All posts by Xavier Mohr
| Jul 22nd 2007, 20:47 Xavier Mohr |
SL Reports Public Forum » From Xavier: Welcome to the forum! From Xavier: Welcome to the forum! |
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Hey Everyone, Even outside of SL, I am notorious for not checking message boards. If anyone has any questions that need to be answered, please IM or email me. I promise you will get a quicker response. That being said, however, I will try to check here as often as possible. Take Care, Xavier Mohr SL Reports xavier_mohr@americaneffect.com |
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| Aug 4th 2007, 01:44 Xavier Mohr |
SL Capital Exchange Archive » Announcements from Arbitrage and SLCapEx Coming Today Announcements from Arbitrage and SLCapEx Coming Today |
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| Hey Everyone, This is just a brief notice that a meeting of the new executive management staff happened last night, and you will be seeing announcements as well as staff listings... with a personal letter from Arbitrage... and from the new President of the SL Capital Exchange today (August 4 - Saturday). I think that everyone will be pleasantly surprised to see familiar old faces from AVIX on the executive management staff, in addition to some exciting new faces. Thanks, Xavier Mohr, Public Relations Director SL Capital Exchange |
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| Aug 5th 2007, 12:56 Xavier Mohr |
CyberSyzygy Public Forum » Anybody home here? Re: Anybody home here? |
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It is my understanding that CapEx staff are attempting to contact this company's CEO at this very moment. I advise on a personal level to avoid trading until further announcement is made. There is no indication that anything is wrong at this time, there is somewhat of a lack of communication with CYB on all levels right now and we are determining the best method to deal with the situation. Regards, Xavier Mohr, Public Relations Director SL Capital Exchange |
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| Aug 5th 2007, 13:21 Xavier Mohr |
SLCapEx Suggestions » Link to System Annoucements Re: Link to System Annoucements |
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| I also think that an RSS feed of all announcements would be cool. | ||
| Aug 5th 2007, 16:07 Xavier Mohr |
Tnw Designs and Real Estate » Update Re: Update |
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Congrats on all the developments! Good luck, |
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| Aug 5th 2007, 16:18 Xavier Mohr |
SL Reports Public Forum » Shareholder Meeting SLR 7-6-07 Shareholder Meeting SLR 7-6-07 |
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At this time, I would like to announce formally that an SLR shareholder meeting will be held on Monday, 7-6-07 at the Wise Metaverse Centre located at: <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/JT%20World%20V/119/109/22">http://slurl.com/secondlife/JT%20World%20V/119/109/22</a>. Will start at approximately 8pm PST/SLT. |
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| Aug 6th 2007, 05:36 Xavier Mohr |
SL Capital Exchange Archive » Reporting Re: Reporting |
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| Casper, The SL Capital Exchange values transparency and honesty above all else. We also strive to make sure that CEOs are staying in touch with their clients - in fact this is a lesson we learned with CYB, a company that apparently had been under investigation even prior to the acquisition. CEOs must stay in contact with their shareholders weekly. This is why from now on, CEOs will be fined when they fail to update the people that have invested in them. It's probably not the most popular thing we could do, but it is definitely something that we feel is 'right' to do. And the fact is that this won't even affect most of the honest CEOs on our exchange. You are also going to see some new policies and procedures for reporting coming soon to CapEx. Just stay tuned, as I feel you will be pleased. I should also note that CapEx will not allow fraudulent companies to remain listed on the exchange. Halting CYB, a company with no real assets to be found and not much hope of being contacted again, probably was not the best PR move we could have made yesterday. However we are not here to make friends. We are here to protect the investors and make sure all the companies on this exchange are operating legitimately. Rest assured that *NO* company that is suspected to be fraudulent, and no company being untruthful to their investors, will be allowed to remain on this exchange. Those that regularly lie about earnings, assets, and the like are asked to please take their business elsewhere. I am confident that all the remaining CEOs on this exchange are honest and reputable. I do have to point out though that the investor shares some piece of obligation in communication. IM your CEO regularly, ask him or her how the company is doing, and go to the shareholder meetings. On management end, we will try to stay in touch with you as much as possible. We have another Question/Answer Session coming up on Friday (see http://www.allenvestfinancial.com/home/story/SLR/450), and I intend on proposing to Arb that we have these every week. They would keep us all 'in the know' and provide a great atmosphere of networking. As always, if we are doing something wrong or representing this exchange in any way that concerns you, contact us immediately. I can assure you that we are not the 'good old boys' - NONE of us. We're here working for individual investors, individual CEOs, and our business partners for what benefits them most. There is no favoritism based on how much you have invested, or by how long we've known you. We work for you, individually. Thanks for your post. Xavier Mohr, Public Relations Director SL Capital Exchange |
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| Aug 7th 2007, 07:11 Xavier Mohr |
SL Capital Exchange Archive » 'Fines.' Re: Fines |
