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To: cm who wrote (2668)	3/7/1998 11:57:00 AM
From: grasshopper	Respond to of 9343

cm, Humor is the ability to give the gift of laughter. Thanks for the TAVA point and encripted advice. Most of all, thanks for the chuckle!

To: cm who wrote (2668)	3/8/1998 6:01:00 PM
From: cm	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 9343

<WAY, WAY OT> Hel-lo Fun-SEEKers, So, I've been sampling other threads here in SI-ville. And, FWIW, it's a wild and wooly world out there. My gosh, I've seen the usual run of insults and put-downs. But, then are some extremely creative and diabolical slams. My little non-scientific sampling has revealed the following unofficial SI posting rules: * If the stock is flying north, you must NEVER say anything even slightly negative. In fact, you may want to skip the words "no" and "not" altogether. Using the word "caution" is a clear indication to all that you are a loser. In these situations, a post that consists entirely of the word "WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!" will be considered downright sagacious and highly informative. * If the stock is steaming southward, you must NEVER say anything remotely positive. You must find something bad in every bit of news. You must make veiled or not-so-veiled threats against company management. Further, you must start loathing people in your immediate circle who have a sunny disposition. You may want to pen a book that libels Angela Lansbury. Or set fire to beanie babies. All to establish your board credentials. * If the stock is unheard-of or in any way obscure, you must arbitrarily raise the size of its potential market with your every third post. And don't bother us with referring to lowly MILLIONS... puhhhhLEASE. Billions, bucky, billions. * If the stock is a biotechnology stock, you can say just about anything regarding the company's core business and it will be plausible. Example: Virotonix is a leading biotechnology firm specializing in the creation of chemical analogues for happiness, curiousity, greed, and a penchant for a little nip of Mexican vanilla on particularly boring Wednesday afternoons. * If your predictions are wrong about a company, but they had the redeeming virtue of being positive, you will be forgiven. If your predictions are wrong about a company--and they lacked the aforementioned redeeming virtue--you may want to consider a change of screen identity or applying for acceptance into the little-heralded SI Poster Protection Program. Thanks for your indulgence on a Sunday Afternoon; and, about SEEK, all I can say is WOWWWWWWWWWW! c m