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To: d:oug who wrote (21163)	8/21/2004 11:41:23 AM
From: Cisco	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32871

In the past there have been people all over this board that have screamed first amendment! I never have and never will believe that the first amendment applies to private sites. If one ever sees a message board recommended by a source like Forbes or others it is always either SI or Motley Fool. More often now days you will see sites recommend particular threads on a message board like: Ask DrBob, which is one I have recently seen recommended. One might ask why they do this? I believe it is because most financial message boards have gone to dogs, but still have a few redeeming values. Just look at what tops the Hot Lists on SI on any given day! The fact is that many of the best people for helping others with financial insights aren't going to put up with the abuse of others. They don't have too! Over the years we have seen many good people stop posting on SI. I personally believe that an entry portal should be created to SI, that everyone must past through to log in. This entry portal could point people to different parts of the board. For example: One portal could lead to SI; an area limited to non-hype and civil discussion of financial issues. Another portal may lead to IHub; a site limited to small cap and bulletin board discussion. Both sites may be linked to a common research area. Other portals may be a Political Portal and a Coffee House Portal. Each portal could enforce a different TOU allowing some members to post seamlessly across all portals while limiting other posters to perhaps only the Political and Coffee House Portals. The financial portal could then be given a TOU which requires and promotes civil discussion thus encouraging those who wish to take their stock trading seriously a place to post free of verbal abuse. I believe that it would be much easier to attract endorsement and sponsors if one could separate the trash from truly financial areas of the site. Joe