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To: Ted M who wrote (117)	7/7/2011 5:50:01 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7352

ksuave is exactly right. I would add that there is an issue here as to whose threads these are? I would agree that there is an issue. And the ultimate answer is "they are all pretty much Brad's threads". After that they are pretty much every member's threads. Why shouldn't someone who starts a thread have sole discretion as to who can post to it and who can't? What is wrong with giving thread moderators that kind of power? if it is a thread discussing stocks, then this allows for the possibility of bias in who gets banned so that potential readers/investors only hear the positive opinions and not the potential negative influences on the stock. This creates an environment that is perfect for unknowing investors to be fleeced. If someone doesn't like it they can start their own thread or go to a thread more sympathetic to their views. Why should someone who doesn't follow the moderator's rults have any rights when it isn't even their thread? If you have the ability to ignore everything that a member posts as well as the responses to their messages, why does it bother you what they may post? Let's say that some guy likes a particular stock....for example VSYS. Let's say that it is late April of this year and that guy is posting very positive stuff about the stock as the stock is rising and rising like crazy. Let's say that another guy steps in and says, "whoa nelly! it looks like this stock is going through a pump and dump. y'all might want to hold back before putting your kid's college money into this one". Now, if the stock is being P&D'd, that second opinion might have saved someone some money. And if the stock is fundamentally sound then nobody is harmed. And if you didn't want to see that guy's messages about the potential for a P&D, then you can put him on ignore. But why should other readers be limited from reading what might be very good input?