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To: MaryinRed who wrote (185)	5/28/2000 7:47:00 PM
From: eims2000	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 445

Mary, honestly think about this for a bit. There is an uptick rule. It sucks for us because if we want to short a stock we have to do it while it is going up, at least in order to build a decent position. I bring this up here though to say, that if we were trying to SHORT the stock down to help us, well that just will not work. After the first downtick, no one can short it again unless it upticks. Actually only a percentage of the stuff we are in actually makes it here. I think we have a right to post our negative opinions and the fact that we are backing it up with real positions. Sometimes these posts carry weight, sometimes they dont. Some picks are good for SI, if we are short it then I am sure that it helps our SI followers to be configent and hold their positions. And yes, Tony has an ego.:) And so do I.

To: MaryinRed who wrote (185)	5/28/2000 8:17:00 PM
From: Smiling Bob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 445

amr, in his narrow minded way, often referred to my picks as being "pump and dump" Problem was I rarely ever had a position or vested interest and there wasn't anyone I knew of who was even buying based on my recommendation. I wonder if he can say the same about his short calls which always included incessant bashing from every direction? Every company has an Achilles heel. If the call was good, why the need for the 50 *XYZ<-------------< TURD ON A TOADSTOOL!!*posts a day dwelling on that by he and each of his bootlicking anonymous netizens? If a long did that, he'd be the first to toss around his pail of suet. It's too easy to frighten someone into selling, particularly if 200 plus with offshore accounts were shortselling at the same time. Snowball effect...?

To: MaryinRed who wrote (185)	5/28/2000 9:14:00 PM
From: Mama Bear	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 445

Mary, then why ever post on any stock, long or short? I understand you have "the right" to post your positive opinions, but if you truly believed in them then why would you need to post it? Why should shorts wait quietly for their analysis to come to fruition when longs are posting their often misguided opinions? Why did you join SI to begin with? I joined because it was free back in the dark ages when we used to talk about a stock's prospects and not peoples motivation for or the manner in which they posted. Regards, Barb