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Tumult, You have some good questions. First and foremost, what happens to the fines: there have been several discussions, one of which would be to give the fines to charity. Most people know that Arbitrage Wise is involved with several RL/SL charities, so that is always an option and it has been discussed... I am just not sure if we confirmed it or not. I suggest you attend the Q&A Session on Friday and ask there. The "Administrative Fees" fund used to pay the fines will come in handy down the road as we implement more procedures, and possibly more fines for 'lazy' CEOs. However, we're not here to fine people to death and have not even talked about any other fines at this time. I think the fund more than anything is a show of confidence, of support, and trust. It is a showing to shareholders that you have at least *some* money. It is a showing to shareholders that you are dedicated to doing right by them. As a CEO myself, I wouldn't even mind if CapEx posted a list of companies in compliance with the policy. The only other things are on benefit and replenishment. Bear in mind that any money kept in the "Administrative Fees" sub-account, at least for the time being, will collect interest. So it is not even a bad investment for CEOs to put some extra cash into this sub-account, which will be locked to prevent access, then if a rainy ray comes along they can contact the management and reap the benefit of what they have been saving through an approved transfer or withdrawal. For replenishment, yes... at this time if the sub-account balance drops below L$20,000, the CEO will need to replenish it until it is beyond the 20k mark again. I'm sure all of this will be posted under a policies section at some point, but on towards later in the week I will work with Lindsay and Arbitrage to see if we can't get some more details posted for you. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Xavier Mohr, Public Relations Director SL Capital Exchange |
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| Aug 7th 2007, 07:14 Xavier Mohr |
SLCapEx Suggestions » put a buy orders column in the portfolio under my stocks Re: put a buy orders column in the portfolio under my stocks |
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I like that idea too. |
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| Aug 7th 2007, 07:17 Xavier Mohr |
SL Reports Public Forum » Shareholder Meeting SLR 7-6-07 Re: Shareholder Meeting SLR 7&#45;6&#45;07 |
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LOL Yes Strange... Sorry. |
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| Aug 7th 2007, 07:17 Xavier Mohr |
SL Reports Public Forum » Shareholder Meeting SLR 7-6-07 Re: Shareholder Meeting SLR 7&#45;6&#45;07 |
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LOL Yes Strange... Sorry. |
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| Aug 8th 2007, 06:03 Xavier Mohr |
SL Reports Public Forum » July Financials July Financials |
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| I plan to have these posted tonight. Xavier |
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| Aug 8th 2007, 06:07 Xavier Mohr |
SLCapEx Suggestions » More Detail In IPO Application Status Re: More Detail In IPO Application Status |
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No bankrupt companies will be allowed to IPO on this exchange. One has already tried. Ha. The nerve, eh? Xavier/SLR/CapEx |
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| Aug 8th 2007, 19:02 Xavier Mohr |
Allenvest Land Fund » Reports Re: Reports |
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| Hey, Thanks for quoting me Ann, lol. Actually I think that Allen is away for a few days, so I wouldn't worry too hard about it. This is info that trickled down to me from above (checking shoulders for stains). I would just send him an offline IM and let him get back with you. Also remember that Allen has more than one forum to deal with... so maybe check in AIG to see if he has mentioned anything. X |
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| Aug 8th 2007, 22:16 Xavier Mohr |
CyberSyzygy Public Forum » Full Shareholder's list compensation Re: Full Shareholder&#39;s list compensation |
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| I think Arbitrage is holding off refunding any former or current management until we fully resolve what happened. I would not read much into it... I think it is more precautionary than anything, and probably something that we should have kept internal rather than posting on the boards. Perhaps when he glances back at this board he can confirm? Xavier Mohr, Public Relations Director SL Capital Exchange |
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| Aug 9th 2007, 01:20 Xavier Mohr |
SL Reports Public Forum » July Financials Re: July Financials |
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| I am still working on this. I was thrown back from schedule by today's IPO launch. I will get financials for July posted as soon as possible. Xavier |
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| Aug 9th 2007, 06:47 Xavier Mohr |
Brautigan & Tuck Holdings Public Forum » RL ID important BNT is right Re: RL ID important BNT is right |
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| I think what a lot of people are forgetting here is that SL businesses are heavily dependent on one or two people working from their homes, whereas RL public companies have huge corporate headquarters, branch offices, etc. It is scary for a CEO on AVIX, WSE, or ISE to disclose their address to every single investor publicly because instead of attracting some random nutjob to your office, you're attracting him/her to your HOUSE. Not saying that ANY INVESTOR would ever do anything stupid (not saying they WOULDN'T), but remember this site is crawled by search engines, too! It's not just random SL'ers and Investors that have access to this page. I think if the exchange can retain privately a copy of a government-issued ID, and if investors can be given a name, location, and phone number or off-world email, then everyone is well-served. I just think out of sheer commonsense for security's sake, no CEO in their right mind would willing to disclose their address on a webpage - be it here or elsewhere. It's not safe and actually quite alarming. Personal opinion only... Xavier |
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| Aug 9th 2007, 06:56 Xavier Mohr |
SL Fantasy » Sports Gambling? Re: Sports Gambling? |
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| I think what you're forgetting is that fantasy sports do not rely on random number generation, thereby excluding them from LL's gambling ban. Above and beyond that we are trading in a fictional currency. Before any authority came in to stop this as 'gambling', they would have to legally recognize the Linden as a legitimate form of currency that can be traded without question (right now LL reserves the right to refuse to cash out Lindens in their TOS). If that ever happened I think the authorities would have several things in line in front of this project - including taking a closer look at the exchanges themselves! =P In all truthfulness I think this is a very innovative idea with little potential for actual risk of being shut down by higher powers. To be honest I am shocked nobody has thought of this before now. X |
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| Aug 9th 2007, 07:39 Xavier Mohr |
SLCapEx Suggestions » Chat Room..... Chat Room..... |
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Need I say more? We need a chat room. Besides, I need something to do at RL work besides work. X |
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| Aug 9th 2007, 09:32 Xavier Mohr |
SL Fantasy » Sports Gambling? Re: Sports Gambling? |
