Friend, I am thinking that I am being pragmatic as opposed to paranoid. I have had the previous unfortunate experience of watching a high functioning board turn into a clown show. I have a reasonably sopisticated understanding of investing and I also share some of your sentiments with respect to same. I understand risk/reward pretty clearly. Watching Teck auger into the ground to $5.00 was enlightening as well. Vette posts facts where as other individuals offer opinions. I have no interest in swaying the board and I am suspicious of those who do. The thought of a consortium of investers in the Venture exchange makes me laugh. Promoting it like a Boss......you decide I have. I find it unfortunate that you dont find the humour in my avatar picture...too bad. (ps) cocaine is for Ballers on Bay/Wall street not for us penny stock folks....lols