To: Too Wise who wrote (21139 ) 7/27/1998 1:01:00 AM From: C.K. Houston Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 31646
<Why aren't you going to post anymore? People are innocent until proven guilty. Don't let a few people run you off! They aren't worth it. I find your posts very informative without the hype. >I agree. Ron is a GOOD guy with a LOT of integrity. Met him on my last trip to D.C. We both sat together in the front row at a sub-committee hearing. Unfortunately with certain "shorts" who have come on board, he realized that attacks on him personally & by association ... justified or not ... could have an adverse affect on the stock. I admire Ron for the way he's handled the "stalkers".What I see going on since "shorts" have taken over this thread DISGUSTS me. Little boys ... strutting around ... pounding their chests ... making a lotta noise ... doing name calling. Making up stories ... distorting stuff. I feel like I'm at summer camp. Very few of these YO YO's have ANY idea what this company actually does. It's been blatantly obvious from numerous posts ... some worse and/or more obvious than others. I still have money on the sidelines. I never expected TAVA to fall to this level. Amazes me how easily people are manipulated. TokyoMex always understood and took advantage of that. I'm in TAVA strictly on a cash basis - not margin . I told others on this thread months ago that I anticipated "games" would be played until earnings came out in September ... and to NOT use margin. I'm now in a position where I NEVER expected to be. I can acquire TAVA again at this price. All Y2K stocks pulled back big-time last week. Tim Flick helped. When I saw his post to put a "stop" at 7-3/4 ... I KNEW what was gonna happen. If he was a "regular" TAVA poster, I would have never thought anything of it. However, when someone hasn't posted on the main thread for weeks, now JUMPS on board with SPECIFIC guidelines ... I get nervous. Most don't. I do. People who look up to Tim Flick cause he's an "ex-market maker" ... someone who "knows" the street ... would naturally follow his advice and place those stops at 7-3/4. Get enough of those ... and d*mn sure they would be called ... REAL FAST .... REAL DEEP ... VERY BRIEFLY. Deep/rapid/brief plunge was on very unimpressive LOW volume. Call me a cynic ... but sure looked blatantly like market manipulation to me. Most don't see these momentary movements at end of day. They only see Bid/Ask ... don't know timeframes. Just gets me SICK when unsophisticated, little guys don't understand/see the "games" being played. People are SO easily manipulated by "personalities" on SI and elsewhere. Tough lesson to learn. Unfortunately, many don't. I'm a "long" who understands this company, where they are and where they're going. I'm also a "long" who warned people about "games" and to not go on margin. And who also advised people NOT to buy preceding/during/after CNBC. So ... when I hear this cr*p about my being involved with stock promotion ... I ... guffaw. What "stock promoter" tells people NOT to buy???? Then again, attention span on the net, TV and life in general is SO short and limited. And people need others to blame, rather than take responsibility for their own decisions.I don't care what you "kids" do. I'm in a buying mode at these levels. I'm not going to divert money though, from other areas, until it makes sense. Can't buy as much as I'd like to right now. Money tied up. When I do ... I'm not gonna sit around and spend time sharing info on this thread. Too many people who have ulterior motives. Too many people spout off with emotionalism and/or plain BS. Wastes my time. I'm just gonna do what I believe in, what I know. What I understand. My family and friends are more important to me than energy/time devoted to SI. The ONLY thing I will say, is that TAVA continues to be my LARGEST long/mid-term holding. Cheryl