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| I just read up on the gambling policy. Fantasy sporting - even this... in no way comes close to violating that in my opinion. ~ It actually addresses fantasy sports specifically believe it or not. This is a cut/paste from the actual LL gambling policy: "4. Does the policy apply to all games based on real-life sports activities? The policy prohibits Sports Books or Sports Betting, including the placing of bets on actual sporting events against a book-maker or through a betting exchange. However, the policy does not prohibit “fantasy sports†leagues if the rules and operation of those games comply with all applicable laws." ~ Fantasy sports are actually allowed. I learned something in reading this: I thought it was a gray area too. As for sporting events, the only sporting events covered are "real-life." Per the gambling policy: The policy applies to gambling games which: "(1) (a) rely on chance or random number generation to determine a winner, OR (b) rely on the outcome of real-life organized sporting events," ~ X |
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| Aug 9th 2007, 17:59 Xavier Mohr |
SL Reports Public Forum » Compliance Information from CEO Re: Compliance Information from CEO Edited by moderator Dec 8th 2007, 12:09 |
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| (Former CEO Information including Tel. # on File with CapEx) | ||
| Aug 9th 2007, 18:41 Xavier Mohr |
SLCapEx Suggestions » Important Note Referendum Re: Important Note Referendum |
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| Acid, It is my understanding that AllenVest is actually a real-life financial services corporation unrelated to this website. Not to mention the fact that this was (I guess) named after Investor Allen, who sold the business. It might be better to rename it for a lot of reasons. Xavier |
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| Aug 9th 2007, 18:50 Xavier Mohr |
SLCapEx Suggestions » Important Note Referendum Re: Important Note Referendum |
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| About Allenvest in RL: (from court records - first person quotes from witness) "Mr. William Riedl, President, Fairvest Securities: My intent is to give you a brief description of Fairvest and its activity and then a brief opening comment. Hopefully we can move quickly into the question and answer period, because I think that will be the most productive. Fairvest Securities started as Allenvest Group Limited which was founded in 1983-84 by William S. Allen. It was a small brokerage firm. The Canadian Tire incident gave the firm some prominence because it coalesced a group of institutional shareholders who were fighting what they thought was improper conduct. It got into the key issue, which is really the vote. The most important part of the asset of the shares that an investor owns is the vote. In that particular case -- and others we can go into if you wish -- problems occurred because the votes are not attached to the shares or they can get into what is called jewel class capitalizations where there is a super voting share and a minority or subordinated voting share. This can lead to come conflicts. Bill Allen died in 1991, which is when I took over as the CEO. In 1993, we changed the name to Fairvest. " I guess I was partially wrong, it WAS a RL Canadian financial company. X |
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| Aug 10th 2007, 06:50 Xavier Mohr |
SLCapEx Suggestions » Suggestion to End COnfusion Caused by CapEx Management Re: Suggestion to End COnfusion Caused by CapEx Management |
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Wellington, I wholeheartedly agree with you. And I assume you are talking about companies SL Reports and L&L Bank and Trust. That would be Me and Lindsay. Lindsay is right though, as we continue to use the old AVIX system we must work around certain things... the inability to post from a system standpoint is one of them. This is something already addressed in the new system which will be launching in a few days. But in reality you have to realize that this was being done even before we took over, at various times to a varying degree. Please remember that we keep work and 'work' at CapEx separate, and we will always note on our notices - when posting through CEO account - whether it is for our business or for the exchange. We shouldn't be doing this for much longer, though. Regards, Xavier/CapEx |
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| Aug 12th 2007, 03:27 Xavier Mohr |
CyberSyzygy Public Forum » Anybody home here? Re: Anybody home here? |
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| During the IPO evaluation under former management, this individual did not provide adequate information to be traced in real life. Numerous attempts to research this person's real-life details based on the information that *is* available have failed. Arbitrage Wise has already rectified the refund matter with shareholders via a 1/1 share swap of AVIX shares which will be completed in the next two weeks. In case you missed it, please review the announcement at http://www.allenvestfinancial.com/home/story/SLR/463. This is above and beyond the land liquidation offer that has been made by BnT (http://www.allenvestfinancial.com/home/story/BNT/456). Real-life details (in general) beyond first name, last name, and location will never be released publicly on this website. They are kept with exchange management and pulled only in the event that a CEO loses contact with shareholders. If you feel you have a legitimate need for the information, please IM me in world and I will provide you instructions and the CapEx fax number where you can make a written request for the information. This is a safety issue. It is alarming that anyone would call for full name, address, ID, phone number, et cetera to be released to the shareholder list or SL public at large. Even in the event of fraud. I'm pretty sure this also skirts being a privacy/legal issue as well. Requesting the information for CYB would be useless however, as was stated in the first paragraph. It is not available as it was not collected and verified as thoroughly as we now do. Sorry. We're still trying to get on our feet here and recover from the policies of former management. Regards, Xavier Mohr, PR Director SL Capital Exchange |
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| Aug 12th 2007, 03:31 Xavier Mohr |
CyberSyzygy Public Forum » Anybody home here? Re: Anybody home here? |
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| I should note that we are still actively pursuing/researching to see if we can possibly find the person in real life. One staffer here at the exchange found a phone number but received no answer when it was called. We'll keep everyone updated. | ||
| Aug 12th 2007, 18:02 Xavier Mohr |
SL Capital Exchange Archive » recruit : SLR: Seeking Financial/Business Reporter SLR: Seeking Financial/Business Reporter |
