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

To: Henry Niman who wrote (11148)	11/15/1997 12:10:00 PM
From: Beverly M	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 32384

As mainly a lurker on the threads I follow, I've noticed this phenomenon before. Most of the threads become "communities" where people with similar interests discuss the main topic, but also develop relationships which become personal. Frequently they are interested in each others' personal doings, and discuss "off-topic" subjects as well as the main subject. Sometimes real friendships develop. Though everyone wants their stocks to do well, and do cheer them on, and frequently boost each other's spirits in bad times, most do not actually object to thoughtful and well-reasoned concerns about the behavior of the stock or the company in question. What I notice is that often someone crashes into a civil group of people like a bull into a china shop. Their tone is arrogant, nasty, negative, challenging, and/or attacking. They don't come in as a shareholder who has "concerns" that they wish to discuss with other shareholders. They blame the regular posters for their positive and hopeful opinions, and say that they should post negative opinions. Why on earth would someone who wholeheartedly believes in a company, and who has put their money where their mouth is, make a practice of posting in a negative fashion? The new poster attacks the community but doesn't bring actual, thoughtful, well-reasoned, calm facts/opinions to back up their concerns. They don't state what their interest in the stock is to begin with...if they're so negative about the stock, why are they following it at all? After they have burst on the scene with the most negative and nasty tone possible, they blame the thread who reacts exactly as expected for "not wanting to hear anything negative about the stock." Actually, the thread wouldn't have minded the afore-mentioned reasoned concerned opinions about the stock. What people are guaranteed to object to is the arrogance and nastiness, and the attacks upon other members. When the new poster is flamed for his posts, he retaliates that no one wants to hear the "truth." (Why is the "truth" always negative?) Most threads don't mind contrary opinions...I see them presented in a civil manner on the threads every day. But it is completely disingenuous to state that one wasn't welcomed because of one's contrary opinions, when they know very well (and if they don't, they should) that it's the truly ugly tone which was absolutely calculated to stir things up. I don't know why people do this. Are these the same people who newly enter a workplace or some other community which has developed a mostly congenial group atmosphere and immediately cause trouble? I have no idea, but I suggest that it's possibly the best tactic to completely ignore their posts unless you want to become embroiled in a no-win and useless exchange which causes some readers a stomach ache. Bev