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To: Wizzer who wrote (41)	9/16/1998 2:47:00 AM
From: INFO_DART	Respond to of 276

I would say that continued off-topic posts on say the GPM, would not be acceptable. I noticed that another financial community chat service contained the following limitation in their Terms of Use: does not "Promotes bigotry, racism, hatred, or harm of any kind against any group or individual." As a commercial, non-governmental, enterprise, I think that they have the right to limit the use of their service. For example, if a chat group operator wants to limit discourse only to those posts that are on topic I think they are entitled to do that. It is then up to me to decide if I want to be part of a community subject to such editorial control. This is how the free market operates. I would subscribe to such a service in many cases. It would be a tremendous value added. Likewise, if I want to be part of a community where even the most despicable, insane or disjointed ideas is entitled to receive equal bandwidth, it's my dime. Frankly, I would prefer if SI put up a firewall between the areas here. They should differentiate and unbundled their product. One product would be strictly investment and business related. The same standards for discourse would prevail as at any business meeting or conference. So rude, disrespectful, or patently rhetorical statements would not be permitted. Can you imagine how ad hominem arguments such as you see today would go over in a business meeting? It would make SInvestor 1000 times more valuable. In the other area, they could have your basic, "Anything goes free for all." The way I achieve my goals is often as important to me as the goal itself. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.