Charles--
First of all, if a "private individual" (which, in a sense, Westergaard is not) wants to offer bounty for the capture of the DOCU prankster, it is indeed my business. I'm a DOCU stockholder; is he? Be interesting to know, actually. I repeat that in my view the company would do well publically to dissociate itself from his efforts.
Yes, sometimes events move quickly. But if people choose to act before they're in possession of all the available facts, they're taking a chance, and need to recognize that.
Back to the joke "press release": almost immediately after it was posted on this thread someone called the company to confirm that it was a hoax and then reported the company's response. And as noted before, its content was so patently absurd that any normal person's suspicions would immediately have been aroused.
If people are home at night and can't check anything out till the next day? Well they can't trade till the next day, either, so what's the big deal?
As I've said before, I don't think it was the prankster's intention to fool anyone: had it been he'd have needed only to have the CEO say that he had "no comment at this time". That would really have done it.
Janice |
