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Black Sea Minerals is a public company. Indeed, they recently (10//31/03) filed an SB-2 registering new shares:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082773/000114523603000009/dsb-2_telus.htm
I love SB-2 registration statements, because they're one of the only documents that the SEC scrutinizes very closely; and therefore are a primary source of information for due diligence. Then again, this particular SB-2 seems to be a copy of an earlier filing and has some information that is clearly out of date.
Walter Stunder ? President, Director. Mr. Stunder has been President of Aurora Pacific Consulting and Development Corp. since 1976. He speaks, reads and writes Russian and Ukrainian as well as English. His knowledge of these languages and his extensive knowledge of Ukraine are used in his consulting business which is to advise businesses in the set up and operation of businesses in Ukraine since its independence in 1992. He has been to Ukraine approximately 50 times in the past ten years as a consultant to other businesses.
Mr. Stunder has significant practical experience in the operation and maintenance of machinery. He grew up on a farm and operated and maintained all of the farm machinery. In the mid 1960?s he managed and operated a gravel crushing plant for a year in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. He was responsible for all of the daily operations. Thereafter he was a high school teacher teaching mathematics, physics and chemistry. His technical knowledge of these three subjects enables him to understand the technical reports on the properties. After teaching, he worked for United Geophysics as a seismic surveyor. Mr. Stunder?s practical experience with the operation of machinery enables him to understand and design the equipment necessary to extract the garnet from our two properties.
Mr. Stunder will be spending 50% of his business time on the business of the Company, which is more than adequate to oversee the Companies operations. Upon completion of this offering and delivery of the pilot plant to the Ecogarnet property, the Company will initially hire three employees in Ukraine to directly manage and carry out the daily operations of the Ecogarnet property as required.
Mr. Stunder is a director and the owner of 80% of the shares of Aurora Precious Metals Inc. which is listed on the OTC(NBQ) with the symbol ARPM. He is the President and managing director if Aurora Precious Metals, Inc.
Interesting isn't it that there is no mention of NSDM? Lots of other interesting detail in this one.
Heilman- Do you really believe that nonsense you posted? It seems that you read a sensationalist headline from Investrend and it becomes absolute truth for you.
One could just as easily consider that pumpers posting about obviously criminally linked stock scams are 'unwitting conspirators'.
The generalization doesn't work, Dan. There has always been more crime on the long side than the short side. Look at SEC's enforcement pages.
Now don't go off the deep end and start calling me a terrorist because of my opinion here. I'm saying that to assume that those who vocally disagree with your opinion on a stock ('bashers') are helping terrorists and criminials is patently absurd.
[Sorry for the non-NSDM content, but the kind of polarization that Heilman is encouraging is completely counterproductive to free and open discussion, and such commentary needs to be opposed. --DD]
I haven't visited here in a while and I'm not going to try to read hundreds of posts to catch up. You probably have seen this site before, but if not...
Here are the diamond exploration areas in Saskatchewan:
http://snurl.com/34uw
...and in Manitoba:
http://snurl.com/34ux
Stunder's claims are below the M in Manitoba on this map.
Gems- Why is it then...
...that the (ahem) 'unqualified' skeptic was the only one here who managed to actually locate Stunder's claims? LOL!
The company has published very little of a technical nature that requires any knowledge of mining or gemology. What it has done is permitted a major pumpadump orchestrated by Paul Winkle (Alex Consultants).
I've mostly asked questions that have yet to be answered. For example, what is the status of Stunder's previous venture in the Ukraine? What is the pricing and terms of the offshore shares? Etc. etc. One doesn't need to wear a lamp on one's forehead or stick a loupe in one's eye to evaluate such things.
I'm as qualified as anyone to evaluate the infinitessimal amount of information made available by this penny trash company. I haven't made any comment about mining or gem quality, have I? I've pointed out anomalies in what the company has said and done, but nobody here will respond to criticism. The posters here are more like a cult (Moonies? ) than a group of rational investors. I've seen it dozens of times with crap stocks. I'm not 'bitter', but I do loathe lying hypesters who consider message boards as reserved in some way for promotional posting only.
But Heilman went out to look at the moon in the evening sky and saw a solar eclipse. Too much Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds perhaps?
