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To: Bull4Now who wrote (149)	2/27/1998 9:37:00 AM
From: raven	Respond to of 263

Bull and Susan: I believe as you do that a person should have a right to say what they want to as long as it does not harm, harass, or abuse others. I would fight for that right for others even if I did not agree with them. However, I think if you go to the "FONR where is it going in 98" thread and start reading any where in the last 4 or 5 thousand posts and read a few days, you will change your mind and agree that there is indeed a need for the IGNORE button. Brad has cleaned it up the last couple of weeks, so go back before that. I would have sold the stock and gone on, but Bill Matthews has a news letter of which this is one of his favorite stocks.. If you have any trouble finding what I am talking about, I'll be glad to furnish you specific posts. There are plenty!!! raven

To: Bull4Now who wrote (149)	2/27/1998 11:12:00 AM
From: Michelino	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 263

Bull4now, In life you can walk away from limelight-hogging boors. If you were at a conference, with thousands of discussions around you, would you not gravitate to those that interest you? Or would you search through the off-topic blather of every vapid buffoon, hoping to find one pearl of wisdom? Some people fear the simple IGNORE button as a danger: A right no one else should be allowed to exercise! Sorry, ignoring someone is an individual's right of choice. If, as argued here, the IGNORE button only accelerates (greatly) a process that is already available, then the "You shouldn't be able to ignore anyone" argument is irrelevant. And since I've long had the freedom to choose what and who I want to listen to, thank you, but I'll not give it back. In fact, the IGNORE button would make more opinions available to me, not less. Time is finite. Investment advice is overwhelming. Generally the type of poster that I choose to ignore is prolific at the expense of substance. For every 10 posts that the ignore button helps me to quickly avoid, I can find 10 other posts right here at SI to take up my time. One poster's scolding chatter can blot out the sun on some of these threads. Give me the IGNORE button and I can see the light of dozens of other people's views. Regards, Michael