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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues
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To: Bill Ounce who wrote (1880)5/19/1998 5:50:00 PM
From: Judge  Read Replies (1) of 9818
 
I agree. Gary North is a useful resource, but he doesn't read the items he reports as carefully as he should. That point was driven home to me last summer, when I was quoted in a newspaper article about the first Year 2000 lawsuit (brought by Produce Palace) that he posted as a link. Although my last name is "Judge" and I am a lawyer, I was not (and still am not) THE judge in the case. Notwithstanding, North attributed my statements to THE judge in the case, which put a much more powerful spin on them. The experience was disconcerting, but amusing.

Lesson learned: if you care about accuracy and precision (as I do) ALWAYS read the original source for what Gary North posts; don't rely on his charcterizations and summaries. Most of the time the errors and omissions are minor and harmless, and I'm sure none of them are malicious in any way. But when you rely on others to do your research and analysis for you, without independent verification, you are prone to repeat their errors as well.

Cathleen
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