So silkworthless, can you please tell me why nobody here in the treehouse was able to find Stunder's claims, even though a link has been posted numerous times to the Province of Manitoba Mineral Exploration GIS? It took me only a few minutes to locate the claims, some of which were filed in early spring (the Aurora claims), and the rest filed at the end of September.
The GIS is quite powerful, you know. One can overlay the claims on the bedrock geology, and armed with the location one can compare the sites with published magnetic anomaly maps. All very interesting, don't you think?
No. I don't suppose you do. LOL!
Heilman- It's not my job....just my pleasure to point out how you discredit yourself. LOL!
I challenge you to provide a reference to a wedding band effect during a lunar eclipse. That's a phenomenon that occurs with a SOLAR eclipse. At totality with a lunar eclipse, the moon appears to be a deep red and on either side of that moment there is a crescent of light on one side of the moon. It's physically impossible for there to be a ring of light around the moon because the earth's shadow is bigger than the moon. You're either lying or hallucinating, dude. The picture you included in your post is of a SOLAR eclipse. You can see the prominences and the corona, and these phenomena don't occur with lunar eclipses.
Actually, I doubt you saw anything, but rather just wanted to use the word 'diamond' in a description of a celestial event. Too bad that reality doesn't bear out your story, old chum.
I don't care if anyone buys, sells or holds NSDM. I do care about seeing the truth posted on message boards. You apparently don't understand the concept.
Heilman- There is plenty of unclaimed land around Stunder's claims in Manitoba. Don't you think that if anyone thought he was on to something there would be others glomming the geography around him? Think about it.
If you look at where the claims are, NONE of the other diamond plays in Manitoba are anywhere near 'em.
Heilman- Say duh! That's a picture of a SOLAR eclipse...
...you know, when the moon crosses in front of the sun. A lunar eclipse is the earth's shadow crossing the moon, and since the shadow is bigger than the moon there's no 'wedding band' effect. You're hallucinating again, dude! LOL!
Aurora and Stunder claims...
NAME NUMBER HOLDER STAKED RECORDED EXPIRES GROUPING
MERCURY SV10256 AURORA PACIFIC CONSULTING AND DEVELOPMENT CORP. 2003/04/02 2005/06/01
MERCURY 1 SV10257 AURORA PACIFIC CONSULTING AND DEVELOPMENT CORP. 2003/04/02 2005/06/01
MERCURY 2 SV10258 AURORA PACIFIC CONSULTING AND DEVELOPMENT CORP. 2003/04/02 2005/06/01
MERCURY 3 SV10259 AURORA PACIFIC CONSULTING AND DEVELOPMENT CORP. 2003/04/02 2005/06/01
MERCURY 4 SV10260 AURORA PACIFIC CONSULTING AND DEVELOPMENT CORP. 2003/04/02 2005/06/01
MERCURY 5 SV10261 AURORA PACIFIC CONSULTING AND DEVELOPMENT CORP. 2003/04/08 2005/06/07
MERCURY 6 SV10262 AURORA PACIFIC CONSULTING AND DEVELOPMENT CORP. 2003/04/08 2005/06/07
MERCURY 7 SV10263 AURORA PACIFIC CONSULTING AND DEVELOPMENT CORP. 2003/04/08 2005/06/07
MERCURY 8 SV10264 AURORA PACIFIC CONSULTING AND DEVELOPMENT CORP. 2003/04/08 2005/06/07
MERCURY 9 SV10284 AURORA PACIFIC CONSULTING AND DEVELOPMENT CORP. 2003/05/14 2005/07/13
NAME NUMBER HOLDER STAKED RECORDED EXPIRES GROUPING
KAT 2 SV10287 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/29 2005/11/28
KAT 3 SV10288 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/29 2005/11/28
KAT 5 SV10289 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/29 2005/11/28
KAT 6 SV10290 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/29 2005/11/28
KAT 7 SV10291 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/29 2005/11/28
KAT 4 SV10292 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/29 2005/11/28
KAT 1 SV10293 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/29 2005/11/28
KAT SV10294 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/29 2005/11/28
KAT 8 SV10295 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/29 2005/11/28
TAK 5 SV10296 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/30 2005/11/29
TAK 14 SV10297 WALTER STUNDER 2003/10/01 2005/11/30
TAK 4 SV10298 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/30 2005/11/29
TAK 3 SV10299 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/30 2005/11/29
TAK 6 SV10301 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/30 2005/11/29
TAK 13 SV10300 WALTER STUNDER 2003/10/01 2005/11/30
TAK 10 SV10302 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/30 2005/11/29
TAK 9 SV10303 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/30 2005/11/29
TAK 12 SV10304 WALTER STUNDER 2003/10/01 2005/11/30
TAK 7 SV10305 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/30 2005/11/29
TAK 2 SV10306 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/30 2005/11/29
TAK 1 SV10307 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/30 2005/11/29
TAK 8 SV10308 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/30 2005/11/29
TAK SV10309 WALTER STUNDER 2003/09/30 2005/11/29
Well that makes it official...the pump is over. LOL!