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SL Reports is currently seeking a financial/business reporter to post at least 5 exclusive stories per week - more is definitely better. We're not looking for Pulitzer journalism here. Basically needing someone to scour company announcements on the exchange sites and keep an ear to the ground of the business community. Pay will be per piece, up to L$500 each depending on length and quality. Applicants should be able to work with little to no direction aside from an IM or two to me each day. Familiarity with HTML or Joolma CMS is preferred but not required, as I can arrange training for you. Please IM Xavier Mohr in-world or email xavier.mohr@gmail.com. |
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| Aug 12th 2007, 18:08 Xavier Mohr |
General Investment Discussion » Conflict of interest? Re: Conflict of interest? |
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| For the SL Reports side of things, I just try to post financial news when it is available. Three IPOs on one exchange is news, if not boring news LOL. I do also post stuff for ISE and even WSE. Cocky Dagger is a dear friend of SLR even to this day. Never met Luke, but that may be a good thing since I don't have any predisposition to be negative about WSE. I try to be unbiased with SLR. I understand my position at CapEx is a conflict of interest with me actually posting at SLR, which is one reason I am currently looking for a financial reporter that can do his or her own thing sans my assistance or input. Just a quick note. Take Care, X |
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| Aug 13th 2007, 06:45 Xavier Mohr |
SL Capital Exchange Archive » Mechanics of Changeover to CapEx Re: Mechanics of Changeover to CapEx |
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| Okie Dokie, Wellington... LOL... Let me see if I can shed at least a little light. :) The transition could happen today, actually. "The Rock" insurance has actually made an announcement already saying the process has started. I am not sure they are correct, but they may END UP being correct. Basically our changeover is dependent on Investor Allen, who has been out of town and away from AVIX since mid last week. Assuming he is going to be back today, we should be on track for a smooth transition. With your cash accounts, basically two things will happen. When the JT Financials banking backbone replaces AllenVest Financial Bank for the exchange, you will have an account with zero dollars created for you at JTF. Your cash that is currently in AVIX will stay at AllenVest Financial Bank. You will need to manually transfer it to JTF. I believe the current JTF interest rate is 0.15% Daily, but I am not a thousand percent sure so IM Arbitrage Wise or Reina Ferraris on that one (Or Visit the Main Bank on JT World II and speak to any CSR) to confirm. You're not going to see anything weird happen with AVIX stock other than the ticker symbol will change to 'CAPX' (or something similar) and the CEO name will change from Investor Allen to Arbitrage Wise. The total number of shares, share price, all of that important stuff should stay the same. The only downtime you're going to see will be about two to four hours according to what I am told. The website transition will be happening first. I am unclear as to whether the JTF banking transition will occur at the same time, or if it will come later. We will keep you updated though. Thanks, Xavier Mohr, PR Director SL Capital Exchange |
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| Aug 13th 2007, 08:47 Xavier Mohr |
SL Capital Exchange Archive » Mechanics of Changeover to CapEx Re: Mechanics of Changeover to CapEx |
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| Actually, sorry for the "LOL." It was nothing negative about your questions at all, it was just something I was thinking to myself at the time translated into type in preparation for my long response. =D It was early morning here. I really do apologize that you feel we haven't been proactive enough in informing shareholders. To my knowledge, we have at the Q&A's relayed all of this information. I understand though that not everyone is able to attend the meetings or read the lengthy chat logs. While it may be a little late now, I can promise in the future I will try to remember to post this information as announcements as it becomes "official." Please feel free to IM me in world if you have any additional questions, or email me if I am offline: xavier.mohr@gmail.com. Take Care, Xavier Mohr, PR Director SL Capital Exchange |
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| Aug 13th 2007, 09:12 Xavier Mohr |
SL Capital Exchange Archive » Mechanics of Changeover to CapEx Re: Mechanics of Changeover to CapEx |
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| Chat Log for Last Q&A from SLR: http://sl-virtual-world-news.com/content/view/1098/1/ I generally always post these on SLR nowadays, but will try to start posting them on CapEx as long as it don't start diluting announcements. I think that we may discuss holding weekly open forums sometime in the future, like mini-Q&As... on a related note... I will keep everyone informed! =D Xavier Mohr/Capex |
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| Aug 14th 2007, 09:34 Xavier Mohr |
SLCapEx Suggestions » Forum:List of Improvements Re: Forum:List of Improvements |
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This idea is nice in theory, but I have to somewhat disagree. I think letting users vote on feature implementation is 'opening a can of worms' for several reasons. First and foremost is that most users don't know what it takes or the cost involved in implementing these improvements. Okay... this is NOT TRUE FOR ALL OF YOU so don't even start bragging about your programming knowledge trying to out-do each other - LOL. For instance, everyone may agree on what seems like a simple little feature but when it comes down to programming it the entire exchange framework might have to be altered. Then, when exchange management comes back and says that the feature can't be added people get upset saying we are not sticking to what the users voted for. The other thing is that end-user issues aren't always the most important (please tell me I didn't just say that out loud?). Other things such as hosting, capacity, security, backend/CMS should take priority as they are the things that make the exchange work 'at the core'. I think we could come to a happy medium here. We should schedule a meeting here within the next couple weeks to get feedback on the actual exchange interface, and negotiate what can and cannot be done. We really appreciate everyone's input as to what should be improved but have to work within logical constraints. Remember too, as Arbitrage said on another board... right now we have a tested and proven system. Marketing is what we need right now. We can change all sorts of things in the future, but what's the use of having a super-cool, neato website if only a few people are using it? Just my opinion. Take Care, Xavier Mohr |
