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To: SI Bob who wrote (2330)	1/15/2004 8:11:32 PM
From: c. carlson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4890

Bob: The SI charts have one fantastic feature over all others I have seen. They are intuitive; mathematically finding the support & resistance lines along the vertical axis, instead of counting by fives or twos. If someone else is doing this, point me to them, I have found none so far. If this goes away, my biggest SI tool is gone. I really come for the charts, if they go.....my traffic into SI will be greatly reduced. I can't complain about the value of my lifetime account since 1998, but the remaining features just aren't enough to keep my interest.

To: SI Bob who wrote (2330)	1/15/2004 9:12:08 PM
From: EL KABONG!!!	Respond to of 4890

Hi Bob, I've got portfolios at half a dozen sites, plus in software installed on my own PC. I've got quote availability (both delayed and real time) available from a combined dozen or so sources. So, the availability of both quotes and portfolios on SI isn't a major attraction for me. However, to be honest about it, having both available on the site is a plus for SI. I do have portfolios stored on SI, and I do look at the quotes on the bottom of some stock threads (from time to time). As a long term, buy and hold, hope and pray type of investor, I really don't look much at the minute-to-minute or hour-to-hour quotes. End-of-day prices suit my needs just fine. Perhaps you could "partner up" with some other entity who would "sponsor" delayed quotes (for free) and real-time quotes (at a price to be passed on to users). Some potential sponsors that come to mind immediately might include any of the major brokerages that don't have their own stock threads (Schwab, TD Waterhouse, HR Block just to name 3). Or you might look towards a major news outlet source that wants to increase page views and wants any "prestige" available by being associated with the brand name "Silicon Investor" (and you could even throw in I-Hub viewership as an added enticement). Some names there might include Bloomberg, CBS MarketWatch (though they do have their own threads), CNBC (also have competing threads) or Fox. Just throwing out ideas here. The bottom line (as I see it) is that "united we stand" might apply to many Internet web sites, because individually, you all might be eaten alive by delivery costs. Just my opinion, though... KJC