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Technology Stocks : Nortel Networks (NT) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: SJS who wrote (8365)	11/6/2000 8:13:19 PM
From: mtnlady	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14638

I am all for debates on the merits of a company versus another company. Sector issues etc... But what FESH is doing is outright spamming. If you doubt me check the quantity and (lack of) quality of his posts on the other threads. Unless you want SI to degenerate to Yahoo or cause all threads to be moderated AND FESH appears to have no self control then we have either one of two options. a) filter him out b) start a moderated thread Again.. I am all for discussing the issues in a civil manner. Check out G&K thread to see this in practice. On that thread many of us have differing opinions on various companies. All sides are heard and discussed. FESH is another can of worms all together. Suggestion - if you like the spamming then don't filter him out. If you would rather hear more civil discussions with less ulterior agenda involved then filter him out. Either way since filtering FESH out reading the NT and JDSU threads has sure gotten a lot easier.

To: SJS who wrote (8365)	11/7/2000 12:59:06 AM
From: Master (Hijacked)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14638

"Either argue constructively with facts supporting your opinion, ....." How does one argue (discuss) when the other is SHOUTING IN YOUR FACE????? eom

To: SJS who wrote (8365)	11/7/2000 5:39:24 PM
From: unix_daemon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14638

Sometimes a lover never comes back. I agree, Steve: ostriches. It's a bad practice to fall in love with a stock. Often what I see in the SI threads are pleas from jilted shareholders for their beloved stock to come back. They lash out in anger and fear when a bear mauls their stock, when instead they would be better off addressing the bear's argument(s); better off both financially and emotionally. They consider the descent a product of manipulation, or assign some other absurd reason to its decline. The real answer is more often in the mirror: "I didn't cut my losses. And I refuse to move on." Admitting a mistake is tough, but refusing to do so can lead to financial disaster. Again, I am neither long nor short NT. A relative of mine holds GLW, but that thread is quiet. Here there is (at times) some useful information about 'optical networking' stocks. I'm not implying that NT will never come back; but some stocks ignore forever the pining of the lovelorn. - Pete "manipulation is a euphemism for 'my stock is down'"