Disclaimer: I do not normally write posts like this, so please excuse me while I rant.

For those in the tech industry that do not work for AOL, the latest round of articles being published about their demise may seem comical to you, or perhaps you feel a bid sad for the company.

For those that do work for AOL (myself included), it is frustrating not only to read the articles, but to read the comments that are left on the articles. We have heard enough already, just leave it be and let the chips fall where they may. In the last 24 hours alone, there have been 7 articles published on what people “think” is happening or going to happen to AOL.

• Laughing through the layoffs
• More On AOL In Europe: Layoffs In France And Germany, Higher Numbers In UK
• Time Warner AOL (TWX): Ad Biz IPO? $10-$15 Billion
• AOL Is Gussying Itself Up for an Advertising IPO
• AOL Mass Firings: Haiku
• Washington Whimpers About Loss of AOL
• AOL Mass Firings: The View From Abroad

No need to kick a horse while it is down. Enough already, stop with the rumors and speculations, please.

END RANT