The Message coming across loud and clear, at least to me, is that Lumb has been ordered to clean up his act if he wants to progress in the Financial Services sector. I believe this is what is holding things back.
Also, to proceed with the sale of mining interests to free cash for his new venture, he has to clear things up.
Therefore they will straighten out anybody who has a legit claim, I feel sure. They don't want any comlaints going to the regulatory authorities or nasty things being said on these forums.
I believe that these company CEO's(even Lumb) are beginning to be aware of the damage these sites can do to their image. They ignored them for a while but now there are so many 'interacting' sites of various types that are emerging to be a force to be reckoned with.
Youtube, Myspace and Facebook are now big names. The little guy is now getting a big voice (at least for a while until they find a way to silence us.)
As the dollar sinks, gold will rise. Once it passes $800 it will get a lot of media attention. Also, as it becomes harder to get credit, and people lose their credit cards, this should be good for the prepaid card busness.
Fingers crossed
