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To: tejek who wrote (119658)	7/7/2000 7:23:22 PM
From: Cirruslvr	Read Replies (3) of 1574616

OT Ted - RE: Second AMD thread My thoughts... I think the bottom line is that people invest to make money. In the past, AMD was kind of fun to follow - AMD vs. Intel, K6 vs. PII/Celeron, Athlon vs. PIII. But now more people are actually invested in AMD and see a bright future. It has become increasingly difficult this year for these serious investors to follow this thread and get the daily, up to date information regarding AMD. As a result, a second AMD thread was started. It is clear that thread is meant for serious investors with no "fun" posting allowed on the side. And by looking at the posters on that thread, it seems like some people held back from posting on this thread for one reason or another - Kash is back, Albert is back, Scot isn't lurking anymore... Personally, I think the formation of the other thread was a little too abrupt. I think if you are going to have an open moderated thread there needs to be open discussion about who the moderator is. Mani has historically shown he is capable of erupting when responding to certain types of posts. This puts some fear in me as to how he will respond to these inevitable posts. But I shouldn't be so presumptuous. Mani has also shown he can be a calm guy who can effectively get his point across in a proper manner. I sincerely hope this is how he acts as the moderator because, as we know, being a moderator requires responsibility and issues are almost guaranteed. As far as the thread being moderated in general, I think it should have also been discussed more openly. Being a moderated thread brings benefits such as the ability to control rude posts, which have plagued this thread for a long time. But it also brings responses like yours and Elmer's that one person's control seems overbearing. Maybe this could have been resolved if it was openly discussed. Maybe it can still be slightly resolved with a revised original post. I got into AMD after following the K6 and will always always follow AMD's processors even if I ever sell my stock. But I'll know which thread to post on if that ever happens...

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