Paunch, to me its ok to reply to a post if I feel that the information given has a single purpose to damage IPM with lies or half truths. If I can counter this with facts, then I will, but I will not reply to the person that posted the garbage, but either to one of my last posts, or to another threader that I respect asking for their opinion on certain facts. And this other SI member does not have to hold or even ever brought ipmcf shares. We all know the names of those that post on this thread that do not hold ipmcf shares and some have come to a conclusion that IPM may have been and may still be a scam. This we can deal with and judge the facts they present as information that may be useful. For myself I have a list of names that I will not post to, or do a reply to, and for an example I give Bill Jackson. I have no problem talking about this person. Sometimes Bill will give out good useful stuff, sometimes garbage, sometimes be polite, but the bottom line for me is that he will engage in the crap type talk Richard identified as having a purpose to lower moral and discourage other posters from reading and posting on this thread. There are many posters that have a low regard for IPM, past and present, and I look forward to their posts here, and enjoy any reply I can give to them. For example thall, knight and Zeev may come on strong in the "worry" or "concerned" or "I have/will told you so", but they do not engage in that back and forth game to foul up this ipmcf thread. Those others I will not reply or post to will continue to contact each other thru the Private posts and plan out the next attach on this thread. Its all very well planned out by them ahead of time, not only how they will interact with themselves, but also how to bait some of us so the other can set the hook. There are ipmcf shareholders out there that have not pledged their shares simply because they don't read this thread and gave up on IPM months ago. If they did look in all they see at a glance is fighting among posters and junk talk. If the 10% is not gotten, then Bill and those few others will toast each other as a victory. posters like Jackson have accomplishedwhat they set out to do, in that to make this ipmcf thread a place that has garbage and sewer waste mixed in with the posts trying to understand IPM. Eventho getting the 10% share pledges would bring another hard and maby dangeous battle to fight, the process we all just went thru has showned us as not easy prey. Plus I still think whatever the outcome will be, it will be better than that we would have gotten by just waiting like sheep for a slaughter. By the way, I was wrong in thinking Bill as not a sicko. All the sickos will continue to post the garbage, as they are probably now communicating via Private posts as to what to do next on this ipmcf thread. Nothing we can do to stop or prevent them. But if none of us post or reply to any of them, then maby we can gather a log of what they say to each other, and with the simple fact that none hold ipmcf shares, show this to SI as a way to point out that they post here only in a destructive manner. And I want to repeat what I have said before. Even if they post in a polite manner, or ask good questions, or give good info, it is done only to let them back into the flow of exchanges with the ones not posting or replying to them. Simple a con, or call it a sucker punch. Doug |