To: bigbuk who wrote (49371 ) 4/20/2001 10:14:50 AM From: the Chief Respond to of 62348 I must admit bigbuk I had to think about your "tout" statement. I do notice you have a selective memory of past events. For instance you raise posts like the one I am answering to ridicule others for guesses they made months ago. yet you quickly forget your own? You are quick to take over threads throughout SH & SI either calling a stock a POS when you are short, or passing out accolades on its merits when long. Then when you liquidate your position, you disappear from the thread as quickly as you arrive. People have alluded to the fact that they believe you are "front running". Which has offended you deeply. Maybe you are doing it sub-consciously, maybe you are not doing it...but many believe you are. You are quick to point out to many people that this market was toast, and emphatically posted link after link after link of bad news to reinforce your position. However, a few of us looked at the market and disregarded the analysts, guru's "and you" and found a bottom in the market and said so! You chided those that were buying long on April 1-4 as if they were just suckers playing into your master plan. But have you noticed no one has posted your $10.00 predictions on RIM because it was a POS and deserves to be there? Or your other many calls at the bottom that probably influenced many from getting into the market? One of the reasons I specified in the "rules" no price predictions is because mass fear is as bad as mass euphoria, it prevents a person from thinking clearly and making a decision based on fact rather than your endless postings of pending death. Which, by the way supported your short position, how coincidental. Most people that post here post there comments as a guess, you post as if you know...and if long you are wrong". This allows you to manipulate those that are weaker in personality which is not the intention of this thread. even though you would accuse me of doing the same. I give you 100% credit for calling the downturn and am envious of your shorting talent. However, I am disgusted with your attempts to make everyone else look like a fool while "promoting yourself" as being most accurate, only to watch you disappear when your projections fail to materialize, once again...very coincidental. Yet you insist on calling me a "tout"...I suggest it is time to look in the mirror. the Chief