Hey, IW- Welcome!
Sorry to hear you got canned over at iflub- Did they give you a reason? I hear oryx was also canned as a mod, for insisting on enforcing the terms of service. Don't know what happened to dmagnus, who I think was the other mod.
As far as iflub itself, yes it's a shame that the bashers have taken over (including admin, it seems) and that there are fewer and fewer longs posting there. However, I'm not sure it will make much difference in the long run. A few newbies may be lost as potential investors, but I doubt any serious money will be influenced by the mindless dreck and bile that is served up over there. We're talking about a company that should be worth a billion, if not billions, and that kind of money won't come from the traders, bashers, shills, and pump and dumpers and their suckers who now seem to form the core of much of iflub. It's not just the SFMI board, because I've seen some very respected posters on other boards over there complain about how the site has deteriorated.
Once again, welcome! And while your posts may be needed over at iflub, rest assured that they will also be much appreciated here!
spiny