Bill, first let me say that I wish your Y2K "hoax" thread never existed -- because I'd like to see those same comments on the regular Y2K thread. Without people like you, those of us in good conscience that promote Y2K stocks might be construed as mere hypesters. By debating people like you we at least are forced to make rational arguments as opposed to the "this Y2K stock is going nowhere but up" variety statements... as true as they may be (gg).
Now, the real reason I'm posting to you: your comments about free speech. Did you just fall off the turnip truck or what?
Aren't you familiar with the likes of SGA Goldstar and George Chelakis? These guys were convicted of fraud for writing glowing accounts of stocks in which they had a financial interest-- but did not disclose to their "subscribers". Read the Motley Fool article, do an internet search, but please do some research before forming the conclusion that free speech gives us the right to defraud people. Big big difference between what is perceived to be a guy on the internet stating his opinion, like Pluvia (even if that opinion does not contain a scintilla of truth, for argument's sake], versus an organization that is paid and/or has a financial interest to say those same things.
Now that Westergaard has an SI account, he should be allowed to post his opinions, no matter how slanted and biased, on any thread he wishes. That, to me, would be a big distinction over Westergaard the proprietor of a web-site doing the same thing. Certainly I would argue that Westergaard should disclose his paid stature in his SI profile, but that's a whole other discussion!
- Jeff |