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| Aug 15th 2007, 06:51 Xavier Mohr |
SL Capital Exchange Archive » Congratulations! Congratulations! |
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Well Dimitri, it would appear that your stock is out of IPO -- either that or I am just blind (either is possible). Having just checked though, I no longer see your stock listed so will assume you have had a successful stock sell. On behalf of the SL Capital Exchange, congratulations! Xavier Mohr, PR Director SL Capital Exchange |
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| Aug 16th 2007, 19:19 Xavier Mohr |
SL Capital Exchange Archive » why is it falling?? Re: why is it falling?? |
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| I think you are going to see a lower price until confidence in the new exchange is established overall. Also remember that several critics of Arbitrage have sold stock for *any and all* amounts since the announcement he purchased the exchange. I think in time as all these weird issues go away the price will come back up to a level commensurate to the performance of this organization. It is a PR opinion, not a financial one... but I think it is applicable here and possibly quite correct. =P Xavier Mohr |
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| Aug 16th 2007, 20:40 Xavier Mohr |
General Investment Discussion » Conflict of interest? Re: Conflict of interest? |
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| Well I am sorry you feel that way Deema. If you knew the history of SL Reports you would know that financial news is very small portion of what we actually post. I think the problem here is a lot of people accusing me of having this unbearable conflict of interest aren't totally aware of what SLR is... or maybe only visited us once or twice during the financial crises of late July. You could actually avoid the "Business" section citing my conflict of interest and still read thousands of entertainment, news, and general interest posts in our archives. =) |
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| Aug 17th 2007, 10:15 Xavier Mohr |
General Investment Discussion » Conflict of interest? Re: Conflict of interest? |
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No, I didn't mention about Allen's liquidity issue. I probably will not. Notice I have also not mentioned jasper Tizzy's stock drama at ISE, internal conflicts at that exchange, or at the WSE. I have not talked about CYB to the extent I might should have, and have not mentioned a lot of things in GENERAL that may be considered financial news. Sometimes, I feel like harping on these little things can hurt people more than help them. And in the end, the readers of these financial pieces probably are not my primary audience anyway. The bottom line is, as an upcoming reader survey will no doubt reveal, not everyone reads SLR for finance drama and scandal. I am hoping we can cover more of that with a financial reporter, but at this point I am not all that concerned with it... due to the fact that such a minority are actually interested in this. We are biased in these forums because we are obviously stock exchange users. To another of your points... actually, I feel it is my job to coordinate news posting and production, general promotion of the business, and convey the positive image that I have for so long. When a person visits the site, they become aware of the content themselves and make a judgement call on whether or not they like it. When a person speaks with me, or decides to do business with me, they become aware of my ethics and personality themselves and make a judgement call on whether or not they like me. I note that in these respects I have ALWAYS had positive results. I am one of the few CEOs that can claim with a great deal of validity that I am good friends or have a good relationship with almost every other finance bigwhig, CEO, and businessperson out there... even now that I am representing this exchange. I should also note that there are a wide selection of news sources available in Second Life. I recommend people read all of them. If you only read SLR, you are doing a huge disservice to yourself. Open your mind to different opinions, read posts written from different angles. Particularly in SL, folks... one thing you don't get is SLR is actually one of the most unbiased news sources out there. I can name right off the bat at least two editorial/opinion blogs that attempt to pass their posts off as news. And they have die-hard fans buying into it - that's what really alarms me! Bloggers manipulate their audiences knowing that they are entrusted by these people with a great level of credibility. SLR, and I personally, have die-hard fans too. And yes, I do write opinions every once in a while. I like to think though, that the followers of the SLR service like the update frequency, the content, and the features we provide more than anything else. I am also proud to have an "Opinions" section where I can specifically post my own personal standpoints so that they stay out of everything else. There is always going to be conflict of interest in media if you dig deep enough. But remember, you have the power. You have the choice. Read more than one publication or website, form your own unbiased opinions. We don't tell you what to think. We just make editorial decisions based on our goals and target audience. You are trying to narrow our business down to one topic - finance - saying that my part-time position with the exchange affects an entire business whose focus has never specifically been finance... just good old news. :) Xavier Mohr, Publisher SLReports.net |
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| Aug 17th 2007, 11:16 Xavier Mohr |
General Investment Discussion » Conflict of interest? Re: Conflict of interest? |
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| You do make some really good points... I think we just caught opposite trains on the thread. Bear in mind that as the exchange develops, and as I continue to develop SLR, policies change and so do viewpoints... you never know.. two weeks from now everything I have written here may be totally meaningless, LOL I do appreciate through conversations like this though that I am able to sit back and reflect, writing down my opinions and getting a better grasp of how I - and others - feel about things. I think that the best policies stem from threads like this and the enlightenment that comes from the posts on them. Just remember, like most SL businesses... SLR is a work in progress... each day we learn something new, or come up with a new product or policy. I can promise you that in my normal duties, however, I will endeavor to look further into the exclusives I am posting and reflect on how my own associations my affect others' views. Take Care... and thanks for your interest. If everyone cared this much about SL business, I doubt Ginko would have ever happened. Xavier |
