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I agree with a THIRD of those. I don't believe any bashers get paid nor that "shorting" occurs as much as some think in the OTCM. But that last point I believe for sure!

For starters, I think many traders believe in this "Investment Philosophy" (from a traders profile):

Investment Philosophy: I never bash another stock. That's somebody's food on the table. Alot of theories of why this is done, but definitely the person is an a-hole.

But many who do turn out to be sanctimonious a-hole hypocrites because they do as you say: "Revenge Bash" on other boards. So "Revenge Bashing" should be added to the reasons for bashing (criticizing, arguing, etc. with the "bulls") below.

This from a posters Default Signature:

1) Do I own stock?
Answer: No. I don’t invest in penny stocks.
2) Why am I here?
Answer: I like debating things that I have a 95% chance of being right about.
3) Am I a paid basher?
Answer: Wait…what? You can get paid for this?

This article courtesy of "Google U":

https://www.16personalities.com/articles/cmon-do-you-really-believe-that-arguing-just-for-the-fun-of-it

“I respect you as a person too much to respect your ridiculous beliefs.” -Johann Hari

In his quote above, Hari suggests that challenging beliefs is an act of respect designed to straighten out the principles of the misguided. However, what we are addressing here is not so serious or benevolent. It’s about people challenging beliefs for entertainment – for fun.

And then these:

https://investorshub.advfn.com/The-Truth-About-771

~BOARD DEFINITIONS~

Bashing: is a harsh, gratuitous, prejudicial attack on a person, group or subject.

Pumping Mod: is a moderator that pumps or promotes a stock and controls information flow on a particular board.

Altruistic Basher: An individual that has a true concern for the welfare of others and attempts to keep an unknowledgeable investor away from a security by posting negative information that sheds light on the scam or the pump.

Frolic Basher: An individual that has a negative sentiment for a security and posts on a message board to play with the longs and the scammers for pure entertainment purposes only.

Defrauded Basher: An individual who realized that "their" stock was a fraud, and partly feels the need to vent, and in addition, wants to warn others not to make the same mistake.

Dualistic Basher: An individual which was long in a security but then decides to sell the stock. At this point the individual will switch his or her sentiment on a message board in an attempt to devalue the same stock with the intentions of buying back at a lower price.

(Note: many believe this is a myth.)
Paid Basher: An individual, acting on the behalf of someone else, who attempts to devalue a stock by spreading false or exaggerated claims against a public company on a message board. After the stock's price has dropped, the basher's employer will then purchase the stock at a lower price than what he or she believes it is intrinsically worth. The basher is generally paid on the basis of how many lies and negative rumors are spread, which can dramatically affect a stock's value.

Cybersleuth: is an individual who uses the resources available on the World Wide Web for research. Generally applied to someone who ferrets out information about organizations, policies and procedures from the abundance of material available on-line.

Pump and dump schemes: involving use of false or misleading statements to hype stocks, which are "dumped" on the public at inflated prices. Such schemes involve telemarketing and Internet fraud.

Chop stocks: which are stocks purchased for pennies and sold for dollars, providing both brokers and stock promoters massive profits. Brokers are often paid "under the table" undisclosed payoffs to sell such stocks.

~POSSIBLE REASONS TO BASH~

(numbers based on the survey using 'much' and 'sometimes')

39% • Post because they feel the particular security is being pumped or that they are diluting and want to save the newbie investor.
34% • Just because it is fun to mess with the scammers. (Entertainment purposes)
19% • To prove to the scammers that “I'm” smarter.

Other miscellaneous reasons:

• Short seller.
• Long that sells a security then attempts to use bashing techniques to try to get in lower.
• Were defrauded - see "Defrauded Basher" above.
• Learning experience.

GLTY!! 👍️