palslyone / Re: We on Agoracom are often MYOPIC! - PR v no PR
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Jan 11, 2013 08:43PM
I'd be surprised to hear there are only 1000 shareholders as that would mean the AVERAGE holdings per shareholder is 405,000 shares. Even at 10 cents a share, that would mean that on AVERAGE each shareholder would have invested $40,000 into a penny stock. Intuitively, that seems very unlikely, even if some hold millions of shares, and some only hundreds. But for the sake of argument, let's assume you're correct. As a participant of this message board since 2006, the most I've ever seen it estimated is that around 250 people view this board. Let's assume that's a low figure and that it's actually double that at 500. Furthermore, lets assume ALL 500 are actual shareholders.
Considering that would leave 500 people uninvolved and thus uninformed of what is discussed and disclosed here, why do you feel it's warranted that those shareholders be left in the dark about recent developments? Additionally, why should potential shareholders who have learned of PTSC but haven't invested, or those who haven't learned of PTSC but might through a PR, be also left in the dark. Why do you and I deserve to know about these devleopments, but not other shareholders or potential shareholders?
Lastly, why is it better for the recent rulings and settlement filings to be characterized by anonymous posters on an internet stock message board instead of by the company itself? Why is it better for ease2000f's alleged EE (no offense to ease) to be the source shareholders are relying on to decipher whether the markman ruling is unfavorable, partially favorable, or fully favorable to PTSC's position, rather than PTSC's Investor Relations "team"? Why is it better for the company to abdicate it's resposibility to communicate with shareholders and/or to control the company's message, to anonymous message board posters who for all we know could be members of the infringers' legal team, or of some other disinformation effort?
For all the complaints on this board about bashers and deceivers, the elephant in the room that many refuse to acknowledge is that it's the company's refusal to proactively communicate and the vacuum that leaves that is the leading contributor to their complaints.
I don't miss the point as my point is the market does NOT know. A portion of it does, but only because that portion has done some extra legwork. IMO, YOU miss the point. You seem to agree that the Agoracom universe EQUALS the PTSC universe, and thus everyone who needs to know already knows. Furthermore, you seem to misunderstand that I'm pushing a PR because I think it will cause people to invest in PTSC and thus the price will rise. I make now such connections. I simply point out that PTSC has communicated an importance level to the recent events through their filings and their previous actions that indicates the COMPANY believes these events warrant careful consideration before making investment decisions, pro or con. As such, the only representation I make is that it's incumbent upon the company to CONSISTENTLY AND PROACTIVELY COMMUNICATE with shareholders and potential shareholders about these events and developments so that we are 1) Informed and 2) Informed with ACCURATE characterizations of the developments rather than guesses (however educated they are) by anonymous message board posters.
I find it odd that you disagree with that perspective and would ask you do kindly explain why you feel it's not important that the company inform EVERYONE at the same time and with accurate and complete characterizations of the events as they occur.