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To: Danimal who wrote (477)	2/9/1999 1:42:00 PM
From: Eric Fader	Respond to of 1591

Even worse - I'll assume that some shorts will do their best to ensure that they appear unbiased, while still coming out negative. I believe I have identified one such poster. With due respect to Francois, I don't believe it would be of any benefit whatsoever for people to declare their positions, and it might even harm the gullible. At best, it's useless. Just look at Raging Bull, where almost every poster's "Voluntary Disclosure" is "Strong Buy." For the record, I'm getting longer by the minute <ggg>. In SFLK, of course.

To: Danimal who wrote (477)	2/9/1999 2:02:00 PM
From: ed doell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1591

>>I think it's pretty obvious who is short and who is long. People who are long say mostly good things about the company, people who are short only say bad.<< **************************** Well, I for one know this is incorrect thinking. And what is the purpose of such a mindset, anyway? I was long and made cautionary statements about the stock itself and in particular the latest PR "promise." IMHO novices going into a BB or Naz small cap stock need to be made aware of the various pitfalls relating to that kind of market. For example, it is not saying bad things about a stock to say that BBs do not have to report as other companies do. It's a fact of BB life, and one that a potential share holder needs to be aware of. A short might bring that up to make weak hands nervous, I'll grant you that, but it's not trash-talking a stock to discuss its characteristics and the characteristics of its market. One's tolerance for risk buying a BB stocks needs to be very very high as opposed to buying an INTC or MSFT. Out of the market and waiting for my own personal buy signal, Ed