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To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (4911)	4/23/1998 8:05:00 PM
From: Jorge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9343

Perhaps someone should start a Silicon Trader site, where short or long is all an equal part of the game plan :-)....George

To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (4911)	4/23/1998 10:20:00 PM
From: Sowbug	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9343

** OT ** Why shorters "Don't get no respect ..." Les, I don't think shorting is quite as evil as you describe it. The only real difference between a long and a short is order of transactions. Both think they're buying from suckers; both think they're selling to suckers. But the thing that bugs me is that shorts love to mock longs much more often than the opposite. Why the need to be so pathologically antisocial? I'd love to see some of these shorts play the don't pass line in craps in Las Vegas and then yell "In your face, pass line players! You! You! You! You!" when the shooter sevens out. They'd get the living daylights beaten out of them in the parking lot.

To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (4911)	4/24/1998 1:24:00 AM
From: Don Kelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9343

>>>(Short sellers) will always be regarded as pariahs who bet against the home team, hoping that they can profit from someone else's misfortune.<<< Your anti-shorting comments reflect a widespread misunderstanding of how the stock market works. For both buyers and short sellers, the objective is to buy low and sell high. There is no "moral" difference between the two investment strategies. In fact, short interest is beneficial to long term holders of a stock, as it serves to limit mindless (and unhealthy) price rises as well as cushion sharp declines. In other words, as volatile as SEEK is now, it would be a lot more so without the important circuit-breaker effect of short selling and covering. >>>...shorters will never be loved or afforded sympathy on an investor forum.<<< Anyone who seeks love or sympathy on an investor forum is emotionally involved in their investments -- a sure way to lose money.