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To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/19/2001 6:56:43 PM
From: Don Pueblo  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2402
 
LOL! Ask the attorney three things please:

1. What are his picks?

2. How many billable hours did that rant take?

3. What about the Secret Code Ring?



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/19/2001 7:00:48 PM
From: AugustWest  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2402
 
I wonder if TBMFM is natural bald

This Contest is open only to natural persons who are legal residents of the United States,



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/19/2001 7:03:39 PM
From: Don Pueblo  Respond to of 2402
 
One other question:

2. ELIGIBILITY: This Contest is open only to natural persons who are legal residents of the United States, 18 years of age or older at time of entry, logging in from the United States and the District of Columbia, and who are Silicon Investor Premium Members as of January 31, 2001

What is a "natural person"? Would that eliminate non-natural people like AugustWest, impristine, Bald Man From Mars, and my stupid cousin? Because my stupid cousin wants to shoot for last place. He owes me the hundred bucks.



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/19/2001 7:34:10 PM
From: Don Pueblo  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2402
 
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To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/19/2001 8:27:44 PM
From: Jack Hartmann  Respond to of 2402
 
Scott, Interesting idea. Allowing OTCBB and stocks under 50M capitialization is more like a gambling event. Maybe add these in the next contest.

Jack



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/19/2001 8:28:47 PM
From: Trumptown  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2402
 
Contest name nomination: Pick-a-rama

My picks for Feb:
AASI, ECHO, CLST, BIKR.OB, DIOD

SR



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/19/2001 9:52:48 PM
From: Qone0  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2402
 
3. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: You must be the registered subscriber of the e-mail account and the Silicon Investor Premier Membership Account by which the entry is made prior to February 1, 2001. Incomplete entries or improperly posted public portfolios will not be accepted. Public portfolios that are changed after they are posted February 1, 2001 to February 28, 2001 will be disqualified. All entries become the property of InfoSpace. By entering this Contest, you consent to InfoSpace’s use of your name for promotional purposes, including online announcements, without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. No correspondence about entries will be entered into, nor will stock pick submissions be acknowledged or returned. InfoSpace is under no obligation to use any stock picks submitted. Neither InfoSpace, nor its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, or any telephone network or service providers are responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information, or for any human error, technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failures of any telephone network, computer equipment, software, inability to access any Web site or online service, or any other error or malfunction.

So you are going to make the winner famous huh?
Picks are not to be posted to this thread but through SI email or they won`t count?

Explain the conditions of entry a little more would you?



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/19/2001 9:59:01 PM
From: CatLady  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2402
 
Acceptance of prize constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use winners' names, hometowns, likeness photographs, statements made by winners about the promotion and/or prize information for purposes of advertising, promotion, and publicity without additional compensation.

That means you'd publish my real name?



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/19/2001 10:19:31 PM
From: Buckey  Respond to of 2402
 
SCOTT - Great stuff - I used to run a CDN contest on here where JILL sent out t-shirts for monthly winners. IT just became too much to administer for me as I allowed 3 traades a month. It was fun and this one will be also.



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/19/2001 10:21:08 PM
From: HairBall  Respond to of 2402
 
Scott Lux: What is a "natural" person?

The District of Columbia is not considered part of the United States?...<g>

Regards,
LG



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/19/2001 10:26:27 PM
From: greenspirit  Respond to of 2402
 
I'll be gone so here goes...

BFRE, CPQ, RFMD, ECLG, IIXL,

Best, Michael



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/20/2001 1:07:35 AM
From: Mr. Whist  Respond to of 2402
 
rtk
info
fnv
tgnt
dddc



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/20/2001 3:25:20 AM
From: marcos  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2402
 
No Dogs Puertorriqueños Or Canadians Allowed Contest ... <---- title

'Natural Persons who are Legal United States Residents' ... inherent contradiction, around here we call the latter furriners. But the lawyers came up with these restrictions of course. Let me guess - US lawyers. Funny, you know i could paddle my kayak to Pier 70 in a lot less time than Tastes Like Chicken could peddle his bicycle there ... and because of the relative distances mostly, not just that Doritos 'n whipped cream haggis thing of his.



