Ax cOUSIN SHORTY and Tastes Like Chicken

[SI Bob]

but was clearly included to advertise/spam his Website

Therein lies the difference in opinion. It's not "clear" to me that the intent was to advertise/spam. The contrary seems clear to me.

I and many others continue to believe that your personal sympathies and trading philosophy go to the short side

You and the "many others" you claim agree with you couldn't be more wrong. I *very* rarely short anything. I lack the intestinal fortitude and it's contrary to my nature.

that you have displayed that bias amply while working for SI..

Yeah, I've heard that before. If I suspend a tout, I favor shorts. If I suspend a short, I'm letting people get screwed by touts. If I suspend a Republican, I'm a Democrat. If I suspend a Christian, I'm an Atheist. I actually had someone email me after a suspension once and call me a racist, as if I could tell their race or cared to by the way they typed. Geez.

That someone says a thing that doesn't make it true.

Most people could accept that their suspension was for good reason and was for something they did. Every once in a while, though, you get someone who thinks their stuff couldnt *possibly* stink and if they get suspended, it's because of some conspiracy. Heck, I had a small group of touts once (publicly) threatening to sue me (I told them "Bring it on!") because they claimed to have incontrovertible evidence that I was a key component in a shorting conspiracy with ties to organized crime and was actually paid per-suspension by the mob.

It was either about MTEI or ZSUN. Can't remember which. I'm pretty certain MTEI no longer trades. Anyone happen to know the status of ZSUN?

Of course, that speculation was purely fantasy, and a way to sucker other people into their scammy stock by making me look like the bad guy and them the noble good guys fighting for a truly wonderful company.

When someone labels a nay-sayer as a "basher" or comes up with some incredible conspiracy theory to explain why they were suspended for spamming, etc, it really speaks volumes for their research abilities and/or motivations regarding the stock they've fallen in love with.

You were paid for doing the Job, while here, no Chairperson is compensated, so if we err on one side or the other, so be it: we don't claim to be Pros...

Anyone who has the ability to delete posts is acting as an agent of the site on which they delete the posts. Whether they're paid or not, the site assumes the same responsibility for their actions. It's extremely important that an agent of a public forum not err one way or the other when it comes to discussions about stocks.

I'm checking out the "chairperson" concept because I'm not so sure it's working in reality as well as it would in theory. A "chairperson" having a "so be it" attitude about the possibility that they're "erring" and deleting relevant posts whose presence or absence could influence shareholders and potential shareholders, indicates that there's a pretty serious problem with the execution of the concept.

iHUB wanted to be different and not carry a repeat of the garbage threads found on SI or RB,

I had no idea SI was as overrun by garbage as Yahoo and RB. I thought iHub wanted to have the clean interface of the old SI while emulating the overall quality of contributions found on SI.

completely controlled by the Shorters, with the complicity of the Admin, who refuses to enforce its Terms of Use, such as the spamming of completely irrelevant posts or certain personal attacks...

That opinion is incorrect, despite it being presented as if it were fact.

But I would ask that if you really do have evidence of evil intent and misdeeds on my part, as you repeatedly claim, that you give the evidence to back up those statements so I can refute them or so others can decide for themselves rather than just take you at your word.

Come to think of it, I was told that you personally don't allow posts that present statements without also backing up those statements via internet links in the same post. Is this true? Shouldn't you hold yourself to the same standards, if it is?

BTW, my little Demo is bearing its fruits...

http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=15459855

I don't understand. "Demo"? Didn't you see my answer? I said that since I'm no longer the admin there, it would be inappropriate for me to give my opinion on that matter. Does my not answering lead you to "assume" what my answer would be? Before you "assume", ask yourself if I've ever suspended Anthony for any reason at all.

If I've never suspended him, your allegations about me might have a little more credibility, although it still wouldn't prove them true. But if I've ever suspended him, your allegations can be dismissed out of hand because there's proof that they're wrong. So, have I?

and I'll soon be able to draw my conclusions before it's all over for the SI Model...

http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=15479095

LOL! I suppose you think that's news to me.

http://www.sibob.com/siposts.htm
http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=15310843

But, I sure don't think it's the SI model that's flawed and is causing its death. I hope not, because iHub is a nearly identical model.

In my opinion, the main problem with SI's model is managers that see it as nothing but a stepping-stone to bigger and better things within a dotbomb company, who care nothing about the community it depends on, and makes changes to it without ever giving any consideration to the people who use it.

The manager they'd hired only a month or two before laying off a bunch of people (new manager included) actually "got it" and would've done extremely well for the site.

I see Matt as being comparable to her, but with the added difference of having very competent programmers working with him who he doesn't force to do things the wrong way. Matt understands online communities pretty well and definitely cares about them.

Which is why I'm checking out this site. You might say I'm kinda kicking the tires.

Other than a ticking sound from under the hood (could be loose valves or a time-bomb -- trying to figure that out, which is the reason I'm posting to you), this is a car that's in pretty darned good condition.

Bob