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To: Dale Baker who wrote (10899)5/18/2004 9:03:36 AM
From: rrufff  Read Replies (1) of 20773
 
Great post - so many of us think that our views are moderate and that everyone who disagrees is extreme. I know I feel that way <vbg>.

The difference IMO is that most of us will read and learn from others and, to that extent, message boards have some potential. OTOH, there are those, who combine such hatred and venom with ego or psychiatric issues, that they just wish to spew. When they overload with whacky conspiracy theories that make zero sense and attack "the other side" as responsible for every major event in history, then it's time for them to find a whacky audience somewhere else. There is no freedom of speech issue as this is a private enterprise and there are plenty of blogs available for nut cakes.

I'd still like to see SI go back to its roots, a place where someone can get great financial content, with some room for mild coffee shop rants.

There are some seemingly full time proponents of political messages on here who seem to make a living from posting. Some have bragged about having 100's of names to use in reserve to spread their message. Hijacking of unused names is something that the SI adms have acknowledged and are apparently working to stop.

There are plenty of places for these people. I hope SI goes even further in getting rid of those who only look at one side in extreme ways. As I've pointed out, the extreme left often mirrors the extreme right, even in their targets. I like the fact that SI strives to be different from RB and certainly the mess on Yahoo. I'd pay a premium to keep it that way.
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