To: RocketMan who wrote (42820 ) 4/30/1999 11:27:00 AM From: Ronaldo Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50264
Rocketman: I fully accepted the thread leadership at that time. The thread leaders were Rocketeer1, Macker and you. I did not invent it. You did exercise leadership. I think the denial is yours, not mine. What is more, I did not post at the time you guys were "anointed", I think I started posting in May'98. I did not criticise you, at that time, for faulty leadership. I criticise you now for the cover up and the spin. The post you answered was the first post where I clearly speak out on this subject, this one will be the last. The difference between people such as Mr.D and you is, as we say in spanish, "is the kind of wood they are made of". Mr.D might be wrong, might get too emotional in his support of entrepeneurs (like I do, and it is "wrong"), but he puts his money where his mouth is. We were investors, not traders, don't forget it. I don't mind if you want to make a "therapy case" out of me or my post. There are thread leaders all over SI: Tim, Jenna, Anthony etc etc Why don't you go and post in those threads that those that follow the leads generated by the thread leaders are on shaky ground, should get in to mutual funds or go to a broker, such as you suggest to me? There is nothing wrong in following leaders, the problem is finding good ones. I exercise leadership in my business and sometimes my wife even lets me co-lead with her at home. I have no complexes or inhibitions about leading, being lead by others or doing things independently. When the DGIV collective was formed it was NOT a group of traders. To make it evident; It was not a traders thread such as Tim Luke's , where everyone has a specific frame of mind and a training, in harmony with the stated trading objectives. Ours was a group of investors, and the attitude was that of investors. I have remained pro DGIV throughout this time. I am not as fanatical as before, I still believe something will come out of it. I have met Mr.Chin and have helped in setting up contacts for DGIV in Spain. Throughout this time my posts were/are in harmony with what I believe(d) and also with what I do/did in terms of my DGIV holdings. I have always felt as an investor vis a vis DGIV, actually more like a quasi venture capitalist. I have never denied this, what is more, I take this opportunity to ratify it. I do not exercise leadership in this thread. I have never tried to, I would not dare to do so. You think that there is some sort of contradiction in my "attacking you" in the fact that I am one of the most vocal people at present and that you were one of the most vocal people back there. There is none. The truth is that for every post of yours where you "disclaim" there must be aprox. 100 where you "claim". Those "100 claims" remain in the minds of those that participated, regardless of your disclaimers. I have not claimed that you are responsible for my paper losses in my DGIV holdings. But I do think that you, who claimed that DGIV was the best researched OTC-BB stock, "gave me a hand", for good or worse. With regards to the losses you keep on mentioning, what % of them can be traced to a Macker tip?, and how much can be traced to my "contagious" enthusiasm for DGIV? Don't answer, it is only a rethorical question . My style of posting has changed throughout this time. My objective has been, since October, to bash bashers. LOL, the share price has fallen so low bashers are not even interested in us anymore. At most I write "GO DGIV" in some of the posts. That is all. I post so that those with whom I have corresponded throughout this time know that I am still around, patiently waiting...