To: Cliff Daniel who wrote (6348 ) 9/18/1998 3:42:00 PM From: Wally Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 15313
Cliff: I must admit, I'm one of those collective "half empty heads" that reads (and tries to contribute) to this thread. I try not to miss your posts. I very sincerely mean it when I say that I try to understand them and pull meaning and perspective from them. I certainly can't stay with you on these technical questions. Lordy, you sure seem to know an awful lot about the business. I for one am very impressed with your knowledge and the speed in which you're able to answer questions and post them. You're like a whole staff of people. My hat goes off to you. Something's been troubling me though. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why you would trash a stock if you own the stock. Then, of course, the obvious answer. I thought, "Well he simply doesn't own the stock - or own it anymore. If he did own it, he must have gotten out high - lucky Cliff." Also, I thought, "he seems to have proof of company insiders on the thread as well as hard communication from his inner circle containing fears that Financial Intranet is actually a scam." So obviously, I got scared. Almost sold every share of my stock! But right before I pulled the plug, I asked myself "Well, why is he bashing FNTN if he's no longer in it?" I mean, I figure nobody's gonna waste all day and all night, firing off 20 well-constructed, highly researched, almost ready-made responses each day because he's worried about the wallets of some collective half-wits out there. Sure, one or two as a parting shot, but hundreds? Excuse the assumption, but saint or sinner, you're no Mother Therese, Cliff. So then I thought (and please forgive me for thinking the worst) "what if Cliff isn't who he says he is?" So I looked again at a few of your posts and personal profile and (to my chagrin) found out that you never exactly said who were in the first place. Certainly not a reason for me to arrive at negative, horrible conclusions. But then I started to lose control of my fear, and believe me when I say - in in my worst nightmare, I wondered if you never owned the stock at all, and were perhaps shorting the stock from some foreign origin, or (and this is the awful scary part) - work for a competitor of Financial Intranet. Now, I'm experiencing a real quandary, and I'm afraid that only you can help clear things up. I really don't want to invade your privacy Cliff, and as my God is my witness, If you refuse to answer my next questions, you have my sworn promise that I am NOT going to keep sending this same post to you, over and over. No sir. Here it goes: 1. Are you now or have you ever been a stockholder in Financial Intranet? 2. Are you shorting the stock? 3. Do you work for a competitor? Again, my apologies for having to ask these questions. As you say, I'm just another head talkin' on "half-empty" so please take my questions in the spirit that they were meant. Very Sincerely, Wally