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To: Sarkie who wrote (11296)	8/18/1999 3:37:00 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 28311

siliconinvestor.com Sarkie ~ Some of the complainers may in fact not be stockholders...because NO stockholder would be unhappy with these numbers (see above site) GNET 5 DAY increase/decrease compared to industry: +13.1% GNET 12 MO inc/dec compared to industry: +1,097.8% !!!!! I suspect that GNET/SI folks are really listening and implementing as many of the suggestions as possible with the new SI...yes ...there are things that we all liked on the Classic...but I think if we would ALL just try the new site, continue to make suggestions as necessary, that we would find in a relatively short time, (nearly) ALL be happy.....Some folks make it a career to constantly complain....And most of us are smart enough to detect that career by the way and what they write.... Continued success, GNET and GNET'ers.... KLP

To: Sarkie who wrote (11296)	8/18/1999 3:48:00 PM
From: RTev	Respond to of 28311

I think people are forgetting that Go2Net could not have bought Silicon Investor if the Dryers had not sold. Precisely. But that's where the absurdity of the emotion comes in. It doesn't make sense. It's irrational. It is difficult to respond to such an emotional outpouring because reason doesn't play much of a part in it. I admire Bryan's public patience with the outpourings. Most of those at SI are from out of town, but the folks who've been around Seattle for awhile and pay attention to local politics could learn a good deal about what's happening by looking at the very strong neighborhood organizations here. Sometimes, what matters most here in politics is "process". It doesn't matter whether an idea is good or bad. What matters is that the proper process is followed, which usually means including neighborhood activists in every aspect of a decision and holding dozens of meetings. One example: Recently, an old public hospital that's been mostly empty for over a decade was sold to a developer who remodeled it for a high-tech company (Amazon). Most people who looked at the deal figured it was pretty good for everyone involved. The clinic that remains from the old hospital would receive money for operations for years to come. But a couple of activist groups were irate. The clinic board had not consulted with them prior to making the deal. It didn't matter if it was a good deal. The "process" hadn't been followed.