Too often on these boards (and not just in this hub), people lose their focus on the facts and their investments and instead focus on bashing each others brains out. Instead of evaluating investments and available information, posters spend their time evaluating other people's motives... and sometimes even their ability to spell.

These hubs are useless if they are simply a place where people call each other bashers and promoters and petition to get each other thrown off of the board. While I filter out the silly posts with outrageous claims of grandeur and those with unsubstantiated bashing, I do value the discussion on the merits of the investment from the reasonable people with a reasonable argument.... both for and against.

People on this hub have been complaining about the lack of information from management for a long time. Now you finally have it, and instead of having a cooperative analysis and discussion that can help with making a decision to buy and sell, you have a battle over motives and petitions to have each others posts pulled. What a waste of an opportunity for sound investment analysis and good electrons!

I suggest that there be a strict adherence to Agoracom's 6 rules, and at this time especially number 5. I also suggest that people have respect for the opinion of others, including those who are relatively less enthusiastic about the company's outlook. There just might be some good advice in there from time to time that might help one make a better investment decision.

If you didn't come here to find out what other people know and think of this investment opportunity, then why did you come here?

For reference, the 6 rules follow.

Cheers,

Bluenoser

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