To: Brad Morris who wrote (3012 ) 6/13/1998 10:39:00 PM From: Jonathan S. Thompson Respond to of 8879
Brad, please read. I borrowed this from another thread that is having trouble with the likes of TGW - just food for thought. Though I agree with your perspective, I think this is worth reading (the naysayers are out there and so are their supporters/accomplices -- you can ID them by reviewing their posts). Best regards. xxxxxxx Transcript follows xxxxxxx FOLKS, HERE IS AN INTERESTING CYBER-CONVERSATION I JUST HAD. PLEASE READ: I thought this may be of interest to the folks who have these types of questions. THIS PERSON'S LETTER TO ME: Hi Citidude, I agree that we have to stop responding to the shills' misleading information. However,rather that attack them with personal attacks and rumors, why don't we intelligently answer the questions that they pose, just once. Even though their questions are often misleading and inaccurate, if no one responds to them with an intelligent reply, THEY SEEM LIKE GENUINE QUESTIONS.... and certain investors who cannot post, and NEW investors who come to the thread in hope of a new investment see these as suspicious, unanswered posts and are either going to sell their shares, or run away, because we haven't intelligently answered the shills attacks on out stock. (***edited here for his/her own homework to do***) I just can't understand why we spend all of this time telling people to stop responding to the shills, when, in fact, we need to respond to them so they stop asking midsleading questions that look anti-XXXX. Why can't someone just respond ONE TIME, with an intelligent, factual post, so that they will stop coming back with new names and new twists on facts. We should do like we did earlier in the week. When they post misinformation, we should go do some REAL DD and answer their sleading post with factual statements, not hearsay rumors, or past threads..... I'm sorry for the long post, but unfortunately, I am a lurker and I cannot post until they get my $125 check. So can someone please post intelligent repsonses to their accusations of: (***edited here for his/her own homework to do***) These shills and thread lice are here for a reason, and if we continue to ignore them while they post REAL questions, we are only hurting ourselves by scaring away potential investors and worrying those who are already invested because it looks as if we have no answer to their accusations. Instead, we respond with jokes, personal attacks, or MORE misleading information (WHICH CERTAINLY DOES NOT HELP....in fact, it supports them more when we tack on new rumors and misleading posts..!) thanks in advance Again, sorry for the long post. MY ANSWER TO THEM: You raise some very good points. I can only tell you this about the naysayers and the bashers. These are people who do this as a profession. They will keep coming back asking the SAME question in different words over and over again. Their intent is to cause deception, doubt and finally disharmony on the thread. When people stop answering them, they come back under a different name. YES!!! They and their firms will pay for multiple accounts to do this. That is their job. The regular bashers who visit these forums have now opened up a thread to bash the people who post on these threads legitimately. People who have read SI for a number of months know the style of these basher's type of writing. This type of behavior is uncalled for. Furthermore, it is not the job of any one person on SI to handhold anybody nor are they obligated to answer their questions. Answers are usually already given in the posts that people have made from their DD. If ANYBODY has questions above and beyond that, they may and are welcomed to call the company to get the answer just like anybody else. But many people refuse to and expect to be handheld by letting others do their DD for them. Do you ever notice the folks who ONLY have questions and never offer any answers? Additionally, to answer you in regards to the question as to whether new investors or non-SI members will have doubts placed in their minds from the bashers unanswered "legitimate" questions, I would say this: They shouldn't be investing without doing their own DD or calling the company themselves if they have doubts!!!! If they still have doubts, it is logical for them NOT to invest in the company. That goes for Exxon all the way down to the smallest company start-up. In my opinion, all I have stated so far is logical common sense. I think you are well aware of the outcome when one response is given. Trying to satisfy a basher is like putting out a fire by throwing gasoline on it. It just doesn't work because they are NEVER in it for the honest answer. They are in it for deception and their own agenda. As for your questions you have asked me about the company, I invite you to call them and ask them. When you become a full-fledged member of SI, you can then report your findings to us. I'll be waiting. Hope this helps. Chris Folks, I don't honestly know what more can be said. I do know this is the last time I'll address this issue.