From: Wondrwen@aol.com
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 9:54 AM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: S7-23-03:

It is about time the little guy gets a fair break.The SEC is so busy trying 
to catch big fish like Mutual Funds, Enron Etc they have failed to stop the 
horrible corruption in the small startup companies. Massive naked short 
selling and  MM's failure to settle trades in the pink sheets and OTCBB  
especially in penny and subpenny stocks should be outlawed and heavily penalized. 
Jail and  heavy fines both should be given out to the perpetutators of these 
crimes.Give the investors in them a level playing field and help the honest Ceo's 
to grow their young  companies.Also make it easier for Ceo's in small start up 
companies to get credit at reasonable bank terms and you will help also stop 
associated criminal acts in the markets such as toxic death spirals and corrupt 
convertible debentures at unreasonable high rates.Attention and action needs to 
be more immediate in getting this rule passed.  Everyday thousands of small 
investors are losing millions because of the corruption that is being caused 
by shorting illegalities especially offshore and in Canada. This rule should 
have been passed years ago. I am one of the many!Don't just talk about it 
do it!!!!!!


Wendy G Dworken