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To: fut_trade who wrote (1)3/28/1997 12:54:00 PM
From: Iceberg   of 1894
 
>someone was creating aliases with the same names as other members and posting messages under those members' names

Peter,

I have long suspected that there are people who also create--for the lack of a better term--a "counter-alias". That is, an alias to talk to one's self with the intent to create the illusion of a conversation between two people.

I have no doubt this goes on. To what extent? I don't have a clue. It's hard to prove. But I can see how such an arrangement can be potentially effective in throwing off unsuspecting investors, and especially traders.

As an example, let's say the person who posted the mutilated body this morning had second thoughts. Created an alias. The alias posted fillers to move the photograph out of view--

I'm not saying this is what happened. Just using that as an example of what can happen.

If what you say is happening, that would be equally confounding. However, since two people would be involved, one would likely blow the whistle relatively quickly, I would think.

Ice
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