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To: StaggerLee who wrote (8168)	12/2/1999 5:56:00 PM
From: Craig Jacobs	Respond to of 13157

A MATCH made in heaven... To: Mike Fredericks who wrote (8152) From: StaggerLee you guys go !

To: StaggerLee who wrote (8168)	12/2/1999 7:36:00 PM
From: Jim Mulis	Respond to of 13157

Art, I'm sorry, I gotta do it. I know better, but I can't seem to help myself: TO STAGGER: Have you been out of town a lot over the past few years? Don't you READ at all? Tech companies are FORCED to compensate their management teams to compete with other tech companies for talent. The preferred method is with stock options. At least it gives them an incentive to add to shareholder value. But maybe you're right. Maybe we shareholders could ask you to take over the reins of ACTV. I'll bet you could get out of that expensive lease in NYC. Hell, move the company to central Florida. Only ceiling fans though. Save on electricity. And I'm sure you wouldn't rip off the shareholders by asking for stock options. How would a straight salary of $250K sound? If the rest of you shareholders are in agreement, I say at the next shareholder meeting we vote Samuels and all the other deadweight out and put Stagger in. Then we could really feel good about this company.

To: StaggerLee who wrote (8168)	12/2/1999 8:53:00 PM
From: art slott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13157

Stagger, you sound like a Socialist. They saved the company a few million by terminating the SARS. So it wasn't 10 million. Thats peanuts anyway these days in the executive branch. BTW THE WAY THE BOOK VALUE is going to soar very soon from revenues and the Offering. I guess we should listen to you , and never mind how excited Malone is about the company. MANANGEMENT DESERVES THE CREDIT. When the stock is $60 will you still complain. Do you find it strange that no one is upset but you. 99% of investors that know you think you are a fool.

To: StaggerLee who wrote (8168)	12/3/1999 5:03:00 PM
From: Mike Fredericks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13157

Stagger- Easiest way to say this: You're wrong. Second Easiest way to say this: SAR's: Suck capital out of the company, devaluing the company in real dollars, which then kills the stock price since stock price is a function of company value. Stock Options: Do not change the real dollar valuation of the company. Only affects the value of the stock price because each share of stock is worth a smaller piece of the company. Key difference is the value of the company changes with SAR's whereas it doesn't change with stock options. In both cases the value of the stock changes, but with the SAR's, it's worse.