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To: Stoctrash who wrote (4799)	11/30/2000 6:01:03 AM
From: Thai Chung	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6531

This is straight from WSJ today; Never know, one day they might sue you for your stupid mouth, then you will spend more time in court than investing. Can't wait to see it. Litigation weighs on the minds of some SI members. More than 100 lawsuits have been filed against online posters, often by companies that feel they have been falsely or unfairly criticized. Silicon Investor's fee-based system, which usually involves a credit-card payment, makes it easier for a process server to track you down, argues Mike Grasso, a longtime Silicon Investor member and frequent critic of small companies. "I like SI the best," he says. "But I don't want to be sued." This trader says he is increasingly posting on Raging Bull -- under various aliases. Silicon Investor officials say they don't believe their members are any more susceptible to litigation than posters at other sites. In June, one concerned SI member, called "etc.", started the "What has happened to Silicon Investor?" discussion board to share ideas on "what went wrong" at what used to be "the hottest stock message board site on the Internet." So far, this board has only attracted 79 messages. Etc. hasn't posted a message on Silicon Investor for more than a month and didn't respond to e-mails requesting an interview.