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To: Torben Noerup Nielsen who wrote (17140)	3/11/1998 1:25:00 AM
From: Jack Be Quick	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32384

Torben, Re: <<Condensed into one word: ''Sophrosyne". And I make no apologies for using an ancient tongue; it is simply the most appropriate word I can think of.>> I have no opinion regarding whether any apologies are called for; but a translation for those of us not familiar with the ancient tongue might have been helpful. If the word means that the people who post here regularly post too damned often and produce a thread that's almost entirely worthless for investment research (was this a concern of ancient peoples?) - then I agree. IMO, the common failing among the regular posters here, putting aside questions of manners and civility, is their common failure to grasp that in many things, especially communication, oftentimes less is more. (Assuming that the intention is to communicate.) For a while, my preferred strategy for dealing with this thread was to simply display the new message titles, hit return to subjectmarks, and reset the count. Since the price has been rising recently (I'm long a few shares), I now take greater interest. I display the new message list (usually around 150), go to the bottom, and start reading the messages at around 10 from the last. If anything seems interesting, I make my way back through the links. The word sophrosyne looks interesting. In what dictionary might I find it? Regards and tia, John

To: Torben Noerup Nielsen who wrote (17140)	3/11/1998 1:43:00 AM
From: Flagrante Delictu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32384

Torben, Re: Greek words. I am taking the liberty of informing the threadsters that "soprosyne" means "prudence" ,"moderation", "self-contol" >> If Henry would etc. << Similarly, if elephants had nimble fingers, they could be pick-pockets. << But why ask them to change? Self-help admonitions are rarely appreciated. Henry is not an employee here. We are lucky he contributes so much good. We owe him the right to be the uncorrected him. You are also a treasured contributor. And we, knowing full well that you are under no obligation to us to provide your insightful insights, owe you the right to be yourself and educate us with your exotic linguistic skills, humor, and self help advice. We can't demand perfection from each other. Those who post are under no obligation to the rest of us to do so. We should cut them some slack in appreciation. We can wish for perfection, but none of us are obligated to provide it. The secret seems to be to hit the" next" button when a poster's liabilities exceed his or her assets. Of course, that would mean we could no longer have the fun of abusing each other, but we'll have to get over it. Bernie. P.S. Please don't misunderstand me. Keep posting, be yourself, you're a bargain at our cost. P.P.S. Instead of asking for the heads of our posters, let's accept them for what they are as opposed to what we would prefer. The "next" button is handy enough for most situations. On the other hand, if we must post a complaint, we'll have to permit that too with the hope that it will be a complaint against an idea rather than a person.. Pardon the sermon.

To: Torben Noerup Nielsen who wrote (17140)	3/11/1998 9:06:00 AM
From: RXGOLF	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 32384

<<. If Henry would stick to the science side of things and leave the ticks and the counts alone, he would have a great deal more credibility>> Off Topic Torben:I woke up to snow and another post of yours which seems to be designed at increasing Henrys credibility. IMO, Henry makes more credible post than anyone here. I am not a cheerleader for Henry, but if you and other don't like his post, then by all means hit the NEXT button. Sorry if I seem a little cranky, but 18 holes of golf are ruined by snow and I appreciate all Henry has to tell us. RXGOLF