informer- You can't see 'institutional' buy and sell postings for pink-sheet trash. I doubt any 'institution' would embarass itself to include a pink-sheet-listed security in its portfolio. Or do you mean something of your own definition for 'institutional'?
Sorry heilman, but you don't here (sic) anything that's not rosy commentary about NSDM. Indeed, you suggest that others tune out critical comments by hiding their authors.
The PR was indeed quite fluffy, and I don't expect it will move the price very much. Maybe some suckers will buy into it during amateur hour, but nothing significant.
end2war- I'm going to start TOS'ng your lying accusations that I'm paid. I've never been compensated in any way for posting on a message board.
So other than the ad hominem commentary, what do you think of your toutish pal's attempt to foist an old press release on investors by editing out the year? I think it's despicable, and a yet another red flag with regard to NSDM.
New Blue Ribbon Alberta JV sampling yields no diamonds
Mr. Larry Kryska reports New Blue Ribbon has received the following information pertinent to the exploration program on its joint ventured (Montello Resources Ltd. and Redwood Resources Ltd.) Legend property in Northern Alberta.
Thirty-eight samples were collected contiguously throughout the drill core sampling the kimberlitic breccias. Nineteen samples were submitted for caustic fusion and the extraction of diamonds to the Saskatchewan Research Council in Saskatoon. Nineteen comparative check samples were sent for analysis to Lakefield Research Ltd. of Lakefield, Ont. The total weight of both sample groups was approximately 170 kilograms (85 kilograms being submitted to each laboratory). None of the 38 samples yielded any microdiamonds or microdiamonds.
Larry Kryska, president of New Blue Ribbon, observes: "Despite the fact that the Kendu kimberlite breccia had a most encouraging petrography and mineralogy, this particular kimberlite appears not to have tapped a diamondiferous sector of the mantle. However, there are still a number of interesting and similar targets that remain untested in the Legend district. New Blue Ribbon will continue to investigate the other anomalies during the coming spring and summer seasons."
http://snurl.com/2rvb
RIO is gone!
RIO Nevada Energy Inc. - Announcement
Calgary, Alberta --
RIO Nevada Energy Inc. ("RIO Nevada") hereby announces that the
stay granted to it in connection with protection and time afforded under the Company Creditors Arrangement Act has ceased as of the end of business today. Ernst & Young, the monitor appointed by court, will be discharged and will have no further function on behalf of the company after today. Westcoast Capital Corporation, the major secured creditor, has applied for and Arthur Anderson Inc. has been declared appointed Receiver Manager of all the present and future property assets and undertaking of RIO Nevada, with the authority to take possession of and to manage and operate the business and undertaking of RIO Nevada.
RIO Nevada Energy Inc.'s common shares trade on the Canadian
Venture Exchange (CDNX) under the symbol "RN".
For further information contact either:
Mr. David J. Badyk OR Mr. William R. Sattlegger
Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer
RIO Nevada Energy Inc. RIO Nevada Energy Inc.
Telephone: (403) 263-6312
Facsimile: (403) 261-2703
E-Mail: rio.nevada@home.com
Website: www.rionevada.com
THE CANADIAN VENTURE EXCHANGE HAS NOT REVIEWED AND DOES NOT
ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS
RELEASE
http://snurl.com/2rv8
Ahem...That release is from 1997.
SASKATOON, September 3, 1997 - Shore Gold Inc. is very pleased to announce that the purchase of the remaining 25% working interest...
http://www.infomine.com/press_releases/sgf/pr090397sgf.html
RIO Nevada Mines Corporation ? (Canada Aug. 3, 1993).
