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To: david travis who wrote (886)	6/18/1998 11:26:00 PM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Respond to of 3383

Yahoo! to Remove Message Boards Dedicated to Bulletin Board Stocks Dow Jones Newswires NEW YORK -- Yahoo Finance, a popular Web site run by Yahoo! Inc., has decided to remove its message boards dedicated to over-the-counter bulletin-board stocks. The operators of the site said they were concerned with wasting manpower and computer resources on message boards, also called "threads," that are largely underused. "What we realized was that there wasn't a lot of traffic on these OTC bulletin board message boards," said Mike Riley, Yahoo Finance producer. "We crawl through all the messages and index them so users can search them. The resources that it takes up are considerable." The reputation of OTC bulletin-board stocks has been battered in recent years amid accusations of fraud and manipulation. Bulletin-board companies are usually too small or too speculative to be listed by a recognized exchange, like the New York Stock Exchange, or quoted on Nasdaq's national or small-cap markets. And because the shares have small floats and prices less than $5, they are prone to volatility and can be easily hyped and manipulated. The decision also stems partly from stricter requirements being imposed by the Nasdaq regarding securities traded on the electronic pricing system. Mr. Riley said Nasdaq is growing more insistent that a distinction be made between Nasdaq-listed stocks and bulletin-board stocks. That's a concern for Web sites that offer stock quotes that specify the exchange on which a stock trades. In all, about 100 of the more than 8,200 message boards created by Yahoo Finance to discuss specific stocks will be delinked over the course of the next month, Mr. Riley said. The ban doesn't, however, completely eliminate the presence of bulletin-board stocks on the Web site. Message boards created by Yahoo Finance users will remain intact and stock quotes and news stories about the securities will still be available, Mr. Riley said. Operators of the Motley Fool financial Web site decided four years ago to ban talk of bulletin-board stocks on its message boards, said David Forrest, community coordinator for the Motley Fool.

To: david travis who wrote (886)	6/19/1998 9:41:00 AM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3383

Joncey, Inc Files to sell 15,000 shares through TRAV. Same mysterious address: 2nd Floor Windsor House, Kumal Highway Port Vila, Australia.Obviously, the pump and dump continues... Greg, why would I agree to a truce when I couldn't care less about what you say. We haven't been thrown off this site at any time (unlike yourself, TRAV, FratMan and LIQ CHRYSTAL VANISH) because we haven't made any personal attacks, nor contrary to your claims, have we lied.