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Biotech / Medical : Ligand (LGND) Breakout! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Courtney Willfore who wrote (11124)	11/15/1997 1:22:00 AM
From: CYBERKEN	Respond to of 32384

A scientist has the obligation to "present" both sides, but not an investor. You're posting among investors here, some of whom graciously present what science they know-and which none of us can do much to confirm, so we must decide on our own to take it or leave it. Investors, on the other hand, have paid for the right to say whatever they choose. They can cheerlead, slam, sell, or lurk-but they can't be accused of conflict of interest because it's transparent that, as investors, they have a vested interest in the fortunes of the company. Henry (a fellow investor) spends his time here selling a positive view of Ligand. Many of us have told him in the past that he does an outstanding job of exactly that. If that's a problem, however, grab the mouse and click him off.

To: Courtney Willfore who wrote (11124)	11/15/1997 1:49:00 AM
From: Vector1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32384

Courtney, Anyyone who has spent time on the thread knows Henry's backround. He has never hidden any of it. He is one of the scientific founders of a company which became LGND and currently is an interested and informed shareholder. It is not Henry's responsibility to provide and unbiased view. It is your responsibility as an investor to investigate and deternine whether you agree. Henry has never ducked questions and he is not the only participant on the thread with a scientific backround and substantial investment experience. Yes he is obsessed with LGND and many of us have benefited from his knowledge. I personally have a very bullish opinion of the company's potential. A lot can go wrong with a development stage biotech but there is little question that LGND is the dominant player in the development of retiniods and rexiniods and that it is likely that these small molecule orally and topically deliverable drugs will play a major role in treating various cancers and metobolic diseases. with regard to the numerous posts about Henry's goalkeeper daughter he is obviously a proud father and a number of particpants on the thread have developed a strong affection for one another. If that is bothersome to you it is not difficult or particularly burdensome to hit the NEXT button. I noticed from your personal profile that you are a young adult and an inexperienced investor. You can learn much from this and some of the other better threads on SI. Instead of attacking people ask questions and challenge assumptions. Finally i noticed that your favorite quote was "trust few". While a healthy dose of scepticism is important to successful investing the inability have faith in people is not an admirable personal trait. Neither is a shoulder with a protruding chip. V1