But, I wonder bout some of the more prolific posters. You, Janice, etc,.. . Do you get paid?. Or, is this just the virtual extension of the Lecture Hall, Salon or Coffeehouse, etc,.
I don't, and I don't think fuagf ever has been. I've written published articles about stocks, sometimes in my own name, and sometimes as a ghostwriter. Naturally I' was and am paid for that, but it's always been separate from my posting.
There are, or were, some paid pumpers. Naturally promoters post their picks, but their trading is what pays or doesn't. Some of them do pay people online to pump their stuff, but mostly they aren't significant figures.