To: Bagladdy who wrote (603 ) 1/27/1999 12:28:00 PM From: PartyTime Respond to of 2003
I tend to agree with you, Charles. I'm hopeful that others will click him as well. Because, for the most part, that's all his argument deserves. You don't know how much I truly desire an objective conversation among Zulu longs, short-term investors and prospective investors. I'm a reasonably good writer. I would have liked to have used some of my own words to be critical about what I've seen develop through the course of Zulu's past year of evolution. But JT has seen to it that only himself and a small band of non-investors hold the lionshare for Zulu criticism. How can any Zulu investor contribute anything objective in the way of constructive criticism against what's over the past year been a wolfpack of negativism? Note what happened when I presented the County Seat Chapter 11. This was immediately distorted by HIGHPLANESDRIFTER instead of its implications becoming discussed by a broad range of participants. To move the discussion, County Seat isn't the only retailer to be going through this. Petermen's, a similar venture, also is in bankruptcy, and Caldor's department stores are now closing. Instead of viewing these problems negatively, perhaps they are a result of the convergence of ecommerce--this is where the discussion should lead, not that because County Seat filed for Chapter 11, it's a problem for ZuluGroup.com. Zulu could well be part of the solution for County Seat to come out of Chapter 11. Again, I refer you to how that bunch snookered us on Zulu closing down the SIM European operations. I think most of us viewed that as a bad business decision. But today, as we learn more and more about the problems unique to Europe (language and culture, etc.) we find that it made perfect sense for Zulu at that time to withdraw from Europe. That that wolfpack neghead mentality had us convinced otherwise. In conclusion, Charles, I sincerely do hope more people click Jon Tara. Because he is unquestionably the leader of those who would like to see the demise of Zulu, contrary to whatever hopes and dreams we innocent investors in Zulu may hold.