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| Aug 19th 2007, 11:59 Xavier Mohr |
General Investment Discussion » ISE for sell Re: ISE for sell |
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| Making an offer for the purchase of ISE has not been ruled out. However we cannot confirm yes or no at this time. I suspect that you will see us publicly make this decision ("yes we are," or "no we aren't") within the next 24 to 48 hours. SL Capital Exchange Management |
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| Aug 19th 2007, 19:20 Xavier Mohr |
General Investment Discussion » ISE for sell Re: ISE for sell |
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| This information is probably invalid now that 6 companies just delisted from ISE. It is unlikely that CapEx will make an offer to purchase ISE, although I cannot confirm that. X |
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| Aug 21st 2007, 07:03 Xavier Mohr |
SLCapEx Suggestions » Implementation from the top down Re: Implementation from the top down Edited by moderator Aug 21st 2007, 07:07 |
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| There are a couple points I would like to make in particular with regard to my posting for SLR. First, it is my understanding that we are supposed to use the News Announcements function to post business updates at least once weekly, and the forums for other random things that may come along. In the past under AVIX, we had CEOs (including me) that would jump to posting an actual news announcement every time something minor happened whether it actually had anything to do with them or not (ie - posting opinion about exchange policy). This does water down the announcements screen, I have to agree with Arb. Again, I did it too... lol... but all this time the forums were going unused -- which is sad because the commenting features are great for shareholder interaction. I have to my knowledge posted my business updates as announcements in compliance with the new policy. I do however acknowledge neglecting my forum though and I promise I will either cross-post my company business announcements there from here on out or at least try to start a good business-related thread. Thanks, and sorry if I have done anything to offend. Xavier/SLR/CapEx PS -- As for fines, it costs a CEO approximately L$200 per day if he or she does not post after a week of no contact in the forums or in the announcements. We are pretty lenient with these fines if I understand right as long as we know what is going on. :) |
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| Aug 21st 2007, 07:26 Xavier Mohr |
SLCapEx Suggestions » Implementation from the top down Re: Implementation from the top down |
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| I totally agree with you Savvy. I will take the initiative myself tonight by 'waking up' my SLR forum! And nobody is offended BTW. We are all extremely pleased with YOU in particular because you have been so helpful and active since the changeover. =) Thanks for all your other compliments and suggestions. X |
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| Aug 22nd 2007, 14:12 Xavier Mohr |
SL Reports Public Forum » Dividend Policy - For CEO Posting Only General Dividend Policy |
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| SL Reports always attempts to post a minimum monthly dividend of L$0.01 per share but works to post more if possible. We have seen them as high as L$0.017 in the past. Dividends are distributed the first week of each month. We do reserve the right to delay or suspend dividends temporarily if there is a major expense that needs to be paid, or if revenue does not support one. We have never missed a dividend to this point. =) Xavier Mohr |
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| Aug 22nd 2007, 14:14 Xavier Mohr |
SL Reports Public Forum » Official Weekly Update - For CEO Posting Only Updated: Exciting Progressions for SL Reports - Weekly Report Edited by moderator Aug 22nd 2007, 14:14 |
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| (From Sunday 8-19-07) Updated: Exciting Progressions for SL Reports - Weekly Report Dear Investors: This is just my weekly note concerning the activities and progress of SLReports.net. Thank God July is over! We have signed several new advertisers including SLCamz, and have one ad contract coming from [hoorenbeek] which may include valuable trade for products to increase our exposure to the in-world public. I cannot forsee not making a dividend this time around. I will keep everyone posted as appropriate. Our web traffic continues on a steady, boosted level. I am extremely happy on this front! We still continue to work on several ways of utilizing this traffic for revenue. On the advertising front, I would like to extend an offer to all CEOs listed on this exchange. Any CapEx CEO placing an ad buy of L$15,000 or more will receive 15% off the prices listed on our rate card. Links for web stats and rates are below Web Stats: http://www.slcapex.com/home/story/SLR/467 Ad Rates: http://sl-virtual-world-news.com/content/view/1/10/ We are also currently looking for partners to help us further develop SLReports.net. If you think you have a trade offer, or product, that would be mutually beneficial to your company and ours, please let me know. Email is the best way to get in touch with me! xavier.mohr@gmail.com. I would also like to announce the rental of one vendor space from DGD CEO Maelstrom Baphomet. I intend to develop the space as a promotional area for SLReports.net, as I have done with other malls in the past, to drive additional in-world traffic to our website. I would also like to note at this time that I will no longer be posting SL Capital Exchange announcements through SLR. I now have an administrative login to CapEx and will be able to post official CapEx stuff under "system announcement." In any event, I will keep everyone updated as more develops. It is my hope that we can continue building our brand and company as the months go on, bringing additional value to your shares. Thanks, Xavier Mohr, Publisher SLReports.net |
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| Aug 23rd 2007, 08:26 Xavier Mohr |
Allenvest Investment Group Public Forum » Investor Allen - Gone from search! Re: Investor Allen &#45; Gone from search! |
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| I just got a group notice via email sent by Allen, LOL I don't think he's gone. He actually appears to be hard at work selling land! =) I have seen this bug before though. It actually freaked me out the exact same way one time and caused me some drama. Needless to say, since then I have always waited a few days before jumping to conclusions. Anyway, I wish Allen the best of luck with strengthening his assets in SL. I think that if he wanted to flee, he would have done so by now. XM |
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| Aug 23rd 2007, 09:47 Xavier Mohr |
