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To: SI Bob who wrote (90)	10/27/2004 7:36:28 AM
From: d:oug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 377

(or) Bob, Rather than appear here as you have already done, have this handled as if Warren Buffet bought SI last week lock, stock and barrel [Idiom / Expression everything, all assets] and hired for $1/year his friend Bill Gates to be SI Admin. Bill would read: Silicon Investor Terms of Use Agreement siliconinvestor.com Welcome to Silicon Investor! Then Bill would call Warren on the telephone and complain that he did not get a complete package, as first off there is no discription of what the "Silicon Investor Service" is. But thats mild comparied to the $h!t Bill Gates given Warren about the TOU being vague, does not list conditions specific enough such that a new Admin can come aboard and apply the TOU to the "letter of the law" when double speak and half speak and not speak and un-null-none-all speak is how the TOU is worded. Alice in Wonder Land via through the "eyes" of the TOU (or) whomever happen to be the Admin at the point in time Sure, we all know what SI is, right? Sure, why not since "Silicon Investor Service" is... is? In the TOU itemized as what? The features you encounter once using? What happens to be happening, current postings? Past posting? What determines future postings is? If you cannot control future postings, then current and past postings will define SI, not the TOU since its not defined by specifics, but using vague aka "You know what this means." Please correct me, but where is SI's purpose stated? Home page? Sure, contain market news. But, also recently invited new membership to post about Iraq. Making a board to identify an investment opportunity is ok, so it can include what investments? markets, public people? Then, identification includes "great opportunity" and "warning." Seems TLC is a public figure on SI via his articles on SI's home page. The vague TOU seems to lean towards comments on public figures being ok to post or make boards on. Myself, this board stinks. But its not personal to me since I know not TLC Infact he gave me the cold shoulder on IH when I posted to him. To me the stink is SI is not defined as a market discussion board where members communicate to buy/hold/sell to make a profit. Once again to echo many others... #reply-20433662 siliconinvestor.com From: Cisco ... 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... 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. Each portal could enforce a different TOU allowing... [stop] ok, As far as i'am concerned this thread should NOT be allowed if SI wants to be knowed as Markets Investing message boards. This thread is a Raging Bull type environment, aka cancer. (more) TOU We hope that you will enjoy the information and services provided on our site... By using Silicon Investor, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use... ... you subject yourself to possible suspension and/or termination if you do any of the following: * Use Silicon Investor for... transmission of material that is unlawful, harassing, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene... improper or otherwise objectionable. 1.1. Silicon Investor is pleased to provide you with the Silicon Investor Service via the Web site(s) owned... 2. MEMBER CONDUCT 2.1. The Service includes information, views, opinions and recommendations of individuals and organizations of interest to the investment community. Silicon Investor assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, currency, completeness or usefulness of information in any material available via the Service...

To: SI Bob who wrote (90)	10/27/2004 5:00:57 PM
From: Intrepid1	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 377

Bob you must shut down this thread. I have definitive proof that TLC was never out to con anybody. Any suggestion otherwise is libel. I have also alerted TLC to this thread. Up until one hour ago he was unaware of its existence. The following is an excerpt from an e-mail TLC sent me on March 26, 2003. At the time we were discussing the financing and business structure of a new entity intended to hold the various websites TLC had developed. Another factor: Michal Daniel owns 25% of Market Spirit. He paid 30 grand for it. I want to work out a way to give him back twice that. I do NOT want him to have to wait until some stock he gets is worth 60 grand. I would prefer to just buy him out for 30 grand cash and some restricted stock that might be worth 30 grand in two years or whatever. Doesn’t require any restructuring of ownership or anything, does not require some sort of penalty to me or xxx or anyone else, right? Just raise the dough and pay Michal. I also owe about 8 other people about ten grand, about a grand each. Bill U from SI, V K, Augie Doggie , the Company owes them all a grand or more. These are people that invested in Market Spirit before it was a small part of the bigger deal. The facts speak for themselves.