[e-gold-list] Re: SV: Re: HYIPs and propellor-heads.

2001-05-05 Thread SnowDog
MLMs and HYIPs are not a generality. Craig is right to ask for specifics. Some are scams some are not. [...] I can defend this statement: All HYIPs which guarantee returns greater than, (say), 10% per month, are destined to fail within 24 months, or so. The reason is simple: consistent

[e-gold-list] Re: SV: Re: HYIPs and propellor-heads.

2001-05-05 Thread Viking Coder
Chuck wrote It seems to me that CCS likes to speak in generalities such as they are all bad, they are all thisor that..., when talking about MLMs and/or HYIPs. For good reason... However, not all MLMs are HYIPs. Multi-Level Marketing isn't bad, it is merely an alternate, efficient

[e-gold-list] Re: SV: Re: HYIPs and propellor-heads.

2001-05-04 Thread Viking Coder
Patrik Isacsson wrote If you really took a good look at MLM - you might find it very DYNAMIC to the one who really works it. But not EVERYONE can have success in it - this is not for everyone. According to HYIP - if it is TO good to be TRUE - then it is...:)) There is also a major

[e-gold-list] Re: SV: Re: HYIPs and propellor-heads.

2001-05-04 Thread jpm
For christ's sake. EVERY HYIP IS A RIDICULOUS SCAM. Speak plainly. Regarding MLMs, obviously, many MLMs are completely legitimate businesses - such as bloody Amway or Nuskin. But of the thousands of small hokey MLMs, most of them are small hokey silly productless things. --- You are

[e-gold-list] Re: SV: Re: HYIPs and propellor-heads.

2001-05-04 Thread Steven
Care to elaborate on that HYIP reference ? How many have you tried and what were their names. For christ's sake. EVERY HYIP IS A RIDICULOUS SCAM. Speak plainly. Regarding MLMs, obviously, many MLMs are completely legitimate businesses - such as bloody Amway or Nuskin. But of the

[e-gold-list] Re: SV: Re: HYIPs and propellor-heads.

2001-05-04 Thread Steven
Just humor me, if you will. I'm new here. Perhaps we are not speaking the same language. I'm talking about legitimate banking with high returns. I'm not sure what this negative feedback is based on. Steven wrote: Care to elaborate on that HYIP reference ? How many have you tried and what

[e-gold-list] Re: SV: Re: HYIPs and propellor-heads.

2001-05-04 Thread Julian Morrison
Craig Spencer wrote: Seriously making such an argument indicates the lack of any conceptual means to distinguish reality from fantasy. Such people evidently will just try anything at random to see what immediately happens and they cannot conceive of any other means of validation. They do

[e-gold-list] Re: SV: Re: HYIPs and propellor-heads.

2001-05-04 Thread Julian Morrison
Steven wrote: Just humor me, if you will. I'm new here. Perhaps we are not speaking the same language. I'm talking about legitimate banking with high returns. I'm not sure what this negative feedback is based on. HYIP is a technical term meaning: investment schemes that are pyramid scams

[e-gold-list] Re: SV: Re: HYIPs and propellor-heads.

2001-05-04 Thread Craig Spencer
Steven wrote: Just humor me, if you will. I'm new here. Perhaps we are not speaking the same language. I'm talking about legitimate banking with high returns. I'm not sure what this negative feedback is based on. HYIP are not legitimate banking. They are easily identified scams. You

[e-gold-list] Re: SV: Re: HYIPs and propellor-heads.

2001-05-04 Thread jpm
Just humor me, if you will. I'm new here. Perhaps we are not speaking the same language. I'm talking about legitimate banking with high returns. I'm not sure what this negative feedback is based on. A hyip is the usual term for a fun, but silly, pyramid scheme. Steven, there is no such thing

[e-gold-list] Re: SV: Re: HYIPs and propellor-heads.

2001-05-04 Thread markab23
Seriously making such an argument indicates the lack of any conceptual means to distinguish reality from fantasy. Such people evidently will just try anything at random to see what immediately happens and they cannot conceive of any other means of validation. They do not