Name changed to RIO Nevada Energy Inc. effective Nov. 4, 1998
http://snurl.com/2rv5
lightbulb- NSDM is non-reporting pink sheet trash, and as such is likely to be manipulated in a number of ways, most likely by the company itself. I would like to point out that you are using some terms incorrectly. "DD" is an acronym for "due diligence", and involves considering ALL information available, not hypeful blather. What you call "news" isn't real news at all, but generally promotional material issued by the company and/or those it has paid for such services. It's an element of proper due diligence to look at the background and track-record of those who the company hires for this purpose. Real news is unsolicited. I haven't been able to find a single unsolicited independent third-party referenct to this company at all--have you?
Matt should begin to factor the actual number of posters on a board when considering the total posts on a "Hot" board. You posted about 50 times today!!!!
heilman- The point is that the apparent failure of Black Sea Minerals is on Stunder. I write 'apparent failure', because Stunder made the same promises in 2001 as he did in 2002, then filed the SB-2 in 2003 to milk it for more. But then, despite his statement that he would spend 50% of his efforts there, he painted the pump as a diamond exploration gig.
All so obvious except to those who are in on the deal and those too greedy to look beyond the manipulated charts.
ralph- Here's John Leo's promo for his services...
Funding for Public and Private Companies
We Buy and Sell Restricted Shares
US and European Investor Relations
Reverse Mergers Public Shells
Comprehensive Investor Relation Services
Listing on NASDAQ, OTCBB, Frankfurt, and Berlin Stock Exchanges.
For OTCBB or NASDAQ we will have a market maker file the 15c211.
Organize and Implement cross border, all-inclusive IR program.
Introductions to investment banks, institutional investors, research firms, financial publications, websites, analysts and commentators.
Access to large buying power
johnleo555@aol.com
tel: 201.200.9394 fax:201.200.1782
http://snurl.com/1wgk
The highlighted feature--buying/selling restricted shares is particularly relevant to Black Sea's operation. (Stunder owned 75% of Black Sea at the time of the filing in April.)
From the Black Sea SB-2A:
Shares Eligible For Future Sale
Upon completion of this offering, we will have 4,092,315 minimum and 4,192,315 maximum, shares of common stock outstanding. Of these shares, the 100,000 minimum, or 200,000 maximum sold in this offering and the 950,000 shares of the selling shareholders, will not be deemed to be restricted shares under the Securities Act of 1933. The remaining 3,042,315 shares were issued and sold in private transactions and in reliance on the private placement exemption of the Securities Act.
The 3,042,315 restricted shares are eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act at the expiration of the one-year holding period from their date of acquisition. The one-year holding period for the shares has ended.
That would be fine, except that no 144's have been filed, and you can't file a 144 unless the company is current in their filings.
LOL! RB has been down all evening, and there are no posts after that time on ANY board. Your attempt to spin this to NSDM is amusing.
That said, the consistent technical difficulties on Raging Bull are helping Matt and Bob win the hearts and minds of message board addicts like me.
ralph- If you're replying to me, then use the reply function please or I won't necessarily know the context of your post. I stated quite clearly that I wasn't able to verify or refute that poster's comments about Stunder's purported failure to provide the promised funds for the garnet operation. I'm careful with my words, so please don't misrepresent them.
The existence of a website proves very little if anything. As a perfect example, you might look at the apparently compelling site:
http://www.mcwhortle.com/
By the way, this is the kind of misleading comment that I simply loathe:
It is filings that have been kept up as far as 4/11/03
Kept up? LOL! The only filings were an SB-2 and an amended version of the same registration filing. There were never any periodic filings.
Here's what the amended SB-2 says about Stunder:
Walter Stunder ? President, Director. Mr. Stunder has been President of Aurora Pacific Consulting and Development Corp. since 1976. He speaks, reads and writes both Russian and Ukranian as well as English. His knowledge of these languages and his extensive knowledge of Ukraine are used in his consulting business which is to advise businesses in the set up and operation of businesses in Ukraine since its independence in 1992. He has been to Ukraine approximately 50 times in the past ten years as a consultant to other businesses.
