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To: Jon Tara who wrote (17560)	5/24/2003 5:14:20 PM
From: Rick Faurot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32883

Thanks for the clarifications. >>Sure, Rick, to clarify, your comment: "It is comments like yours that initiated the need for moderated boards" served to personalize the argument.<< I still didn't understand what you meant by "personalize" until I read this comment: >>You personalized it, expressing the desire or desirability to censor my comments. The implication, it seems to me, was "see, people like you are why we need moderation." The irony is, I saw that as a personal attack.<< I see now that you took this remark as a personal attack. But I didn't mean it that way. I wasn't expressing a desire to censor your remarks, Jon, nor would I have censored them had I had such a capacity. I also didn't say "see, it's people like you are why we need moderation." What I did say, as you quoted me, and what I meant was that comments like yours--and I was referring specifically to your metaphor referring to thread moderators as "little hitlers" was the type of comment that many people would feel uncomfortable with having to read on a regular basis. I don't want to belabor the point since you have already apologized for it and I wish I'd been more clear in expressing what I meant. My purpose was definitely not to offend you. >>IMO, a better approach than moderation is for reasonable people to talk it out. There is a great deal of misunderstanding possible on message boards. It can usually be worked-out with clarification.<< In an ideal world, all conflicts and disputes would be worked out by sincere dialogue typified by the type of good will that you and I have used to arrive at an understanding. One of the reasons I took the trouble to respond to you in detail was because I've read many of your posts on the Dream Machine and other threads and I know you are a very smart guy who has done a lot to share your knowledge in helping others. Regrettably we share the planet and the boards with quite a few who don't possess as much good will as we would like. Many have developed almost obsessive tendencies to address others with hostility and even violent intention. In such a context we have a responsibility to protect ourselves in the most intelligent and effective ways possible. I do want to add that I have come to appreciate from the discussion on this board another point of view, namely that of those who dislike having discussion curtailed on individual stock boards. As an index futures trader, I pay little attention to these boards, but I can see that there is a legitimate issue there for people who object to having posts limited only to those that are supportive of long positions in specific stocks. I note that on SI there can be more than one board that features an individual stock and that seems like a decent compromise that allows shorts, people who believe they are "scam busters" representatives of "the truth" and others to post what they like about a stock without concern for being moderated off. I also don't see any harm in moderated individual stock threads where all or most of the posts promote the long view. That obviously serves a purpose for many who just want to feel good about their longs. Those of us who insist on a more balanced view have plenty of options. >>BTW, I also apologize for saying that I "don't know who you are nor do I care". Actually, after reviewing your posts, I see that we seem to hang out in many of the same threads here. Indeed, I've read many of your posts and enjoyed and appreciated them.<< No apology needed, though I appreciate the sentiment. I knew who you were even though you didn't remember me. Thank you so much for the stimulating and interesting discussion.