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To: Ted David who wrote (6620)	9/18/2000 6:18:27 PM
From: arno	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

Perhaps an anger management course would help you feel happier about things? Maybe an enema would make YOU feel better....

To: Ted David who wrote (6620)	9/18/2000 8:41:14 PM
From: Mike M2	Respond to of 17683

Ted, I suspect many of your viewers will need an anger management class once the stock market bubble implodes. Mike

To: Ted David who wrote (6620)	9/22/2000 10:44:33 PM
From: Don Pueblo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

Ted, I have an idea for football. I got it from watching the Olympics for half an hour. Pass this on to the Powers That Be, will you? I've arranged it in sequence. 1. Excellent 3D spinning logo with the word "football" 2. Dub in music, preferably trumpets 3. Welcome by Bob Costas 4. Commercial 5. Commercial 6. Commercial 7. Excellent 3D spinning logo with the word "football" 8. Dub in music, preferably trumpets 9. Story about the quarterback's wife's brother's dentist's bout with psoriasis by Geraldo Rivera 10. Commercial 11. Commercial 12. Commercial 13. Excellent 3D spinning logo with the word "football" 14. Dub in music, preferably trumpets 15. Preview of the kickoff with Bob Costas 16. Story about how footballs are made (Maria Bartaromo) 17. Retrospective of last 200 years of football (Bob Knight) 18. Commercial 19. Commercial 20. Excellent 3D spinning logo with the word "football" 21. Dub in music, preferably trumpets 22. Close up shot of the kicker placing the ball on the tee 23. Story of how the kicker has been placing the ball on the tee since he was 3 years old 24. Story about Joe Namath's career (Snoop Doggie Dog) 25. Commercial 26. Commercial 20. Excellent 3D spinning logo with the word "football" 21. Dub in music, preferably trumpets 22. Replay of the last 3 kickoffs in slow motion 23. Interview with the kicker about how he overcame his fear of kicking 24. Kickoff (just the beginning, not the catch) 25. Description of kickoff by Bob Costas 26. Live shot from the field of the kickoff ball being caught 27. Story about the receiver missing his last catch 28. Story about one of the linemen getting sick on the bus 29. Update on food poisoning threat (Jerry Springer) 30. Commercial 31. Commercial 31. Excellent 3D spinning logo with the word "football" 32. Dub in music, preferably trumpets 33. Welcome back to the kickoff with Bob Costas 34. Replay of the kickoff reception with technical explanation of the runback by Joe Namath 35. Story about Joe Namath's career 36. Story about Joe Namath's panty hose commercial 37. Panty hose commercial 38. Replay of the tackle ending the kickoff 39. Preview of show that follows the football game 40. Commercial 41. Commercial 42. Excellent 3D spinning logo with the word "football" 43. Dub in music, preferably trumpets 44. Welcome back to the Kickoff Tackle with Bob Costas 45. Interview with Joe Namath's parents (Ron Insana) 46. Explanation of how the kickoff starts the game (Sting) 47. Close-up shot of the kicker's parents watching the game 38. Preview of possible Third Down Options (Joe Theismann) 49. Commercial 50. Commercial 51. Excellent 3D spinning logo with the word "football" 52. Dub in music, preferably trumpets 53. Welcome back to the End of the Kickoff with Bob Costas 54. Story about First Down 55. First Down Play 56. Slow motion replay of First Down 57. Commercial 58. Commercial 59. Excellent 3D spinning logo with the word "football" 60. Dub in music, preferably trumpets 61. Welcome back to the End of the First First Down Play with Bob Costas 62. Slow motion replay of First First Down with explanation of Significant Events by Joe Namath 63. Preview of Second Down with Bob Costas 64. Story about Bob Costas as a young boy (Mark Haines) 65. Story about Mark Haines as a young boy (Mick Jagger) 66. Retrospective of the stadium suggesting it might be unsafe to attend the game (Martha Stewart) 67. Commercial 68. Commercial 69. Commercial 70. Commercial 71. Commercial 72. Excellent 3D spinning logo with the word "football" 73. Dub in music, preferably trumpets 74. Welcome back to the game with Bob Costas 75. Interview with the kicker regarding his views of First Down. 76. Slow motion replay of kickoff from a different angle 77. Interview with quarterback's parents 78. Preview of Second Down options with Bob Costas 79. Excellent 3D spinning logo with the word "football" 80. Dub in music, preferably trumpets 81. Second Down 82. Commercial 83. Commercial 84. Commercial 85. Excellent 3D spinning logo with the word "football" 86. Dub in music, preferably trumpets 87. Story about Left Defensive Tackle's leg surgery 88. Slow motion replay of Second Down 89. Interview with quarterback about First Down 90. Interview with fan about the kickoff 91. Shot of fan's parents back in Tucson watching the game 92. Commercial 93. Commercial 94. Commercial 95. Excellent 3D spinning logo with the word "football" 96. Dub in music, preferably trumpets 97. Local news highlights 98. Technical explantion of Second Down with John Madden 99. Setup for Third Down with Bob Costas and Geraldo Rivera 100. Commercial