Mr. Stunder has significant practical experience in the operation and maintenance of machinery. He grew up on a farm and operated and maintained all of the farm machinery. In the mid 1960?s he managed and operated a gravel crushing plant for a year in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. He was responsible for all of the daily operations. Thereafter he was a high school teacher teaching mathematics, physics and chemistry. His technical knowledge of these three subjects enables him to understand the technical reports on the properties. After teaching, he worked for United Geophysics as a seismic surveyor. Mr. Stunder?s practical experience with the operation of machinery enables him to understand and design the equipment necessary to extract the garnet from our two properties.
Mr. Stunder will be spending 50% of his business time on the business of the Company, which is more than adequate to oversee the Companies operations. Upon completion of this offering and delivery of the pilot plant to the Ecogarnet property, the Company will initially hire three employees in Ukraine to directly manage and carry out the daily operations of the Ecogarnet property as required.
Mr. Stunder is a director and the owner of 80% of the shares of Aurora Precious Metals Inc. which is listed on the OTC(NBQ) with the symbol ARPM. He is the President and managing director if Aurora Precious Metals, Inc.
Ok. that was last April and this filing says Stunder will be spending 50% of his time with the Garnet operation until the registration is made effective and the pilot plant is delivered. The obvious questions are 1) did the SEC approve the registration? and 2) was the pilot plant delivered?
http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=BLACK+SEA+MINERALS&action=getcompany
ralph- How can NSDM be on the OTCBB by Jan 1?
To be listed, they must file their annual report, no? An annual report must include audited financials and as such take time to prepare properly. If the fiscal year for NSDM ends on Dec 31, then it's not likely they can file their annual report, secure a Form 211 from at least one marketmaker and have it approved by NASD by the first week of the new year. Most companies whose fiscal and calendar years coincide file their annual reports as required 90 days after the end of the period.
If the fiscal year for NSDM ends earlier, and the filing of a 10KSB is done in December, then you're top-of-the-year prediction is more reasonable. Once filings are brought current, the actual listing process isn't lengthy.
heilman- That letter says very little about Stunder. In fact, the author specifically says that he doesn't know anything about Stunder as a 'businessman'. Call it a character reference if you like for the 'good man' remark, but it's more than a bit of a stretch to call this note 'third party verification' of Stunder's efforts in the Ukraine.
Ralph- Black Sea Minerals offers very little if any current information about their operation. I wasn't trying to establish a direct connection or affiliation with NSDM, as I realize they are separate companies. It IS relevant however, with regard to the track record of the NSDM CEO.
Black Sea made a fair amount of enthusiastic projections about it's business, and there has been no disclosure regarding its success or failure. I recall a post early on the RB board which said that Stunder hadn't provided the funding he had promised. I have not been able to either verify or refute that comment, and the poster offered no further info.
If you've 'researched this before', could you please provide a reference (link) where I can find some current information? Please don't tell me to call Stunder, for I don't consider penny stock officers to be independent or reliable sources.
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Matt- It's Due please, not Dew...
...and my last posts were questions and commentary about Paul Winkle/Alex Consulting Inc., who has been financing the NSDM promotional effort. He's paid a significant amount of cash and millions of shares to promoters like CRG (recently busted by the SEC for 'scalping') and others with (ahem) less than stellar reputations; in return for spam email promotions, reports and other promotional efforts. It's reasonable to suspect that these promoters also provide a presence here and on the other message boards.
I'd like to know how Winkle got registered freetrading shares to distribute, and what his deal is with NSDM. Is it not reasonable to inquire here where so many have claimed to have done their due diligence and others seem very close to the company?
ralph- Ahem...
It just so happens that the 'mistake' coincided with a major upward manipulation of the price. The pumpadump is over, so the company can coast and issue its own releases to give the impression that it's done with the promoters. As I recall, several of the toutish persuasion were singing that tune even while Winkle was issueing yet more spam. It's relevant as yet another red flag here.
Doc- Do you have a reference (link) for this?
I think Walter was running a previous (ahem) operation in the Ukraine--a garnet production facility that he was supposedly funding--prior to jumping on the diamondiferous bandwagon in the great white north. None of the pumpers will discuss the status of the Walter's garnet biz.
A better question might be how many of the toutish participants here (all four of them if you discount the multiple aliases) are affiliated with Winkle?
Can anyone please explain the relationship...
...of Paul Winkle with NSDM. Winkle is Alex Consulting, the third party who's been paying (in cash and shares) for most of the promotion. Since NSDM is a non-reporting company, there's no disclosure on the part of the company with regard to Winkle.
