Jens, welcome back. Even though I know you never really went away. Good to see your name in there again, along with other familiar ones that we see returning more and more.
A long time ago I said there had to be two sides to the Hayton story. And since he wasn't commenting, we therefore couldn't pass judgment until we had clear cut corroborative information. There never was any of this.
Many of you will remember what I went through in this process. Attempting to defend someone you don't know, with such scant information available, was no easy matter. But since people writing on this thread who were condemning him didn't know him either, I felt I held a fair position.
But, for me, it's my belief that everyone has a right to defend themselves. And unless forced in a court of law, the timing of that defense is entirely up to the attacked individual. I also know, from experience, that sometimes turning the other cheek is a viable means of defense as well.
In other words, let the aggressor's aggression begin to look foolish--it's called moral ju jitsu (any good pacifist would know this). For me, the true hint of this was: a) When Wired bashed Hayton when writing about the Ziff-Davis lawsuit; and b) When Wired provided readers with links to past Hayton bashings without continuing to seek his comment--a journalistic no-no.
Hopefully, we can no move beyond the Hayton controversy and begin to recognize that the man actually did some really good work. In hindsight, I think that only those who have been harmed in the process--whatever the reason (lost jobs, vendettas from prior failed ventures, etc.)--will not view the genius that actually exists behind the vision of Zulu. And it's the work of Hayton, not Satan!
But we're still not yet out of the woods, since we gotta get past the aliens. Remember the aliens? That was a great post by the Chicken man, or whatever his name was. That's right, we gotta get past the OTC:BB market makers.
My advise? It might behoove you to get in quick if you aren't in already. My personal opinion? I'd beg and borrow--but not steal--to stake out a position of some kind at the earliest possible moment.
One of my favorite lines is: "If the rainmaker dances long enough, they'll be rain." I think most of the suffering has been done with this stock, and I know this rainmaker's bottom feet are tired and worn, and still dancing. Why had the musical artist Prince not written the song Zulu Rain instead of Purple Rain? Perhaps I will; but I ain't no Prince! |