SLCapEx Suggestions » Encourage investors to shop with those they invest in! Re: Encourage investors to shop with those they invest in! Edited by moderator Aug 23rd 2007, 09:50 |
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| IntLibber, I think that an actual *directory* would be an awesome idea... sector forums aside. Give each company its own entry with the ability to add and edit listings. With SLURLs, Descriptions, Prices. I would definitely use this service. I would also like to note that CEOs doing business with each other is always a good thing. I think gives the exchange a good name and shows that we support each other. I have always given at least 15 to 20% off ad rates to other CEOs... am surprised that more CEOs on here don't publicize similar offers. XM |
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| Aug 23rd 2007, 10:18 Xavier Mohr |
SL Reports Public Forum » Dividend Policy - For CEO Posting Only Dividend and Performance |
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Dear Investors: I would like to formally announce my intention to make a dividend of approximately L$120,000 the first week of September. This equates to about 0.015 per share. After this dividend, shareholders who have been with us since IPO will have received an overall return of approximately 0.056625 per share. SL Reports is proud to pay steady dividends monthly. We are extremely reliable in this respect. It should be noted that stock prices are low right now, but I am very happy as the spread between bid and ask have closed up significantly. We will work to bring the stock price up gradually in the coming months without creating a massive spread. I do personally believe that SLR is a great stock buy right now given our track record of performance and consistent dividend payments. If you're looking for a stock to 'flip' for a quick buck, you might look past SLR. If you're looking for a profitable long-term investment, I don't see where you could go wrong with our company. Sincerely, Xavier Mohr, Publisher SLReports.net |
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| Aug 25th 2007, 14:23 Xavier Mohr |
SL Capital Exchange Archive » Fax Issues, RL Verification - SL Capital Exchange Fax Issues, RL Verification - SL Capital Exchange |
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| (Reposted from News Announcements - Sorry, the first time I posted this here I did not realize I was on my alt account.) Hello Everyone, I would like to note that there is a dedicated CapEx fax line whose number is given out randomly, as needed for ID verification and receipt of miscellaneous documents. I have no idea what all CEOs have the number or for what reason they are faxing, so I am posting this notice. I have sat here at my desk a number of times and heard the fax machine ring, but received no documents. This number is only known by SL users, so I suspect they are business related. I guess it is possible that these are just 'wrong number' calls but I cannot be certain of that. One verification a while back we had to try twice before anything went through. If you need to fax something, or have faxed something to us and not received a response, please IM me or email xavier.mohr@gmail.com. I would like to make sure that if you are going to send something that I know it is coming... so in the event it doesn't get here, I can let you know. I will also be looking into the actual fax machine setting later to make sure everything is correct. For those of you unaware, SL Capital Exchange requires a faxed copy of government-issued identification or passport for all IPO applicants and CEOs moving their listings from other exchanges. This seems like a tough policy for some people, but it is our hope that verification like this will dissuade scammers -- something that helps us all out. We should note that real-life contact information is kept offline, and is only used in the event of no contact with the exchange or with shareholders. Legitimate business failure, while disappointing, is all a part of investment... and if you do everything you can to keep your investors informed in situations like these, odds are very unlikely we would ever even contact you in real-life. Along those lines, I would also like to encourage anyone with a great business idea to submit an IPO application. This exchange is here to nurture ideas and grow your vision. CapEx investors are ready and willing to help you grow as well. We want to hear from you... as long as you are serious enough to verify who you are offline. =) Thanks, Xavier Mohr, PR Director SL Capital Exchange |
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| Aug 25th 2007, 14:47 Xavier Mohr |
SL Reports Public Forum » Official Weekly Update - For CEO Posting Only Early Weekly Update - SLR |
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Dear Investors: I am making my SL Reports weekly update a little early this week. This is because I am unsure what my real-life schedule will be for the upcoming week. I do work set 9am to 5pm hours in RL, but I also work in publishing... and with special sections coming up in the next couple weeks I am sure I will be in for a bit of extra work! SL Reports continues on a great path. I have sold a number of ads for the site and am happy that Google AdSense is performing well. I will also be integrating ClickXChange ads into the site at some point in the next couple days to see about getting some revenue from there. Revenue-wise, I would like to report a slight shift in the way things are being done at SLR. In the past SLR has relied on me and come-and-go ad reps to sell ads in-world. I am starting to see from a logical standpoint that this is a bit of a high expectation. In-world SLR ad reps can make darn good money making 30% commission off SLR ad sales. L$10,000 a week commission earnings has been seen many times in the past. We are an easy sell because of the qualified traffic we receive, but it is a lot of work and no money is made until a sale is made and a payment is collected. Many SL Residents are looking for jobs where they can collect a regular weekly salary, or get some money instantly - instant gratification. That don't mesh well with SLR sales rep positions... or any ad sales (RL or SL) position period. We've looked at a lot of options, including the hiring of a sales manager, additional sales reps, etc... but the more we thing about the logistics of it the less it seems to be a good fit for us. From here forward, we will be looking to increase traffic on SLR in order to make more money from national advertising affiliate programs such as Google AdSense or ClickXChange. In addition, however, we will likely be utilizing Wise Metaverse employee Tool Thibaud for in-world and off-world one-on-one sales. He has years of experience in RL web advertising, and can easily sell SLR as part of his regular ad sales duties with Wise Metaverse. I feel that these steps should drastically reduce payroll and shoot our overall sales way up. SLR has always been a profitable business. It is just that in an ever-changing market we must stay a step ahead to ensure survival in a fiercely-competitive media market. Content-wise, I am pleased to announce that I have hired a financial/business reporter named Annabis Moody. She has a real-world education in journalism and has already impressed a number of people associated with SLR. Her first story - a story about the SL economy - should be posted by Monday, and includes interviews with Legolas Delgado, CEO of Karfeldt & Delgado Mutual, and Bogart Beck, CFO of SL Capital Exchange. Otherwise, things are going well. I look forward to massive growth this fall and steady dividends in the meantime. Again, I note that SL Reports was the first company to be listed on AVIX many moons ago, and we have never once missed a dividend. Investment in our company ensures investors steady returns and makes them a part of one of the most recognizable names in SL media. Thanks for your time. Xavier Mohr, Publisher SLReports.net |