To: Ted David who wrote (6620)	9/23/2000 12:27:35 AM
From: Michael Watkins	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

Ted, A few Quote.com users have started a grass roots movement to bring the spotlight of public scrutiny to long-festering problems with their QCharts / QFeed service. I published the following on every visible Quote.com forum, and sent an explanatory note to the listed print press below. I had been trying to find an email address on the CNBC web site that was read by humans more frequently but wasn't able to locate one. Perhaps you could have a look through this and determine if anyone is interested in picking up the story. Sounds sexy to me: - 1000's of users, many unable to access key trading tools on volatile days like Friday (and frankly most morning opens!) - capacity problems acknowledged by the company over a year ago, still unadressed. Many promised delivery dates for resolution come and gone - a history of the company suspending users who are overly critical or are attempting to investigate why certain problems are occuring (I have examples and contacts for this) - they charge a premium dollar for the service, and continue to market it as a "real time", reliable service which evidence most certainly shows it is not My hope is that Lycos management, after some time under the spotlight, will recognize that its cheaper to resolve the problems at high speed than it is to remain under focus. And maybe there's the angle that Internet companies have the same problems with customer satisfation that bricks and mortar companies do. They should be just as concerned about their brand being tarnished as Firestone should be. Only different between Lycos and bricks and mortar companies is that in the case of the internet, its pretty easy, with a little effort on the part of folks like me and the other users that are speaking out, to start to organize the entire clientle and speak up with a much louder voice. Would appreciate it if you could consider this. Thanks, Michael ..... Dear fellow exasperated Quote.com users, As you know I've been collecting info for the press to try to use that vehicle to draw public attention to our plight. Working together with a common voice, I believe we can quickly raise the publicity on this issue and perhaps do some good. Lets make it easy for everyone to join in - just do these Three Simple Steps to send a letter to the editors of some well known financial magazines and on-line journals. Imagine their response when they see hundreds of messages from different individuals, all with a common issue, the poor quality and reliability of this service. I've constructed an email for those that don't care to write their own. All I ask is that you send it, and do it NOW! Good luck to us all... 1. Click on the following links, and send a short note to the editors at the following organizations: mailto:letters@thestreet.com - letters@thestreet.com) mailto:editors@barrons.com - editors@barrons.com mailto:letter.editor@edit.wsj.com - letter.editor@edit.wsj.com .. add your own...! 2. Put the following subject in your email: Quote.com / Lycos Fails To Deliver Service - possible story. 3. Include at least the following in your email (or write your own) and add anything else you'd like to say. Keep it civil, and we'll get their attention for sure. Just cut and paste this into your email...: ------------------- start of email ---------------------- Dear Editors: I am a user of Lycos' Quote.com QCharts real time charting and quotes service. In the course of using this product, I have experienced many interruptions to service; untimely delivery of quotations; incorrect data -- these issues can cause financial losses as a result of lost opportunity, and an inability to rely on a "real time" analytical platform to make investment and trading decisions. The problem occurrences are frequent, in fact often a daily matter. The problems substantially started in early 1999, and despite many promises from company representatives and management, the major issues remain even to this day. I am not the only user affected. There are many thousands of users that have voiced their issues and concerns on-line. There are two major user on-line user communities that discuss these problems - you can explore the depth and extent of the problem yourself by visiting: Silicon Investor QCharts thread: Subject 21544 eGroups forum: egroups.com Myself and many other users would appreciate your consideration of an investigative article on this subject. Best regards, -------------------- end of email ------------------------ And that's it. Send it off and do it today!