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To: TobagoJack who wrote (49432)	5/4/2004 7:05:14 PM
From: smolejv@gmx.net	Respond to of 74559

>>I am still keenly interested in doing anything that would give Boxer .... his privilege on SI<< Second that. DJ

To: TobagoJack who wrote (49432)	5/4/2004 7:25:24 PM
From: SI Dave	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 74559

Jay, I respectfully suggest that you're missing the key point. SI is intended to be a predominantly investment oriented discussion site, not a microcosm of society. The argument that all investments are affected by politics which therefore justifies their inclusion on all investment threads is a non-starter. With that in mind, SI made possible many years ago the ability for members to create subjects that are not specifically investment oriented. The reason for doing so was to minimize off-topic posts on the investment threads by providing alternatives for non-investment related discourse. Over the past few years, the dynamics have been hurt, in part, by inattention to minimizing off-topic posting on investment threads, and other subjects for that matter. Many past members have left or ceased posting because of the effort required to weed through off-topic posts to find ones that pertained to the subject, not to mention the intimidation, vulgarity, and generally uncivil behavior of a small number of other members. Since there is effectively an appropriate place available to discuss any subject desired, it's reasonable to require members to at least make an attempt to respect the intended subject for each individual thread. For those who prefer anarchy, there's always the Yahoo! boards. In regard your other question, I haven't received or been made aware of any inquires he may have made to other SI contacts regarding the possibility of reinstatement. Presumably he would have done so had there been an interest. That said, I don't see how the site or the membership at large would benefit from a reinstatement. It would most likely serve to embolden both him and his fellow CFZers to become even more acrimonious towards SI, the TOU and other members, if that's even possible. That's not acceptable and would have to be answered for there to be consideration for reinstatement.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (49432)	5/4/2004 7:33:59 PM
From: Terry Maloney	Respond to of 74559

Very nice post, Jay. Sadly, I see by the reply that nothing's been learned ....

To: TobagoJack who wrote (49432)	5/4/2004 8:08:18 PM
From: BubbaFred	Respond to of 74559

Yeah, as I thought, SI Admin doesn't have similar appreciation nor the breadth of wisdom that you possess.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (49432)	5/4/2004 9:36:24 PM
From: Joe S Pack	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Jay, It looks like thought police is slowly engulfing these threads. So my general question to the thread is, what are you all going to do in case Admin wants to give us timeout or ban us? Where are you going to move? I enjoy this thread for all points of views, though I have mild to very very very strong disagreement with some of the posters, and is a very educational. Just pondering.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (49432)	5/5/2004 1:41:27 AM
From: RealMuLan	Respond to of 74559

>>I am still keenly interested in doing anything that would give Boxer his privilege on SI<< I agree, Joel is a valuable poster on SI, and an asset to us. BOB should reinstate him.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (49432)	5/6/2004 2:13:27 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Likely you have read this... Message 20096340 Date: Wed May 05 2004 14:33 trotsky (RIP@Yuan) ID#377387: Copyright © 2002 trotsky/Kitco Inc. All rights reserved by the time the decoupling actually occurs, the Yuan's relative position vis-a-vis the USD may well be different. at the moment, far more Yuan than dollars are printed, which is the reason why i doubt that an appreciating Yuan is a 'slam dunk' case. a strong hint here is also that EVERYBODY seems to believe it IS a sure thing. at this particular moment in time, i for one don't believe it is.