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To: Ruyi who wrote (2177)	11/28/1998 10:56:00 PM
From: the Chief	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 37507

What a great investment strategy!!ARE you saying Canadians are slow or just plain stupid compared to Americans. No-o-o-o that was a bit of humour, obviously you never picked up on it! However, I invest for a living! This is how I make my bread and butter, I don't do this part time!! The herd mentality although not logical, can be very strong. Internet stocks are in a class of their own. I have for the last 15 years invested in "everything" else but Internets! I have made more money in the last 8 weeks on internet stocks than I did with Barricks rebound (100%)/Placer Dome rebound(100%), Royal Bank rebound (33%) Sask Potash rebound (25%).... So if you want to know my investment strategy I will gladly provide it. " Go with the flow, the trend is your friend, but cover with tight stops" Maybe you might want to look at Fridays trading in Biomara.(BRA TSE BIOAF NASDAQ) and rethink your opinion "herd mentality" easily identified, read a Newsrelease and hope everyone else has got it right and buy at market, stupidity at its best...God i love the market!! This is a totally different herd than then the herd that ran Onsale/Netscape/AOL/Amazon etc. etc. etc.! Every thing is relative and compared to U.S. counterparts this stock appears to have reached its relative value. I only suggested a consolidation as a quicker means to an end, where is the misinterpretation of the NASDAQ rules in this regard. Relative to what? To what do you compare? Whom are you comparing "this stock too? Message 6596045 No, you were proposing "difficulties" without looking at the "other" conclusion! That is that if we have a strong Xmas season, we ink a deal with the "major cable company in the US" and the Internet stocks continue to float in heights of stupidity...then this stock will likely rise to the levels of equal stupidity. Since you brought it up however, Yorkton is a real picker of winners,Cartaway,Abacan,Lions Gate,SmartTire(very teckie),and any thing with a pulse on the VSE. Ah-h-h-h-h the VSE the harbinger of the great Canadian mining stock!! Contrary to popular opinion ...never had Bre-X though..notice the ASE doesn't put there hand-up when anybody says "Who started this piece of Crap anyway"!! Again, I don't get your point. Are you saying because yorkton was involved with these stocks then they should be forever banished? If that were the case there would not be an operating brokerage in Canada or the US as a result of Bre-X!! Don't forget "humour" the Chief

To: Ruyi who wrote (2177)	11/28/1998 11:21:00 PM
From: waldo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 37507

26 ways to identify a stock slammer: 1. Be anonymous, of course. 2. Use 10% fact and 90% suggestion in one's posts. Facts give credibility, while suggestion does the "sell". 3. Let others "help" you learn about a stock thereby developing rapport and a support base. 4. Use multiple handles, but develop a unique style for each. 5. Use multiple ISPs. 6. Start each new handle slowly to build acceptance. 7. Occasionally, use two handles to "discuss" an issue. 8. Do not show all your cards at once when slamming a stock. It's a war - it's ok to lose a battle as long as you save enough ammo to win the war. 9. Know your enemies - they will end up being your best weapons. 10.Only slam until the tide starts to turn. Let doubt carry the stock back with the tide. 11.Maintain an appearance of being open minded but a slant in either direction is acceptable. 12.Don't appear meek. No one follows the meek. 13.Strike just as your opponent starts to gather momentum but not before or you lose your sting. 14.Don't worry if people peg you for a slammer. The doubt will remain and that's what you are after. 15.If pegged, put up a brief fight, then let them feel they've won. This puts their guard down within a few days and your other handles can take over from there. 16.When slamming a stock, the intent is to minimize its rise, not to create an instant plunge. 17.To slam a stock requires you only to kill the dream not the company. 18.Use questions to invoke critical thinking and use statements to reinforce. 19.You can be liberal in your questions but be specific and precise in your statements. 20.Don't lie. 21.When slamming, encourage research beyond calling the company. You know people are far too lazy and it's only doubt you are after, not confirmation. 22.When slamming, discourage people from taking the company's word - encourage them to seek outside proof. If the company's history is bad, point them there. 23.When slamming, refer to missed deadlines and weak financials. 24.When slamming, if the price rises, blame it on a temporary mass reaction to a press release rather than real interest in the stock. Point out low volume and emphasize the selling. 25.Pretend to share the same concerns by learning what they want to hear. 26.And above all else, be unpredictable.

To: Ruyi who wrote (2177)	11/29/1998 2:07:00 AM
From: axial	Respond to of 37507

I don't know if investors in Canada are on the ball as far as technology stocks go...it seemed to take them forever to catch on to the tremendous implications of Ballard. I think Canadians look with scepticism towards the rocketing internet shares in the US, and that's a shame, because even if it's a little crazy, there is recognition of the tremendous revenue stream that properly constructed internet businesses can generate. Hewers of wood and drawers of water that we are, we only awake to true technological promise when our southern neighbours start to buy it up. Then most of us can't afford it. I'd buy Bidcom before any of the U.S.internet commerce stocks, it's better organized, the plan is clearer, they've got a global intent, and you wait and see: they won't confine themselves to auctions. The hell with Yorkton; sooner or later demand will push share price past whatever they do. Regards, JK