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To: Jeff Dryer who started this subject3/11/2001 12:34:30 AM
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SI: StockTalk: Short-Term Traders : Market Gems-Trading Strong Earnings Growth and Momentum
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From: George McMeen
Saturday, Mar 10, 2001 9:08 PM
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Member Question's S.I.'s Judgement

David Smith has been a PeopleMark for me over the past 2+ years. I've found his
postings insightful and truthful.
And actually, it was David's postings about ROBO that lead me to this thread
which I have read from time to time.

What has prompted me to post (after years of reading/not posting) - is
something David wrote recently on his newly created "Let's Get At The Truth"
thread. David questions whether S.I. has "sold out" - by letting "for profit" firms
use the site as a staging site for their own means.

Seeing all the references to www.marketgems.com in the original post (each
time I read the thread), I can't see how S.I. can see it anything else but a giant
solicitation.

If S.I. has ex-communicated Tim Luke from its membership for touting his
triggers, then why hasn't the same rule been applied here.

Steve Yamner on the "From the Trading Desk" has sometimes in distant past
replied to questions regarding his firm or being filled at horrible spreads by broker
selling order flow with suggesting that the person that posted call him the next
day for help in opening an account.

While it seems S.I. treats solicitation as a grey area, I have to side with David
that S.I. has totally blundered with respect to the marketgems issue.

To have sided with a commercial entity at the cost of one of our most insightful
and informative posters was not the smartest thing to do. I can only hope David
chooses to stay and that in the future, S.I. cleans up its act before the "S." is
known for something other than Silicon.

George
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