Hey Kelly......thanks for the well considered and worded reply.

....you accuse me of "paranoid, slanderous, 'soft' bashing"....I humbly take issue with your characterisations.

I have been very clear about my thoughts on this deal. I'm not for it!....I'm not for this BOD....and I have LEGITIMATE reasons, which you cannot just sweep under the carpet to satisfy your agenda. This BOD has bad history...period! Yes, some investors made good returns on ARU.....and a lot of them got sold out at the top. How in the world can you misconscrue that to being 'slanderous'? Check out the ARU around the time of the sellout....are they ALL slanderous?......sorry, that threat won't fly.

Your weird idea that my post and/or thoughts don't belong on either board is just plain rediculous....it is fair comment for me to say that I don't trust this board because of their past history. And, I hold up their history as evidence that they can...might...are capable of, 'disappointing' their shareholders. I didn't say 'screw' investors....those are your words. If you find it 'fishy' that someone would take their own company BOD to task, then you should reconsider who you are calling paranoid.

I also take issue to your insinuation that I run with a group of 'soft' bashers, and I hope you are not including me in the group you describe below:

"This forum can do without the players who make their money by devious means using emotional drivel to 'rally' the troops without any substantive facts to back up what they are saying."...now who is accussing without evidence?

.....now back to the beginning......I own NOT....I love the geology....I really mistrust this BOD.....I have a right to say that, here and on FWR hub. I want NOT and FWR to continue drilling, then talk about consolidation once we know more about the geologies.

My post to Geoprof was/is a legitimate post. His is a good post, and I responded with a legitimate question for him.....I'm hoping he answers because I respect his 'take' on the issues.

...cheers....sambone