schaub you should never apologize for raising questions like the short interest one. contrary to what many might think, a board where longs don't feel they can criticize the stock actually ends up hurting it over time, imho. we all need to be critical, and if the tough questions get good answers it will improve investor confidence.
as for the naked shorting of SVMI, that's something to think about and seriously. i've seen naked shorts take stocks down for weeks, even months. HOWEVER, one thing is for sure, i rarely see bad companies wind up on the list. naked shorting happens to solid companies with great prospects that are in PR limbo, IMHO. take BCON for example. or recently a few red hot solar plays were added: STP and ESLR. no doubt this happened because of bearish sentiment about silicon supplies, but the short term story for these stocks hasn't changed.
i agree, also, with those who think buying interest in SVMI will flush them out. if a good news release comes along their manipulation of this stock will force some covering and simply fuel the spike up.