a desire to help can gain Certified User status very quickly, while other members will have to improve their reputation with the site administrators & moderators to become certified.

We will be certifying members on a rolling basis so if you believe you deserve to be certified and have not been in a few weeks, you can always e-mail WallStreetOasis@WallStreetOasis.com to make your case.

VCmonkey's picture

Awesome, I just send you an

Awesome, I just sent you an email

captk's picture

Cool, emailed as well.

Cool, emailed as well.

CompBanker's picture

This should be interesting.

This should be interesting. Some people may not see eye to eye on number 3. Thanks for implementing this WSO.

PowerMonkey's picture

Sounds like an interesting idea

Hope that it turns out that way.

Endgame's picture

All monkeys are equal ...

http://www.tiepvoud.nl/archief/pigs_walking.jpg

I jest, I jest. Good idea WSO.

ideating's picture

I don't know how I feel

I don't know how I feel about giving my work address out there...

WallStreetOasis.com's picture

ideating

ideating...you are already certified based on your post history and quality.

iambateman's picture

i am somewhat iffy on giving

i am somewhat iffy on giving out my work email as well but am an analyst at a top 5 BB in s&T. i think this is a great concept as i know when i was going through the process it was helpful to know who really knew their stuff vs college sophomores giving out bad advice.

keep up the good work.

HerSerendipity's picture

Agreed

Analyst at top 5 BB in IBD. Good idea, but still a little hesitant about giving out work email.

nystateofmind's picture

Am in the same boat as the

Am in the same boat as the above two posters, top BB in IBD. WSO, do you have any ideas about certifying those unwilling to give out the work email or do we just wait until you deem our posts worthy?

WallStreetOasis.com's picture

the email

providing an email with your username will make it 100x easier on me but i understand.
i will delete the email you send to me from your work account as soon as i tag you as certified if that makes you feel any better.

if not, it just might take me a while to go through a lot of the threads and be able to truly deduce whether the person is a pretender or really in the industry. I also will not just be certifying you if you can prove you work in the industry. If you are immature and your posts are not helpful / constructive then you will also not receive certification. If you haven't gotten it yet, don't think that means that I don't value your contributions. Odds are, I haven't had a chance to read your posts yet (and you haven't provided me an email).

Also, if you have a job for next year or are a summer analyst, I cannot certify you. I will only be certifying members that have been in the industry for a at least 1 year, show a good understanding of that industry and are willing to share their knowledge with maturity.

Thank you for your patience.

atropolation's picture

I sent you an email as

I sent you an email as well.

********"Babies don't cost money, they MAKE money." - Jerri Blank********

SpiderMan99's picture

Wanted to check...

...if I have a star now :-)

JJC's picture

Great system. I'm in no

Great system. I'm in no position to get that magic star, but it'll help me know whose advice I can rely on.

numi's picture

do users in other fields

do users in other fields besides banking, such as equity research, get certified as well, or is this tag exclusively for bankers? i had several years' experience in BB research before recently moving to private equity.

also, i'm not sure if your website tracks IP's and domain names, but if it does, isn't it pretty easy to see what firms people work at? this would make it a lot easier to verify the credibility of users without requiring them to divulge their contact information.

ginNtonic's picture

Worried about privacy. So if

Worried about privacy. So if I can get certified w/o a work email, that would be great.

Thanks

Drama's picture

what if ur an independent

what if ur an independent trader?

WallStreetOasis.com's picture

If

If you're an independent trader you're going to have to get certified through your post quality, maturity and helpfulness to others.

MMBinNC's picture

Excuse me...hahaha Drama aka

Excuse me...hahaha Drama aka untitled123 aka bapebanker let's look at his former posts and his history...

First he said he went to Princeton and was trading at a BB in FICC and up 24%.
and then in another post, he said he was a first year analyst
he also said he had a amex black card
he also works in private equity
he also is not a day trader and went to Ivey

Obviously the most qualified person on WSO
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So what do you do?
-I work for an investment banking firm.
Oh okay; you are like my brother, he works for Edward Jones.
-No, a college degree is required in my profession

ramirezyunque's picture

Thanks

This helps us new guys a lot