"sum 4 all ...your suggestion that our share-price fell due to people on this board having 'IRR' ...and therefore rightly wanting to send back a NO vote to those ill-informed directors who brought this RS idea forward, is completely without merit ...and in fact i find it so bazzar that it forces me to contemplate that you sound like a very sophisticated basher. of course i would never call you a basher as i have no concrete evidence ...but your statements make me 'feel' this way."

I disagree. How many SPQ holders do you think have sold as a result from the belief that they were going to lose money due to the R/S issue, a good number of them likely being influenced by posters on this site. If you think that that has not had an impact on the sp then I suspect you could be incorrect. I saw a .30 stock move .05 on one trade of 1000 shares on low volume Friday. As for me being a basher, I would probably be a very good one but I certainly wouldn't use this issue to bash with. I could be a whole lot more creative and affective than that. If you check my post history I don't think you'll find your theory supported. I frankly don't see how my comments can in any way be misconstrued as being bashing. You and I will simply have to agree to disagree on the R/S count.

"there is no point in spending time going over the obvious with you two, again and again."

Your language borders on arrogant and self-righteous allowing no latitude for being in error. This is not only closed minded but dangerous as it precludes constant evaluation in an ever changing environment. When you think that something is obvious in the present economic environment, bells should go off. On the other hand I admit that my position could be incorrect but I stand by my beliefs based on the facts I know. I don't rely soley on history which doesn't repeat itself in quite the same way given different circumstances.

"for all those who cannot see the 'obvious facts' of 'splits' and Juniors at this point ( ...why they are used (weakness) ...and the perponderance of derogative affects as history shows) ...then they never will.perhaps it is because they have a hidden agenda."

Under other circumstances I would agree with you on the R/S, but not as SPQ stands at this moment. My agenda is clear. Allow management to do the job based on knowledge only they possess. Remember that your position is your opinion based on the past. The past is important but the variables of the present must be factored in for a complete picture. In the end this dialogue may be academic. We'll see what the vote brings. Either way I anticipate this company will thrive. So how is that for bashing.