While I was researching *why* New York Brad was "forced to resign", since no
one here seems to want to state that Daniel Brandt revealed his real name and
the law firm for which he works ---- I found this interesting article.

(http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/06/wikipedia_and_overstock/page3.html)

While gives a big overview of the whole Overstock.com issue and related
topics.
I still have no *clear* idea of what naked short selling actually is.... but
wow what a lot of new topics to research!

Even ED doesn't really go into the whole thing in a way that makes the
issues clear. They really need to hire a new writer, and the folks at WR respond
in one or two short sentences to a whole lot of underlying detail. Like that
one guy said "I see the crumbs, wheres the loaf of bread" in the whole
Alison-(deleted because it's THAT guy) "he's editing from where I work" fiasco.

I'm rambling. It's just much easier when you edit from your own name, and
have nothing to hide. Linda Mack? MI5 ? Google-Watch?

What happened to the Daniel Brandt article? Is he not notable?

Will Johnson

I can't say I follow that guy's logic, and I like to think I'm fairly familiar with the incidents he mentioned.

Maybe he's just stoned.

The loaf of bread analogy is pretty good. I remember someone on WP stating that WR has responded to 400 of the last 50 conflicts, bascially stating that there's too much noise to signal.

Yes, but what is he suggesting? NYBrad left because of that Register article? I don't seem to remember anything even remotely connected with that happening...

I am quite certain that nothing said in any Register article has anything to do with NYB's departure.

Who is this person, anyway?