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/20/2001 10:31:07 AM
From: daViking  Respond to of 2402
 
What! I thought this was the World Wide Web not the USW. I could sure use those American bucks as they are worth a lot more than mine. I will watch with interest. Good luck to all! Too bad you won't allow us up north stock exchanges.
From north of the 49th.
dvinge



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/20/2001 1:10:23 PM
From: KEN G  Respond to of 2402
 
PSIX, NTAP, ATHM, RHAT, PRGY



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/20/2001 6:20:07 PM
From: mattie  Respond to of 2402
 
RBOT, NMTC SDLI, ARXX, AVCI



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/21/2001 3:56:14 AM
From: EL KABONG!!!  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2402
 
Scott,

Why is this contest void in Arizona? I didn't realize that we were such great market players that the rest of country so resents our participating in these things... <g>

KJC



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/21/2001 1:21:12 PM
From: BAXTERBOO  Respond to of 2402
 
Here are my flying 5:
BK
MEL
FSR
WFC
WTT



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/26/2001 8:54:16 AM
From: Silver__7  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2402
 
Five Picks:

AVN
TERN
MERQ
KEYN
ATML



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/26/2001 8:55:24 AM
From: Silver__7  Respond to of 2402
 
NAME FOR GAME:

"HIGH FIVE CHALLENGE"



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/26/2001 11:39:10 PM
From: jack bittner  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2402
 
BFLY, PCG, MFNX, MT, CPN



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/30/2001 11:49:59 AM
From: Tech Monster  Respond to of 2402
 
Name of Contest: Silicon Invest-A-Quest

Stock Picks : AAPL, HTSF, NTCS, LITH, CCUR

TechMonster



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/31/2001 3:01:27 PM
From: James Strauss  Respond to of 2402
 
Contest Entries
*********************
Scott:

Here are my five selections:

STMP
SKYM
SQST
NTN
USON

Jim



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/31/2001 5:21:44 PM
From: Paul Moerman  Respond to of 2402
 
my picks: adbe, idph, irsn, jdsu, ssti



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/31/2001 8:19:13 PM
From: wmwmw  Respond to of 2402
 
LFMN,GRIC,MZON,VNTR,SQST.



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/31/2001 8:41:51 PM
From: Ice Cube  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2402
 
CORV NUFO NEWP HEI LINN



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/31/2001 9:46:20 PM
From: Berney  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2402
 
The Big Boyz Rule: AA, AXP, GLW, MRK, and WCOM

Berney



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/31/2001 10:34:58 PM
From: David Lawrence  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2402
 
AVCI
BLUE
NT
SCAI
WFII



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)1/31/2001 10:45:43 PM
From: DSPetry  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2402
 
ACLS, CKEY, CLXX, LU, TMBT
siliconinvestor.com
Dave



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)2/1/2001 8:44:09 AM
From: Larry S.  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2402
 
Opening price: since the contest states that we use the opening price today, I suggest that we all use the open price on the Yahoo financial page. if you input a stock symbol and ask for the "detailed" view, you will get the opening price. This is what i intend to use for my picks. larry



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)2/1/2001 9:22:09 AM
From: philan  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2402
 
siliconinvestor.com

WIND CYMI CREE MERQ EAG



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)2/1/2001 4:11:04 PM
From: Ice Cube  Respond to of 2402
 
siliconinvestor.com



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)2/1/2001 4:40:23 PM
From: wmwmw  Respond to of 2402
 
siliconinvestor.com



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)2/1/2001 11:43:06 PM
From: Berney  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2402
 
Scott, I've given some consideration to the name.

