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To: Warpfactor who wrote (50810)	9/9/1999 10:07:00 PM
From: marc chatman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

<<I think it is the responsibility of the community of regulars to point out suspicious messages to newbie readers.>> "Responsibility" implies obligation, and I would disagree with that. I don't think anyone should be held responsible for failing to call attention to a suspicious post. It may be a nice thing to do, and many of us have done it on occasion, but it is voluntary. I would hate to see some lurking strike-suiter, after dropping a few bucks on a hyped stock, try to bring a claim against a "community of regulars" because those regulars didn't shout down the hypester. Ridiculous? Of course. But I've seen some pretty ridiculous things.