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Non-Tech : Bill Wexler's Dog Pound -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DanZ who wrote (3686)	9/18/1999 9:40:00 AM
From: Iceberg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10293

>To those who "don't give a crap about gumm", and don't want it to be discussed here: You can't expect to have unbridled bash sessions about GumTech on this or any thread on the Internet. As I have said, if you all don't want me to post on this thread, then I respectfully request that you stop bashing the company with unsubstantiated comments. If you bash, I will post. If you post something that I disagree with, I will post. If you don't post about GUMM at all, I will not post. Thank you. Dan, I found your use of the phrase, "unbridled bash sessions" to be most interesting. It's part of the culture of the Internet that people seem to expect that anyone, even someone completely anonymous and operating under multiple aliases, is free to post anything anything and everything they may choose, however irresponsible, however inaccurate, however devious, however misleading, however wrong, or however "anything else" they may choose to as long as it's "on topic". It also seems to be part of the culture of the Internet for people to attack those who attempt to restrict in any way, the so-called "free flow of ideas", as it is often called. In other words, people such as yourself who attempt nothing more than to simply request some minimal degree of accountability and responsibility from those making irresponsible, devious, misleading and inaccurate posts often get accused of being "thought police", or any number of other bizarre accusations. It's my opinion that the cultural part of the Internet that fosters unedited, free flowing, completely false and unsubstantiated statements leads to anarchy and confusion and is a culture that might prove to be ultimately be self-defeating. What is interesting to me is that here at SI, a poster who posts "off topic", but otherwise accurate information, often gets in trouble and is run off a thread, yet someone who posts "on topic" but wildly inaccurate information, often gets a free ride as a participant. In other words, being "on topic" seems to be more important to many people than being "accurate". Maybe that's an inversion of appropriate priorities? Anyway... Having said all those long-winded opinions, I must say I admire your spunk and classy efforts to call those into account who post blatant inaccuracies about GUMM. You can continue to expect flak from those who think "unbridled bashing" is an appropriate way to operate, and who don't want to be held the least bit accountable for their words. Have a nice day, and keep up the good work! Ice

To: DanZ who wrote (3686)	9/18/1999 12:00:00 PM
From: pz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10293

Dan, I just want to thank you for your tireless efforts on this thread defending GUMM from the Wexler shorts. For all who know Dan, he is well known on SI for his unmatched research into the stocks he plays along with his unbelievable knowledge of Technical Analysis. I've known Dan for a few years now and his ethics are beyond reproach. As for him being called a shill, well....that's just nonsense. I'm also a substantial stockholder in GUMM for only one reason. Myself and several friends tried Zicam and it worked like no other product that I've ever used. My colds normally last 2 weeks and Zicam cut it down to 48 hours. The shorts can argue about the value of GUMM until the cows come home, but that won't change the fact that GUMM sells a product that could very well revolutionize how people deal with their colds. Thanks again Dan for all of your efforts. Paul