Long term posters are typically underlying bullish about a company. Especially here where an unhedged short position could be one drill hole from an instant disaster. But if there is one common fault to that bullishness, which is often detectible here, it is the lack of diversification . That is what puts the emotion at the forefront. Many are here to simply do reality checks on their own assessments, assuming that they will be partially incorrect most of the time. That is what makes diversification compelling.