I was originally thinking that a simple "SI February Portfolio Challenge" would be appropriate. However, after looking at a lot of the posts tonight, I would suggest that a more simple "Portfolio Challenged" would be more appropriate. Keep the faith. The concept is good and will yield a wealth of information.

OTOH, I hope you didn't have any big plans this weekend, as it looks like its going to be a major effort just to get everyone's beginning portfolio balances straightened out. Best to You!

Berney



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)2/2/2001 1:47:25 AM
From: Barney  Respond to of 2402
 
Scott,

This is my suggestion for the contest title:

"From Rags to Riches in 30 days Contest."

Barney



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)2/2/2001 5:05:25 PM
From: wmwmw  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2402
 
I checked a few more, beside me, seems nobody used opening prices on Feb,1 as their portfolio purchase prices.



To: Scott Lux who wrote (1)2/15/2001 11:41:18 PM
From: canuck-l-head  Respond to of 2402
 
Scott: I could dispute the so-called "Official Rules" on the basis that all players were not notified of the "Official Rules". In fact, no effort was made to inform the participants that these so-called rules were "official". I do appreciate you pointing the post out to me, though, because I can clearly see the KISS principle was blown to hell A LONG, LONG TIME AGO.

Translation: I call bullshit.

The invitation to the contest was posted in a personal message TO EVERYONE who might be eligible. I did not (and I am suspecting that there are several hundred other people who did not) get any notification that the original published rules had been modified, changed, clarified, or revoked.

If you or anyone else thought that everyone interested in the contest has or would have read even THIRTY of the over 2000 posts on this thread, you are absolutely insane. Anyone who HAS read (besides yourself, of course, because you started the thread) most of the posts on this thread is absolutely insane.

Man, oh, man, I don't wonder why there are so many portfolios out there suffering terribly - the victims are spending more time chatting on SI than they are watching the markets, doing DD, and earning a living.

Translation: I have better things to do than read every *(&%?! post on this thread, looking for hints about what the ()*&#$@ rules are on day 21 of the countdown, day 15 of the countdown, and ground zero!

Who, pray tell, "MADE YOU DO IT"? Naw, I'm not blaming you for any of this confusion. I am blaming the people who have failed the participants. How many other people out there posted to this thread, thinking they were eligible, and they don't even qualify under the so-called "OFFICIAL RULES?"

Are the planners of this contest so anal retentive that they actually forget the internet reaches past their borders?

Give your head a shake, Scott. I took over an hour out of my business day to make sure I jumped through all the hoops that I was aware of. I DON'T CLIP COUPONS, AND I DON'T WATCH THE SHOPPING CHANNEL. I EARN A LIVING when I am not watching the markets, looking for news, or trading.

Translation: Some shortsighted people wasted my time, and I didn't even know it until now.

My final analysis is that this idea was not thought out from the outset, and that there are going to be a lot of people besides me who are going to lose respect for SI. As it is, I don't spend much time here because the REAL news, the stuff that matters, is out there, waiting to be found. It isn't in someone's masochistic slant on SI, nor is it hidden among the roses that so many people on SI sniff.

GOOD LUCK to all the wannabe's who are hoping to get their minute of fame in their 89 years of petty existence - they'll need it. Contrary to popular liberal mindsets, I am and will continue to be OUT THERE WORKING AT GETTING WEALTHY, not looking for a fleeting moment of shallow glory that only comes to those who need to manipulate the "RULES" to satisfy some socialist conscience.

MAN, NO WONDER THIS CONTINENT NEEDS G.W.BUSH!

Again, I am not perturbed with you. You have continued to somehow try to make sense of a poorly-thought-out contest in a world of constantly changing variables. Gosh, that sounds like the stock market---

---speaking of which, I think I'll go there now!

Regards,

canuck-l-head

PS: Ya, I knew all along SI wouldn't allow Canadians or any foreigners to take a prize home. That would be sharing, and that's not what our Socialist world is built on - it's built on TAKING.