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To: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9 who wrote (70220)	10/8/1998 9:40:00 AM
From: Venkie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Listen to me pls...I dont GIVE a rats butt what people post..I hate it when people treat Dell longs like they are stupid..You can Post all the negative you are they want..I am turning you off and will hit the next button on your post..You must be really bored..Bye and give the thread a break on your whinning..YOU ARE A VERY NEGATIVE WHINNER..LEAVE ME A LONE..I AM TOO BUSY TO ARGUE WITH YOU..PLAY PRIVATE E-MAIL WITH SOMEONE. POST UNTIL YOU DROP..You dwell in the negative post until you are happy :)Its Venkie to you

To: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9 who wrote (70220)	10/8/1998 10:22:00 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

lisa, IMO, a post that is positive or negative in and of itself is not necessarily manipulation. One can, at times, make a reasonable assumption of intention by looking at the content of the posts and the timeliness of the appearance of the posts and poster. It is "normal" for posters in a long position that has had a rapid and extended rise to get a little slap happy and say WE'RE GUNNA BE RICH...It seems reasonable to assume the poster is happy and not manipulating. However, if a poster pops into a thread and says "I found this stock that is going to announce something very shortly (which I can't reveal right now)that is going to send the share price to the moon." I am going to come to a reasonable conclusion of attempted manipulation. The question is more of the content of the post, rather than the positive aspect. On the short side. If the poster identifies inconsistencies with a companies forward earnings estimates or postulates that they are unsustainable in some time frame, the post is negative, but not clearly manipulative. Similarly, if the poster appears with a thought that there are "accounting irregularites" (that can't be discussed now) that will come to light and everyone should sell NOW; I'll assume attempted manipulation. Again it is the content of the post, rather than the negative aspect. I don't care whether someone takes a long or short postion, but I do have equal disdain for those that, without supporting arguments, hype a stock positively or negatively. This thread is in a very slight way guilty of discouraging negative postings, but has always given the opportunity (by Venkie and others)to the negative posters to justify positions, which seem to be declined. I don't read every post here, but it is reasonably easy to find posts that support with detailed arguments a long position and quite difficult to find posts that support with detailed arguments a short position. In some sense I find this odd, because successfull short players can be some of the most informed investors around. Lucretious, for example, has taken a position on Dell; while I don't think his posts have been very substantive, I don't consider them to be manipulative either. Other posters have recently appeared who focus on the last few trading days and appear to play strictly on fear, uncertainty and doubt. I consider these persons to be manipulative and deserving of ridicule, much as I would of the person that "finds a stock that's going to the MOON." Best Regards, Jim