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To: craig crawford who wrote (11632)	12/5/1997 12:25:00 PM
From: RLM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 45548

This stock is great for day trading.

To: craig crawford who wrote (11632)	12/5/1997 12:45:00 PM
From: Stewart Elliot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

>> I don't know what your problem is. On this thread I NEVER >> called anyone stupid or laughed at anyone (except maybe >> Mr. Alpert from Barrons but he's a fool). I simply disagreed >> with peoples views. Actually you dismiss them out of hand, and then patronize them with the "I'm just trying to save you from losing your shirt on your bad investment" storyline. Thus the "I'm right, and you're stupid" attitude. >> All I said was I was going to win, after some people made >> comments like "the shorts will be crushed this week" or >> "the shorts will lose". I also layed out my scenario of what >> was going to happen, and then pointed out that for the most >> part everything I was predicting was coming to pass. You don't need to repeat how right you are - you've said it in so many different ways. If you're right, people will notice. Repeating it ad nauseam lowers the value of the discussion (not to mention your tendency to state opinion as fact). This is the gloating part. There are many bulls on this thread who have done quite well buying and selling coms, but you'll rarely hear it from the ones who have something valuable to contribute. The worse part about all the personal mudslinging, gloating, etc is that many competent contributors now choose to no longer read or participate, because the forum is so antagonistic and sophomoric (heated discussions are not the issue). A good friend of mine was a COMS analyst for a major firm and no longer reads or contributes the coms group, because it has reached the lowest common demoninator. Say what you will about analysts, they actually speak with execs at the firms they follow. The flames about analyst "ratings" stated here and in other groups are often dead on, but if you know any analysts, you'll also know that they are equally frustrated with the constraints put on them with regards to these ratings (by their own firms). Most of them actually have very valuable insight into the inner workings and market potential of the companies they follow. It would be cool to get them to post. >> What's the harm in that? If everything I'm saying is >> so ridiculous just prove me wrong... I'm not interested in proving you wrong. I'm just interested in competent analysis, factual information on COMS, and a good debate. IMHO, this includes commentary from shorts. Who wants a support group? At the end of the day, I'd like to make sure I've wisely invested my $ on a long term investment.