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| Aug 27th 2007, 16:56 Xavier Mohr |
SL Reports Public Forum » Podcasts Re: Podcasts |
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| Ashleigh, I have not made any announcements yet. This is partly because I personally am unsure what the future of the podcasts may be. I love the podcasts... I think they are a fantastic product, if not the best that SLR has offered. However, they were always a test product. The podcasts generated a ton of interest, and I pushed them hard and heavy. The problem of course was that while thousands of people (literally) downloaded them each week, we were never able to get a ton of ad revenue from them. And we tried! Basically, we have been paying Castor (aka John) about L$10,000 per episode for the podcasts. In 10 episodes, we have generated maybe L$30k in revenue. The loss is big, but it wasn't really a loss since I deployed this more along the lines of research and development. However, the lack of ad interest was big enough that I stopped, and questioned whether or not to continue. We have also ran into production problems. In the past, we would just send a script that included snippets of stories, ads, et cetera. Now, however, the producers (a real-life commercial studio in Nashville, Tennessee) require us to send the script in studio format. It is a solid hour and a half of focused work to prepare it. I basically see one of three things happening with SL Reports and podcasting: 1) I will start them back up, no more than twice weekly, only in the event I can sign sponsorships large enough to cover six more episodes... figuring about L$11,500 per episode for payment to John and payment of a scriptwriter. That will mean to continue for six more episodes, we will need at least L$69,000 in sponsorships. 2) We find someone willing to produce SLR-branded podcasts personally, at a level of professionalism commensurate to the old studio-recorded ones, in exchange for keeping 50 to 75% of ad revenue for accounts they sell themselves. This might be tricky to negotiate, but I think we have the numbers to get people interested in something like this. 3) We cancel the podcasts altogether, and move towards video episodes produced in partnership with another company, syndicated on SLReports.net and also aggregated as a video podcast. Actually, the 1-2-3 order is in order of my personal preference, too. Just know that I am actively working on getting them back online, but it is just a bit difficult of a situation. I'll figure it out, but I am **definitely** open to suggestions! Thanks, Xavier |
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| Sep 1st 2007, 17:16 Xavier Mohr |
Brautigan & Tuck Holdings Public Forum » Is there still somebody out there who gives a damn Re: Is there still somebody out there who gives a damn Edited by moderator Sep 1st 2007, 17:50 |
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| Everyone: I've stayed quiet as I usually do... watching Lindsay and Arbitrage lock these threads as they become out of control. Along those lines, I would like to say that IntLibber is CEO of a CapEx-listed company. He should have the right to use these boards to address shareholder concerns, not be harassed by ex-employees, people who disagree with the way he runs his company, whoever you may be. I am so confused at this point as to what is being argued about that I have stopped trying to keep track of who is who. In any event, if you have a problem of a magnitude where it will become a vicious personal argument on the boards, I suggest IM'ing IntLibber or bringing it up at the next BNT shareholder meeting so that a heated debate about whatever it is don't bog down the BNT forum. For the record, I don't have a problem locking up this thread personally if this B-S continues. As I said before, it is not fair to the CEO... and not fair to his shareholders that have valid questions that are getting lost in all of this crap... these accusations, personal feelings, and other weird stuff. There is a time and a place for everything. Someone talking about someone else being gay, calling someone immoral, or referring to a person's financial status using their real-life name... all has no place here. I know for a fact that most of the people on this board are adults, most of you older than I am. So act like it instead of a bunch of kids with hurt feelings. I'm not trying to be mean here, but keep it under control. As for continuation of this, and the comment about SL Reports not mentioning anything I assume about BNT, it should make some of you happy to know that I did write an article about the Linden Scanner today. Not very flattering, but nobody ever said it was my job to make friends. I write a lot of unflattering things about people I am otherwise friends with, or don't know period. People's egos don't mean crap to me. I work in information. That's my job. As for repeating posts from the exchanges, yes we do that... in addition to other things. Bear in mind that we have 15,000 members in user groups... and trust me... a very small minority of them even know what an exchange is. We try to cater as much as feasible to the business community with the understanding that they are not the only parties visiting our site. In any event, I do invite you to send me an editorial/letter that expresses your feelings about Brautigan & Tuck if you want something at SL Reports more reflective of how you truly feel. It will be posted as an opinion with your name as the author. I would encourage BNT to do the same thing in rebuttal. I have no problem letting SLR become your battleground. It is just unprofessional to do this in a place where IntLibber should be able to address valid concerns on a business level, or have lighthearted chat with shareholders. Thanks, Xavier Mohr PR Director / SL Capital Exchange www.slcapex.com Publisher / SL Reports www.slreports.net |
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