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To: loafy loaf who wrote (56)	2/11/1998 8:31:00 PM
From: SI Brad	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 263

I'm wondering why can't the rules of service be more clearly defined and enforced by the management? Can you explain, Brad? We strive to reach the happiest medium possible. Working on either extreme is impractical. We can't allow complete chaos, but at the same time we absolutely have to let the thread participants resolve/tolerate matters on their own. Let's say that 2% of all posts on SI are potential "violations" of a strict and clear policy. Most of them will be open to interpretation, no matter how clear the policy is. In a single day, that works out to more than 200 posts that we would need to take a look at and judge within the context of a detailed set of cyberlaws. Of the "violators", 98% of the them will invariably feel wronged, and feel compelled to debate the matter, find support from friends, etc...You've probably noticed there are a lot of super-intelligent and rebellious people on this site, which makes for a lot of great interaction. I know my personal limitations, and I or Jill can't match wits with many of them. We certainly can't take on a hundred at once. That's the practical constraint. On a more philosophical level, if we did manage to pull off the impossible and stomp out all controversy, would SI not lose a big source of its appeal?

To: loafy loaf who wrote (56)	2/12/1998 12:11:00 AM
From: Scrapps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 263

To the thread: Well I say SI is a fine place, and since it isn't broke let's not try to fix it.... Bandwidth...or the lack of it...does cause wait times, which in turn exaggerates the small problems. BUT, we all should realize it is required of us to put up with some of the things that cramp our style in order to benefit from a truly open discussion. This in fact is the nature of the beast with which we deal, and we have to learn to take the bad with the good. May I suggest that we allow the folks at SI to concentrate on improving their service in areas, which will aid us all in making better investment decisions. And NOT bring about any form of censorship that will diminish anyone's ability to voice his or her opinion freely, whether we like it or not. And lastly may I ask if any of you have ever been annoyed by that person on a thread who just doesn't take the time to at least scan it in order to get current to the on going discussion? This is that person who asks "when's earnings"...when the answer was just given two posts back. Or the person who posts an article, which is the subject of the on going debate. Yes we've all experienced this post from people that somehow are just not tuned in or are out of the loop...WELL that person will be YOU or anyone who uses an "Ignore Button". Yep you won't be fully informed...and it will show like a neon sign in a dark alley. My 2›, Scrapps