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[janice shell]

Many who claim there is no such thing as a paid basher point out that paid pumpers are supposed to disclaim, and many or perhaps most do, in fact, disclaim what they are getting paid. The argument then takes a leap and claims that there are no posts that say, "hi, I'm a paid basher and I'm here to tell you that this stock is a scam for these reasons....."

That's not the argument. The argument is that while the SEC has gone after countless paid promoters for undisclosed touting, they've never found any undisclosed "paid bashers".

And of course the SEC has also gone after a great many pumpers and promoters who DO make disclosure.

They argue that even if someone posts around the clock bashing a stock that is being traded by the employing entity, that person is not really a paid basher because he's not some random poster who volunteers to bash for a nickel a post.

Huh? I can't recall anyone EVER making that rather lame argument. It makes no sense.