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To: hueyone who wrote (60835)	8/7/2002 12:38:00 PM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 77397

Look everyone. The thing we all have to keep in mind is the BIG PICTURE. What is important to all of us isn't what is happening in only one quarter. We want to know trends. How is this company performing over multiple quarters? How do their metrics look over the long term? We all know that there are going to be oddball quarters that are deviations from the trend, but the trend is what is important for trying to value a company. Therefore, I have to agree with Hueyone that consistency of accounting for options and getting some expense number on the books is the important thing right now. The rest is academic. We are all owners of some of these companies. When the owners of a company are clamoring for more disclosure, then by gosh those companies should give it. Right now, the majority of people want stock options expensed. So give it to us for heaven's sake.