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To: Earlie who wrote (61407)	6/4/1999 4:23:00 PM
From: accountclosed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Subject 28684 Subject 28695 Subject 28708 Subject 28712 Earlie, I'm sure I will not find the definitive words to express all the different reactions I have had to these threads. I just point them out and say they have been a major phenomenon on SI over the last week. The top Kidney one was atop the hot list several times. They have been major topics on The Welcome to Silicon Investor thread also. People have hashed out whether the poster was serious or not. Various conclusions have been made and overall opinions have evolved. I think the whole thing is terrible. Whether a sick joke, or a person in need of serious counseling, I have no real firm answer. Also I found amazing that much of the range of SI behaviors was covered in such a small, controversial space. We had people showing up talking off topic since the thread was hot. We had mimic threads. People mocking the poster. People rushing in with compassion. People from all camps flaming the other camps. People with research and facts. People grubbing posts. SI admin trying to figure out how SI should respond to such a distasteful display in its midst. Was it a violation of terms? Was it serious? etc. It was an interesting drama. I turned away and couldn't read it several times, but finally have gone through most of it. It was not a "G" rated thread.

To: Earlie who wrote (61407)	6/5/1999 1:40:00 PM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Earlie - mises.org Canadian event of the year? -g- " Join the Mises Institute on Thursday and Friday, September 16-17, 1999, in the historic and beautiful Toronto Stock Exchange and financial district, for a timely conference on Austrians and the Financial Markets. Top Austrian economists and financial analysts will consider the present state of the economy and the stock market from an Austrian perspective. Speakers include: Gene Epstein, Barron's James Grant, Grant's Interest Rate Observer Steve Hanke, The Johns Hopkins University Albert Friedberg, Friedberg's Currency and Commodity Comments Jeffrey Herbener, Grove City College James Barth, The Milken Institute Burton S. Blumert, The Ludwig von Mises Institute Hans-Hermann Hoppe, The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Jörg Guido Hülsmann, State University of New York, Buffalo Jeff Scott, Wells Fargo Bank Frank Shostak, Ord Minnett, Australia Joseph T. Salerno, Pace University Mark Thornton, Auburn University Walter Block, University of Central Arkansas Roger W. Garrison, Auburn University Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., The Ludwig von Mises Institute We will consider: the fallacies of forecasting, profits in a fiat-currency world, bubble economies, the hidden costs of dollar inflation, international currency meltdowns, deflation and inflation, the immutable laws of the business cycle, the Fed as a source of artificial uncertainty, Asian booms and busts, government subsidies for stocks, and the drive for a world central bank. " Regards, Don