Replies to post #444 on IHub Moderator Ethics in Practice

[Phil(Hot Rod Chevy)]

IKAG,

There have been many discussions on Ihub about personal attacks on the officials of public companies.

It has been likened to personal attacks on politicians.

The difference is that the officer of the company is a representative of that stock on that stock specific board.

If she/he reveals themself as an officer, they leave themselves open to criticism about how they are running the company.

They are not protected by the same TOU that protect a private poster from personal attacks.

Nor is it a TOU violation to discuss the way they are running the company even if they don't post on Ihub.

Of course the TOU regarding vulgarity still are in effect, but not the ones regarding personal attacks.

This is the way Admin put it recently:

Posted by: IH Geek [Dave]
In reply to: kkgd who wrote msg# 72927 Date:9/9/2006 12:31:59 AM
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I'm of the opinion that if a CEO of a public company is foolish enough to engage in such rhetoric on message boards, let the post stand as evidence of that folly.

And, someone correct me if I am wrong, but has not "our-street" effectively posted the same or similar characterizations of the said CEO? He is by his own actions a public figure and hardly has clean hands in the matter.

Besides, who can honestly say they want to miss seeing a couple of boobs in a mud wrestling match?

http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=13204976

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There have been other discussions on the issue too, but it would take me a while to find them.

Phil

[Phil(Hot Rod Chevy)]

Here are a couple of more I found on the issue posted by admin:

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Posted by: IH Geek [Dave]
In reply to: goosemeister who wrote msg# 88910 Date:4/29/2007 9:17:59 PM
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Company officials are not afforded the same degree of protection from personal attack as other users since they are public figures. That does not mean that users have a blanket exemption; they should still exercise common courtesy when addressing any user.

Whether referring to a specific user or a group of users, pejorative terms such as "pumpers" & "bashers" are almost always either off-topic and/or a personal attack, particularly on company specific boards. Those boards are about a stock and the company, not about other users.

http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=19224521

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Posted by: IH Geek [Dave]
In reply to: greatday88 who wrote msg# 88926 Date:4/29/2007 11:52:54 PM
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"he should surely know the the CEO of USSE posts as "greenpower"

In case you missed the earlier dialog and assuming that there is even a way to know who a user is indeed a CEO, posting here does not gain him the same degree of protection from personal attacks that benefits other users since he is a public figure.

http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=19226777

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I hope that answers your question.

Phil