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To: JimC1997 who wrote (9935)	1/26/2000 6:05:00 PM
From: Savant	Respond to of 18366

Say, these guys aren't even doing it correctly... according to this shorter's manual, they are going about it all wrong..LOL. ===================Message boards Guidelines used by shorters. Be anonymous, of course. Use 10% fact and 90% suggestion in one's posts. Facts give credibility, while suggestion does the "sell". Let others "help" you learn about a stock thereby developing rapport and a support base. Use multiple handles, but develop a unique style for each. Use multiple ISPs. Start each new handle slowly to build acceptance. Occasionally, use two handles to "discuss" an issue. Do not show all your cards at once when slamming a stock. It's a war - it's ok to lose a battle as long as you save enough ammo to win the war. Know your enemies - they will end up being your best weapons. Only slam until the tide starts to turn. Let doubt carry the stock back with the tide. Maintain an appearance of being open minded but a slant in either direction is acceptable. Don't appear meek. No one follows the meek. Strike just as your opponent starts to gather momentum but not before or you lose your sting. Don't worry if people peg you for a slammer. The doubt will remain and that's what you are after. If pegged, put up a brief fight, then let them feel they've won. This puts their guard down within a few days and your other handles can take over from there. When slamming a stock, the intent is to minimize its rise, not to create an instant plunge. To slam a stock requires you only to kill the dream not the company. Use questions to invoke critical thinking and use statements to reinforce. You can be liberal in your questions but be specific and precise in your statements. Don't lie. When slamming, encourage research beyond calling the company.You know people are far too lazy and it's only doubt you are after, not confirmation. When slamming, discourage people from taking the company's word - encourage them to seek outside proof. If the company's history is bad, point them there. When slamming, refer to missed deadlines and weak financials. When slamming, if the price rises, blame it on a temporary mass reaction to a press release rather than real interest in the stock. Point out low volume and emphasize the selling. Pretend to share the same concerns by learning what they want to hear. And above all else, be unpredictable.

To: JimC1997 who wrote (9935)	1/26/2000 6:05:00 PM
From: who cares?	Respond to of 18366

But I will not bother to refute the points you made in this message. What a surprise. You have behaved properly, but your friends have exhibited behavior best observed in zoological institutions and as a result, I urge them to take serious, long-term short positions in this stock. They are inherently cowardly, preying upon the nervous small investors who seek advice and guidance from boards such as this. They attack what they cannot understand, claiming that the company is worthless, yet they cover their short positions at a price which this stock has achieved only in the past five days. If the stock is truly worthless as they claim, why cover at all? 1. In my eyes it is equally cowardly of you to claim that my arguments are flawed but then not have the sac to back that statement up. Sorry, I don't want to go through 10k messages here and 10 billion messages on RB where it's nothing but a bunch of backslapping and handholding by clueless investors, looking for some needle in a haystack post that's going to awaken me to how this company is worth anywhere close to where it's at today or has any real breakthrough technology. 2. Who says everyone covered? Of course it is the smart play to cover into a downdraft like this, just as it would have been the smart play to sell into the runup when you have liqudity if you are long, but some prefer to stay short and get even shorter on any further runs. Of course they should get that chance since one would expect some more nice fluffy PR, and "we're going to Nasdaq, woohoo" board fodder, to get the price moving north again. I doubt anyone will bother to mention the many BB stocks that get smooshed when they hit the NAZ and become an easier short. We wouldn't want to scare the small investor with the truth. If there's something i've said that you find to be untrue, then let's discuss it, but all i've seen so far is a bunch of longs that allude to this and hint at that but can't back any of it up when pressed. CMB