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To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (2055)	10/4/2004 6:24:06 PM
From: SI Dave	Respond to of 6035

Thanks, Art. I forgot about the option to show the chart/quote below each message. I'll note your input in the FAQ. However, due to the cost of providing quotes, the most likely outcome will be a link provided with each message that will take you to the appropriate quote page for that thread. iHub recently added to each message "AAPL Level II - News - Quote - Chart".

To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (2055)	10/4/2004 6:48:56 PM
From: SI Bob	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 6035

Dave, the old format allowed one to see a recent stock quote whenever the user was reading messages for a particular stock thread. Now there is an extra step that would be totally unnecessary if the page were set up correctly. There're really two issues at play here: 1. The definition of "correctly". To me, it's not always synonymous with "the way it's always been done". I really abhor clutter and am trying to keep each page, especially busy, often-hit pages like readmsg, as "clean" as possible. I don't want to add more than the minimum necessary to that page. 2. The cost of quotes. If I have the latest stock price display with each message, the cost will wipe out the bank account in a month or two. I might, however, add a "Quote" link somewhere on readmsg if it doesn't detract too much from the cleanliness of the interface.