I don't care if you believe me...
...but then I'm not touting the value of a penny trash stock. I post the truth, and post links that give the source of facts that I post.
christian- You're entitled to your beliefs...
...of course and it's your money. I think that 'belief' has no place in the world of investment, and indeed the entire realm of stock fraud is based upon the premise that some people will believe whatever supports their greed. I've seen too much fraud for that kind of belief, especially in the mining arena.
I'll wish you and others here luck, and I really don't intend to do the typical basher thing and relentlessly remind you of the risk. I may poke in from time to time to shine a light for those of you praying in the darkness that you'll all get rich quickly, but for now (and likely to a collective sigh of relief) I'm outta here. LOL!
heilman- That's not verification of anything...
...other than that Tsymbal thinks Walter is a nice guy. By the way, without a header, it's still not credible as you could easily have typed it yourself. I'm not saying you did necessarily, just pointing out my criteria for credibility.
christian- You don't get it do you?
Stunder is NOT an unbiased source. Believing the words of any penny trash CEO is a foolish practice. Calling the company and believing what you're told is NOT due diligence. In the penny stock world, "DISTRUST & VERIFY" is only prudent.
Dolored- RB is down today so far...
It's been deteriorating lately (technically speaking) as its parent company, TerraLycos, has pulled the plug on budget and personnel. There are no new posts anywhere on the site since late last night. I was posting late, and it took sometimes a dozen attempts to get a message to take. This morning it seems that nobody can post at all. I fear that one of these days, Lycos will simply walk away from RB and let the site die completely.
heilman- You can make up whatever you want...
...but it's not credible. What in my post made you so damned defensive, anyway? I'm simply pointing out that everything here is just rumour. NOTHING has been verified. There is NO INDEPENDENT 3RD PARTY verification or even reference to any of NSDM's claims.
I'm here, and on RB because I enjoy posting counterpoint to outrageous hype and obvious pumpadumps. If you look at where (on RB) I've posted, you'll find a series of stocks that have offered tantalizingly almost credible 'opportunity' in one form or another that never has materialized. The only product of these companies seems to be shares.
How I got started doing this is a long story, so I won't post it here. PM if you want to hear it. Here is the result of my first 'scambusting' effort:
http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/34-45055.htm
I'm inscrutably honest, well-educated and very good at research. You may also have noticed that I'm not one of the 'screaming' bashers shouting "SCAM!!!". I point out fallacies and obvious hype. I post facts when they can be found.
I would invite you to convince me, but with facts please, not hypeful blather about possibilities. As long as NSDM is non-reporting, it's suspect. As long as it's promoted by the likes of Winkle and Tamburello it's suspect. As long as there are no bonafide third-party references to the company's claims, it's suspect.
Capisce?
heilman- That would be interesting...
...but without full disclosure of both your identity and that of your 'buddy's, nobody would be fool enough to trust the results. It would be just as useful as tsmack running around shouting 'Walter says he found diamonds'. There's no credibility here--not even a single verifiable third-party reference to NSDM's efforts.
sortagreen- A private board isn't 'pointless'...
...but it would be useless for promotional purposes. However if the intent is to share information among a group of like-minded participants, a private forum can be most effective. It's a supplement, sorta, not a replacement.
Did you ever trigger a topic on a message board that's off-topic yet interesting? Rather than disturb the board with the OT discussion, simply move that topic to QT. Many traders are now forming private 'cells' using IM to share info without the 'noise' of a public forum. QT is just another medium, useful for many purposes.
Do check out QT...
I use it for all kinds of different discussions--a topic shared with 3 old college chums; ad hoc business strategizing and document review; shareing comments about stocks with different sets of correspondents; &c., &c.
I don't think that RB blocks IHUB links...
...but they do consider posting for a suspended member a violation of their TOS.
Here's a suggestion for you, intended as helpful. You can set up your own message board with a few clicks at http://www.quicktopic.com
Your board will have a unique URL, and it can be as 'private' as you keep the URL confidential. Essentially, it's a way to have an 'invitation-only' message board where you can discuss NSDM without the 'noise' of bashers.
Of course, it's useless for promotional purposes because the general public can't see it, but you're not interested in promotion anyway, right? LOL!
It's a great resource in any case. They also have a document review feature that's quite useful for collaborative markup or commentary.
Check it out.