Joe

Sorry, but I do think it is Dave's responsibility to check out what is happening to the stock price. Its a public company and he has a responsibility to the shareholders to know what is happening in the market IF HE CAN GATHER THAT INFORMATION FROM OTHERS. I am not suggesting that he must discern the identity of the individuals, but he has a fiduciary duty to look into the stock price movements. An answer to a forum member that he doesn't know why the stock price is moving down doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

Management is a crucial component of any public company. As a shareholder I want to hear from the company as to if there is any reason to be concerned about the market movements in light of the soaring price of gold. I do understand the machinations of a PP, but if there is something else lying underneath, I would like to know and Dave can get the answers for us.