No, my statement only refers to pink sheet stocks not politics.
If the negative stuff is backed by real DD, then I'm interested in it provided it isn't constantly spammed to the group. But 99.9% of the shorter / basher posts are just wild guesses without any factual basis.
When a someone posts something negative about a company based on DD and more then guesses and doesn't spam the group, I consider that the poster may be a legitimate long. If they become regularly negative and don't sell and move on, then I believe they are just bashing to deliberately drive the price down.