Also you have paid "Bashers" to contend with(although harder to prove they were paid).
"Paid basher" is an excuse used to discredit people who bring home the goods as to why an investment might not work out. Since the information normally can't be refuted, the focus then swings to attacking the motive of the poster.
We then fall under charges of "paid", "shorty", "works for hedge fund", "ex employee of the company who got fired", "discontented current employee" or "Works for the competitor" and I can go on.
These attacks to discredit often come from paid promoters defending their stock. One reason that I propose that paid promoters adhere to an I Hub code of ethics that would extend beyond the normal user agreement.
Rule of thumb is that anyone posting negative information is quickly labeled "basher" and subjected to foul treatment. This however is not conducive to the free flow of information.
Case in point is several times a month, I drop off lawsuits as they come about. I can definitely tell you that I am not welcomed with open arms and subjected to numerous attacks for just dropping off real information about a company that may be very significant to an investor's position.
BTW, I am still waiting for my first paycheck, and unlike pumpers, I have yet to get a PM with an offer lol.